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The A6144(M) was a motorway in Carrington, Greater Manchester, England. It was rare among motorways in that it was entirely single carrigeway, the only motorway of its kind in the UK. The others are dual-carriageway for at least some of their length. Image File history File links UK_motorway_A6144(M). ...
Urmston, pop approx. ...
The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ...
Carrington is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. ...
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The M60 motorway is an orbital motorway which completely encircles Manchester. ...
Motorway mark in Europe. ...
Carrington may refer to: Places Carrington, Greater Manchester Carrington, Lincolnshire People Lord Carrington (born 6 June 1919), a prominent British Conservative politician in the Thatcher era Baron Carrington Dora Carrington, British artist and member of the Blooomsday Group, known simply as Carrington; a 1995 film about was entitled Carrington This...
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...
Just over a mile long, the road connected the A6144 road to the M60 at junction 8. It was the highest numbered A-road(M) motorway and was also the only four-digit, Axxxx(M) motorway. Also relatively rare was that the motorway was not a trunk road and was therefore not the responsibility of the Highways Agency. The M60 motorway is an orbital motorway which completely encircles Manchester. ...
The Highways Agency is an executive agency, part of the Department for Transport, in the United Kingdom. ...
The motorway also had no hard shoulder and just a couple of emergency lay-bys with SOS phones; many say this means it did not deserve motorway status. In addition, it was possible to go from the A6144 to the A56 without going on the mainline of the M60 or any other motorway. One of the main reasons for it needing to have motorway status, was that the junction with the M60 used to have two small roundabouts. It would be very difficult physically for a driver of a long vehicle prohibited from motorways to perform a U-turn due to the small size of the roundabouts. They might be forced to drive onto the M60 sliproads.
The unusual status of the A6144(M) had led to its gaining a number of fans, particularly within organisations such as The Society for All British Road Enthusiasts (SABRE). The Society for All British Road Enthusiasts (SABRE) is an association interested in the British road network. ...
Revocation of special road status
In 2004, work began on widening the M60 motorway. As part of the works, the junction with the A6144(M) was changed from two small roundabouts into a single large roundabout. This then allowed the possibility that all motorway-prohibited traffic would be able to turn around and not join the M60.
Trafford Borough Council confirmed that it was their intention to remove special road status from the A6144(M) when the M60 widening works were nearing completion. Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ...
A special road is a classification of road in the United Kingdom. ...
The A6144(M) ceased being special road on 25 May 2006, and hence lost its motorway status. It is now subject to a 50 mph speed limit and is now classified as the A6144, whilst the existing road through Sale will also retain the A6144 number, meaning that there are 2 branches (and two junctions with the M60 motorway) with the same road number. Despite losing motorway status, the road still prohibits pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders. A special road is a classification of road in the United Kingdom. ...
A speed limit is the maximum speed allowed by law for vehicles on a road. ...
Location within the British Isles Sale is a town in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the Mersey, southwest of Manchester itself, between Stretford and Altrincham. ...
The M60 motorway is an orbital motorway which completely encircles Manchester. ...
External links - CBRD Motorway Database - A6144(M)
- Pathetic Motorways - A6144(M)
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