Winwick Interchange
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| Winwick Interchange | |||
| Location Map ( geo) | |||
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| Location | |||
| Winwick | |||
| County | |||
| Lancashire | |||
| Highway Authority | |||
| National Highways | |||
| Junction Type | |||
| Roundabout Interchange | |||
| Roads Joined | |||
| M6, A49, A579 | |||
| Junctions related to the A579 | |||
Winwick Interchange is junction 22 of the M6. It opened in 1963, along with both the M6 and (a spur of) the A49 to the south (as the Winwick Link Road), whilst the A579 to the north opened in the early 1970's as Winwick Lane (this junction is its Southern terminus).
It is a standard non-signalised grade-separated roundabout interchange. It effectively has two lanes, however it has no lane markings around the roundabout, so is technically just one very broad lane.
It was originally intended to provide a Northern point for Warrington's traffic to access the M6 via the Winwick Link Road, however it now has relatively little traffic, as the M62's Stump Cross (and then the Croft Interchange for the M6) fulfils this role.
Routes
| Route | To | Notes |
| Wigan, Preston | ||
| Birmingham | ||
| Leigh (A572) | ||
| Warrington, Newton |
