M60

M60
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Manchester Outer Ring Road
From:	Stockport (SJ910958)
To:	Stockport (SJ984953)
Via:	Salford, Prestwich, Denton, Sale
Length:	35.3 miles (56.8 km)
Meets:	M56, M62, M66, M67, M602, A666(M)
Former Number(s):	M62, M63, M66
Primary Destinations
Ashton-under-Lyne • Manchester • Oldham • Stockport • Trafford Park •
Highways Authorities
Highways Agency
Traditional Counties
Cheshire • Lancashire
Junction List
Junc Clockwise Anticlockwise 1 A560, A5145 to J27 2 (A560) (A560) 3 M56 No Exit 4 A34 A34 5 A5103 A5103 6 A6144 A6144 7 A56 A56 8 A6144 A6144 9 A5081, B5158 A5081, B5158 10 B5124 B5124 11 A57 A57 12 M62, M602 M62, M602 13 A575, A572 A575, A572 14 No Exit A580 15 A666(M), (M61) A666(M), (M61) 16 No Exit A666 17 A56 A56 18 M62, M66 M62, M66 19 A576 A576 20 A664 No Exit 21 A663, A6104 A663, A6104 22 A62, A6104 A62, A6104 23 A635, A6140 A635, A6140 24 M67, A57 M67, A57 25 A560, A6017 A560, A6017 26 A560 27 to J1 A560, A626

For detailed information about this topic, see CBRD Motorway Database

The first section of what is now the M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road (the original plans took a different route: south of Stockport and served Manchester Airport directly) opened in 1960 as the M62 Stretford-Eccles bypass, but most of this was renamed M63 in 1971. Other sections opened between 1970 and 1989 as M62, M63, M66 and M68. In 1998 all then extant sections were renumbered M60. The final section of the ring was opened as M60 in 2000.

The north-west quadrant of the M60 is multiplexed with the M62. This is one of only two multiplexes between two motorways in Great Britain, the other being between the M9 and M876.

Junctions

Simister Island

Main Article: Simister Island

Simister Island forms the northern corner of the M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road. Opened in 1971 as a standard two level roundabout with provision for an underpass onto the Bury Easterly Bypass (now M66) when constructed, it has since become vastly over-capacity. In 2000 as part of the creation of the M60, the interchange was given free-flow sliproads for the last of its four left turns (the other three had been done earlier), and the circulatory carriageway was widened to four lanes with colour-coded Spiral Roundabout markings to direct traffic through the newly signalised junction.

Worsley Braided Interchange

Main Article: Worsley Braided Interchange

Worsley Braided Intechange is the Spaghetti Junction of the North. It's about 2.5 miles from one end to the other, sprawling over Linnyshaw Moss. The junction is notable in that, where the M60 clockwise splits off a slip road for the M61, you can draw a line roughly East–West and count eighteen lanes of motorway running in parallel.

History

Opening Dates

Links

CBRD

• Motorway Database: M60
• Junctions 15-12 widening

Pathetic Motorways

• M60 Altrincham - Sale - Stretford Bypass

M60

Junctions Alkrington Interchange • Bredbury Interchange • Carrington Interchange • Chester Road Interchange • Clifton Junction • Denton Interchange • Eccles Interchange • Hollinwood Interchange • Kingsway Interchange • Lostock Circle • M60 J11 • M60 J21 • M60 J23 • M60 J6 • Portwood Roundabout • Princess Parkway Interchange • Pyramid Roundabout • Redclyffe Circle • Rhodes Interchange • Roscoes Roundabout • Scissors Crossover • Simister Island • Whitefield Interchange • Worsley Braided Interchange • Worsley Interchange •

Crossings M60 - Northenden Bridge • M60 - Northenden Bridge (2) • M60 - Reddish Vale Bridge • M60 - Stockport Bridge • M60 Bridge SE of Junction 7 • M60- Cheadle Heath Bridge •

Roads E20 • E22 •

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Other nearby roads 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 • 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 (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) • Stockport A34 • A5035 (Stockport) • A5102 • A5143 • A5145 • A5149 • A523 • A555 • A560 • A6 • A6(M) (Bredbury - Hazel Grove) • A6(M) (Heaton Norris - Hazel Grove) • A6/Hazel Grove - Manchester • A6/Matlock - Hazel Grove • A6017 • A626 • A627 • B5093 (Cheshire) • B5094 • B5095 • B5169 • B5465 • B6101 • B6102 • B6103 • B6104 • B6167 • B6168 (Stockport) • B6171 • M56 • M63 • M66 • Manchester Outer Ring Road • T12 (Britain) • T55 (Britain) • T59 (Britain) • Trafford Park A5081 • A5181 • A576 • B5158 • B5211 • B5214 • B5216 (Trafford) • B5217 • M62 (Stretford - Eccles bypass) • M63 • Trafford Park Motorway • Bury A56 • A58 • A6053 • A665 • A667 • A668 • B6196 • B6212 • B6213 • B6214 • B6215 • B6216 • B6217 • B6218 • B6219 • B6220 • B6221 • B6222 • B6292 • B6473 • E109 (Old System) • E22 • M62 • M62 Relief Road • M66 • T60 (Britain) • Oldham A6048 • A6049 • A6050 • A6051 • A6052 • A6104 • A62 • A627 • A627(M) • A663 • A669 • A670 • A671 • A672 • B6188 • B6189 • B6190 • B6191 • B6192 • B6193 • B6194 • B6195 • B6197 • B6393 • B6475 (Oldham) • B6477 • T21 (Britain) •

Motorways in Great Britain Current Motorways: M1 · M2 · M3 · M4 · M5 · M6 · M6 Toll · M8 · M9 · M11 · M18 · M20 · M23 · M25 · M26 · M27 · M32 · M40 · M42 · M45 · M48 · M49 · M50 · M53 · M54 · M55 · M56 · M57 · M58 · M60 · M61 · M62 · M65 · M66 · M67 · M69 · M73 · M74 · M77 · M80 · M90 · M180 · M181 · M271 · M275 · M602 · M606 · M621 · M876 · M898 A1(M) · A3(M) · A14(M) · A38(M) · A48(M) · A57(M) · A58(M) · A64(M) · A66(M) · A74(M) · A92(M) · A167(M) · A168(M) · A194(M) · A195(M) · A308(M) · A329(M) · A404(M) · A601(M) · A627(M) · A635(M) · A666(M) · A823(M) · A1058(M) · Motorway Spurs Former Motorways: M10 · M15 · M16 · M30 · M41 · M52 · M62 · M63 · M64 · M65 · M68 · M85 · M111 · M270 · M274 · M531 · M600 · A2(M) · A4(M) · A5(M) · A8(M) · A11(M) · A18(M) · A20(M) · A23(M) · A36(M) · A40(M) · A40(M) · A41(M) · A46(M) · A48(M) · A48(M) · A65(M) · A102(M) · A102(M) · A423(M) · A446(M) · A604(M) · A638(M) · A696(M) · A1231(M) · A6127(M) · A6138(M) · A6144(M) Unbuilt Motorways: M4 Toll · M12 · M13 · M17 · M19 · M31 · M58 · M59 · M60 · M64 · M81 · M82 · M83 · M100 · M272 · M273 · M601 · M650 · A2(M) · A6(M) · A6(M) · A59(M) · A61(M) · A556(M) · A695(M) · Unnumbered Motorways Fictional Motorways: M91 · M96 · M101 · M399

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