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Birkenhead
Location Map
Egerton Bridge Birkenhead.jpg
A former lifting bridge within Birkenhead's inactive docks
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County: Cheshire
Authority
Wirral
Forward Destination Roads
M53  • A41  • A59  • A552  • A5139
Next Primary Destinations
Belfast  • Ellesmere Port  • Liverpool  • Wallasey
Primary Destinations on the M53

Chester

Ellesmere Port

Wallasey

Primary Destinations on the A41

Aylesbury

Birmingham

Brent Cross

Central London

Chester

Ellesmere Port

Hemel Hempstead

London

Solihull

Warwick

Watford

West Bromwich

West End

Whitchurch

Wolverhampton

Primary Destinations on the A59

Clitheroe

Harrogate

Liverpool

Preston

Skipton

York

Birkenhead is the largest town on the Wirral in north west England. The A41 ends here, and several other major roads terminate in the local area. A ferry service to Belfast and Dublin is available.

Routes

Route To Notes

M53

Ellesmere Port, Chester

A41

Bebington, M53

A59

Liverpool via Tunnel

A552

Prenton, Heswall

A5139

Poulton, Wallasey Link from Docks to M53. Wallasey is reached via A554.

A5227

Town Centre Borough Road

(Tunnel)

Liverpool sometimes marked as A41, however OS has reverted it to an unclassified road.

Ferry

Belfast

A553

Hoylake

A554

New Brighton

A5027

Upper Claughton

A5028

Borough Road

A5029

All Docks

A5030

Poulton

B5145

Liscard

B5148

Bebington

B5149

Local Green Lane

B5151

Bidston



Birkenhead
JunctionsHeswall Island  • M53 J4  • Moreton Spur  •
CrossingsBirkenhead - Belfast ferry  • Birkenhead - Douglas ferry  • Birkenhead - Dublin ferry  • Queensway Tunnel  •
RoadsA41  • A41/Chester - Birkenhead  • A5027  • A5029  • A5030  • A5031  • A5088  • A51  • A5137  • A5139  • A5227  • A540  • A551  • A552  • A553  • A554  • A59  • B5136  • B5137  • B5138  • B5139  • B5140  • B5141  • B5146  • B5147  • B5148  • B5149  • B5150  • B5151  • B5192 (Wirral)  • B5361  • M53  • T14 (Britain)  •
Related Pictures
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Birkenhead Town Hall, Hamilton Square - Geograph - 1396446.jpgBirkenhead original flyovers - Coppermine - 11949.JPGEgerton Bridge Birkenhead.jpgLiverpool and tunnel - Coppermine - 628.jpgQueensway B'head Docks Entry - Coppermine - 11950.JPG
Places in North West England
Major CitiesCarlisle • Liverpool • Manchester • Preston • Salford
Primary DestinationsAltrincham • Ashton-under-Lyne • Barrow • Birkenhead • Blackburn • Blackpool • Bolton • Bootle • Brough • Burnley • Bury • Chester • Clitheroe • Colne • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Fleetwood • Garston • Heysham • Huyton • Kendal • Keswick • Kirkby Lonsdale • Lancaster • Leigh • Macclesfield • Manchester Airport • Morecambe • Nantwich • Northwich • Oldham • Penrith • Rochdale • Runcorn • Skelmersdale • Southport • Speke • St. Helens • Stockport • Trafford Park • Wallasey • Warrington • Whitehaven • Widnes • Wigan • Windermere
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