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Encyclopedia > M55 motorway
M55 motorway
Length 11.4 miles
18.4 km
Direction East - West
Start Fulwood, Lancashire
Primary destinations Preston
End Blackpool
Construction dates 1958 (Preston bypass)
1975 - entire motorway
Motorways joined
M6 motorway

The M55 motorway is a motorway in Lancashire, England. It was opened in 1975 to link Blackpool to the M6 at Preston. Image File history File links UK_motorway_M55. ... Fulwood is a suburb in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England, about two miles north of the city centre. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Blackpool is a seaside town in north-western England. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M6. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Blackpool is a seaside town in north-western England. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ...


The M55 has three lanes in both directions for its entire length. At its eastern extremity, to the north of Preston, the M55 is fed by slip roads from the M6 which predate the construction of the M55. Indeed they formed part of the Preston Bypass scheme, the first section of motorway to be completed in the UK. The M55 proper begins at Junction 1 ("Broughton Roundabout"), which gives access to the A6. Junction 3 ("Wesham Circle") provides access to the A585 Kirkham to Fleetwood road. The M55 terminates at Junction 4 ("Marton Circle") on the outskirts of Blackpool. The motorway continues as the A5230, a two-lane dual carriageway. The western part of the M55, and the first few hundred metres of the A5230, occupy the route of the old Kirkham to Blackpool Central railway line. This article is about the A6 road in England. ... Map sources for Kirkham, Lancashire at grid reference SD426321 Kirkham, or Kirkam-in-Amounderness is a town in Fylde area of Lancashire, England, between Blackpool and Preston. ... Map sources for Fleetwood at grid reference SD333479 Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, lying at the northern end of the Fylde peninsula. ...


It will be noted that there is no Junction 2. That number was held back to cater for the proposed South Ribble link road, involving the extension of the M65 motorway around the west of Preston to link to the M55. The link road proposal has been dormant since the mid-1990s. Between 1993 and 1995, the M6 around the east of Preston was widened to four lanes, making the link road proposal less likely. The M65 motorway is a major road in England. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Trivia

During construction of the M55, the Jaguar military aircraft made a test landing on the motorway, in order to prove its capability to use makeshift runways in time of war. The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French ground attack aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force and several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force. ...


The army blockade in the film 28 Days Later was filmed at the eastern end of the motorway. The signpost for Fleetwood and Blackpool is visible in the background and the main character actually climbs on top of it at one point.


External links

  • CBRD Motorway Database - M55
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M55 motorway Information (464 words)
The M55 motorway is a motorway in Lancashire, England.
At its eastern extremity, to the north of Preston, the M55 is fed by slip roads from the M6 which predate the construction of the M55.
The M55 terminates at Junction 4 ("Marton Circle") on the outskirts of Blackpool.
M55 motorway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (506 words)
The M55 motorway is a motorway in Lancashire, England.
At its eastern extremity, to the north of Preston, the M55 is fed by slip roads from the M6 which predate the construction of the M55.
The M55 terminates at Junction 4 ("Marton Circle") on the outskirts of Blackpool.
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