A6

A6
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From:	Luton (TL096211)
To:	Carlisle (NY402556)
Length:	299 miles (481.2 km)
Meets:	M1, M61, M6, A1081, A14 A50, A38, A591, A590, A7
Primary Destinations
Bedford • Buxton • Carlisle • Derby • East Midlands Airport • Eccles • Kendal • Kettering • Lancaster • Leicester • Loughborough • Luton • Manchester • Market Harborough • Matlock • Penrith • Preston • Salford • Stockport •
Highways Authorities
Highways Agency • Cumbria • Derby • Lancashire • Leicester • Manchester • Salford
Traditional Counties
Bedfordshire • Cheshire • Cumberland • Derbyshire • Hertfordshire • Lancashire • Leicestershire • Westmorland
Route outline (key)
A6 High Barnet - Luton A6 Luton - Burton Latimer (A14) Burton Latimer - Rothwell A6 Rothwell - Stoneygate A6 Stoneygate - Leicester (A594) Leicester City A6 Leicester - Birstall A6 Birstall - Kegworth (A50) Kegworth - Aston on Trent A6 Aston on Trent - Alvaston A6 Alvaston - Derby (A601) Derby City A6 Derby - Allestree A6 Allestree - Manchester A6 Manchester - Manchester Piccadlly A6 Manchester Piccadlly - Manchester Cathedral A6 Manchester Cathedral - Salford A6 Salford - Pendlebury A6 Pendlebury - Over Hulton A6 Over Hulton - Westhoughton A6 Westhoughton - Walton Summit A6 Walton Summit - Preston North A6 Preston North - Levens (A590) Levens - Sedgwick Ho (A591) Sedgwick Ho - Kendal A6 Kendal - Shap A6 Shap - Carlisle

Route

Alvaston Bypass in 2005

The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road. Its route varies greatly from the lower lands of the South East, though the Peak District, right though the heart of Manchester city centre, then onwards towards Preston. It then goes though the historic city of Lancaster before skirting the Eastern fringe of the Lake District before ending in a Carlisle, bang on the start of the A7.

See route sections: Luton - Bedford • Bedford - Kettering • Kettering - Leicester • Leicester - Derby • Derby - Matlock • Matlock - Hazel Grove • Hazel Grove - Manchester • Manchester - Preston • Preston - Lancaster • Lancaster - Kendal • Kendal - Penrith • Penrith - Carlisle

History

Barmoor Clough in 1959

At classification, the A6 was made Britain's second longest road and therefore England's longest. Its start was at Barnet at London and then moved to Bignell's Corner with the opening of the Barnet Bypass. In 1986, the M25 opened and the road was shortened by 17 miles. That made the A38 and A30 roads longer and relegated the A6 down to fourth place.

Notable locations and improvements

Kegworth Interchange

Ariel view of the interchange

The Kegworth Interchange is where the A6 crosses the M1 motorway. Its also the start of the A6's multiplex with the A50. It is Junction 24 of the M1.

Walton Bridge

Walton Bridge

Walton Bridge is the bridge the A6 crosses the River Ribble in Preston.

Opening Dates

Links

• CBRD: Raynesway Park Junction
• roadsUK: Route Guide
• Route 6 site

A6

Junctions A14 J10 • Archers Roundabout • Ashwood Park • Aston Interchange (Derby) • Bamber Bridge Interchange • Bamber Bridge Junction • Bignells Corner • Broughton Roundabout (Preston) • Burton Road Roundabout • Buxton Road Interchange • Chequerbent Roundabout • Chowns Mill Roundabout • Clifton Cross • Cooper Turning • Cuerden Roundabout • Downing Street Junction • Glen Gorse Roundabout • Golden Fleece Interchange • Hampson Green Roundabout • Hardwicke Circus • Hathern Turn • Keer Level Roundabout • Kegworth Interchange • Kemplay Bank Roundabout • Kidney Wood Roundabout • London Colney Roundabout • M1 J11A • M61 J4 • Marsh Leys Roundabout • Nene Park Roundabout • New King Street • Orton Roundabout • Palm Court Island • Peahen Crossroads • Raynesway Island • Raynesway Park Junction • Redhill Circle • Rising Sun (Hazel Grove) • Stockingstone • The Bell Roundabout • The Cock Pitt • The Hermitage Roundabout • Thulston Roundabout • Victoria Place •

Services Carnforth truckstop • Golden Fleece services • Leicester services •

Crossings Barrow upon Soar Bridge • Chapel Bypass Bridge • Derwent Bridge (Matlock) • Garstang Bridge • Great Bowden Bypass Bridge • Greyhound Bridge • Irthlingborough Viaduct • Kirkland Bridge • Knightsbridge • Luton Bridges • Matlock Bridge • Mersey Square Bridge • Milford Bridge • Paula Radcliffe Way Bridge 1 • Paula Radcliffe Way Bridge 2 • Rowsley Bridge • Skerton Bridge • Town Bridge (Bedford) • Walton Bridge (Preston) • Whatstandwell Bridge •

Roads A6(M) (Bredbury - Hazel Grove) • A6(M) (Heaton Norris - Hazel Grove) • A6/Bedford - Kettering • A6/Derby - Matlock • A6/Hazel Grove - Manchester • A6/Kendal - Penrith • A6/Kettering - Leicester • A6/Lancaster - Kendal • A6/Leicester - Derby • A6/Luton - Bedford • A6/Manchester - Preston • A6/Matlock - Hazel Grove • A6/Penrith - Carlisle • A6/Preston - Lancaster • E31 (via Carlisle) • E33 (London - Glasgow) • T21 (Britain) •

Miscellaneous A6/Named Junctions • A6/history • A6/route •

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Other nearby roads Luton A1081 • A505 • A5065 (Luton) • A5160 • A5228 • A6/Luton - Bedford • A601 (Luton - Bourn Bridge) • A6129 • B4540 • B579 • B6425 (Luton) • B653 • B654 • E13 • E31 (via Carlisle) • E33 (London - Glasgow) • Icknield Way • M1 • T12 (Britain) • Leicester A426 • A46 • A46(M) • A47 • A50 • A511 • A5125 • A5131 • A5199 • A5460 • A563 • A5630 • A594 (Leicester) • A6/Kettering - Leicester • A6/Leicester - Derby • A6030 • A607 • B4114 • B5327 • B5328 • B5365 • B5366 • B5380 • B5403 • B5418 • B568 (Leicester - Northampton) • B582 • B583 • B6416 • B667 (Evington - Thurnby) • B667 (Humberstone - Thurmaston) • B667 (Thurmaston) • Droitwich - Leicester Motorway • E106 (Old System) • E13 • E31 (via Carlisle) • Fosse Way • M1 • M69 • T12 (Britain) • T15 (Britain) • T44 (Britain) • Derby A38 • A50 • A5111 • A514 • A516 • A5194 • A52 • A5250 • A6/Derby - Matlock • A6/Leicester - Derby • A6005 • A601 • A608 • A6096 • A61 • B5019 • B5020 • B5021 • B5021 (Derby City Centre) • B5022 • B5381 (Derby) • B6000 • B6001 (Spondon- Ilkeston) • Derby Urban Motorway • M64 (Trentham - Long Whatton) • T12 (Britain) • T16 (Britain) • T54 (Britain) • T55 (Britain) • Manchester A34 • A5014 • A5067 • A5068 (Manchester) • A5079 • A5081 • A5103 • A5145 • A5184 • A5219 • A526 (Newcastle-under-Lyme - Salford) • A555 • A56 • A560 • A57 • A57(M) • A576 • A580 • A6(M) (Bredbury - Hazel Grove) • A6/Hazel Grove - Manchester • A6/Manchester - Preston • A6010 • A6042 • A6044 • A6103 • A6104 • A6143 • A62 • A635 • A635(M) • A662 • A663 • A664 • A665 • B5093 • B5095 • B5117 • B5166 • B5167 • B5168 • B5217 • B5218 • B5219 • B5220 • B5221 • B5222 (Manchester) • B5223 • B5224 • B5225 • B5228 • B529 • B5290 (Wythenshawe - Moss Side) • B5311 • B5410 (Manchester) • B6167 • B6178 • B6179 (Manchester) • B6180 • B6181 • B6182 • B6393 • B6469 • E109 (Old System) • E20 • E22 • M52 • M56 • M60 • M60 (Knutsford - Manchester) • M602 • M61 • M62 • M62 Relief Road • M63 • M64 (Eccles - Salford) • M66 • M67 • M68 • Manchester & Salford Inner Relief Route • Manchester Eastern By-pass • Manchester Inner Ring Road • Manchester Outer Ring Road • Northern and Western Motorway • Princess Parkway Motorway • T12 (Britain) • T21 (Britain) • T60 (Britain) • T61 (Britain) • Carlisle A595 • A6/Penrith - Carlisle • A689 • A69 • A7 • A74 • B5299 • B5307 • B6263 • B6264 • Cumberland Gap • E05 • E110 (Old System) • E18 • E31 (via Carlisle) • E33 (London - Glasgow) • M6 • T12 (Britain) • T25 (Britain) • T26 (Britain) • T73 (Britain) •

The First 99 A1·A2·A3·A4·A5·A6·A7·A8·A9·A10·A11·A12·A13·A14·A15·A16·A17·A18·A19 A20·A21·A22·A23·A24·A25·A26·A27·A28·A29·A30·A31·A32·A33·A34·A35·A36·A37·A38·A39 A40·A41·A42·A43·A44·A45·A46·A47·A48·A49·A50·A51·A52·A53·A54·A55·A56·A57·A58·A59 A60·A61·A62·A63·A64·A65·A66·A67·A68·A69·A70·A71·A72·A73·A74·A75·A76·A77·A78·A79 A80·A81·A82·A83·A84·A85·A86·A87·A88·A89·A90·A91·A92·A93·A94·A95·A96·A97·A98·A99 Motorways and Defunct Itineraries: A1(M) (Herts·Hunts·Doncaster·Yorks·Durham·Newcastle)·A2(M): (London·Medway)·A3(M)·A4(M)·A5(M)·A6(M): (West·East)·A8(M) A14(M)·A14·A18(M)·A20(M)·A36(M)·A38(M)·A40(M): (London·Bucks)·A41(M)·A42·A46(M) A48(M): (Cardiff·Port Talbot·Morriston)·A57(M)·A58(M)·A61(M)·A64(M)·A66(M)·A74(M)·A88·A92(M)·A99

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