The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Manchester and Liverpool and known officially along its entire length as the East Lancashire Road) The road was designed and built to provide better access to the Port of Liverpool for East Lancashire and Manchester. It was the UK's first purpose-built intercity highway and was officially opened by King George V on 18 July, 1934.

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  • The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Manchester and Liverpool and known officially along its entire length as the East Lancashire Road) The road was designed and built to provide better access to the Port of Liverpool for East Lancashire and Manchester. It was the UK's first purpose-built intercity highway and was officially opened by King George V on 18 July, 1934. The road runs from Walton in Liverpool to join the A6 at Irlams o' th' Height in Salford, and was designed to eventually have three parallel roads, one for through traffic and two for local access, although in the event it was upgraded later to dual-carriageway: the section within the Liverpool boundary had always been thus. The upgrading resulted in separation of the two carriageways: the first occasion this had been done in Britain. It achieved its name since it was originally intended to reach East Lancashire, although this was never carried out: that intended portion has now been superseded by the M62 motorway.
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  • 1934 (xsd:integer)
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  • 29 April, 1929
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  • April 2008
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  • West - East
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  • 48.5 (xsd:double)
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  • 29.5 (xsd:double)
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  • A580
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  • The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Manchester and Liverpool and known officially along its entire length as the East Lancashire Road) The road was designed and built to provide better access to the Port of Liverpool for East Lancashire and Manchester. It was the UK's first purpose-built intercity highway and was officially opened by King George V on 18 July, 1934.
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  • A580 road
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