The Snake Pass is the name of the A57 road where it crosses the Peak District between Manchester and Sheffield in the north of England, or more specifically to the section between the town of Glossop and the Ladybower reservoir, where the road passes over the high ground between the moorland plateau of Kinder Scout and Bleaklow. The highest point is 512 metres (1679 feet) above sea level. The road was first built as a toll road in 1820 as the most direct route between the two cities. In the 20th century, the more northerly route of the Woodhead pass, which is less steep and at a lower altitude, became the primary road link between Manchester and Sheffield. The A57 is a major road in England. ... Rock climbers on Ellis Eliminate (grade VS 4c) on Stanage. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Location within the British Isles Glossop is a town in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, about 13 miles east of Manchester. ... The Ladybower Reservoir is one of three reservoirs in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau (and mountain) in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in the United Kingdom. ... Bleaklow is a high moorland, just north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass (A57), in the Derbyshire High Peak. ... A high-speed toll booth on SR 417 near Orlando, Florida A toll gate on the Sayama bypass (Saitama prefectural road 397) in Japan A toll gate on the Dom Pedro I Highway near the city of Itatiba, Brazil A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which...

The name of the road matches its winding route, but originally derives from the emblem of the Snake Inn which is one of the few buildings on the high stretch of road. The pub's sign is derived from the serpent on the Cavendish arms of the Duke of Devonshire. The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ...

The road has a poor accident record; Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lost his arm as a result of a car accident on this stretch of road. In winter, the road is often the first of the available routes between Sheffield and Manchester to be closed when bad weather affects the area. Def Leppard are a British rock band from Sheffield, England, that formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... Richard John Cyril Allen (born November 1, 1963, Dronfield, England) is the drummer for the rock band Def Leppard. ... A car accident in Yate, near Bristol, England, in July 2004. ...

External links

• National Trust description of the area
• Grid reference SK085925