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Bury

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Bury
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County
Lancashire
Highway Authority
Bury
Forward Destination on
M62 • M66 • A58
Next Primary Destinations
Bolton • Blackburn • Manchester • Rochdale
Other Nearby Destinations
Middleton
Places related to the M66
Places related to the A58
This article is about the town.
For the larger Highway Authority, see Bury Council
.

Bury is a medium sized town in the traditional county of Lancashire, and part of the Greater Manchester conurbation.

1960s proposal in blue compared to the present ring road in green

In 1961 plans were made for a ring road encircling three sides of the town centre. The main feature is a three way freeflow junction which caused concern about its cost. This led to discussions about an alternative layout as a grade separated roundabout favouring east-west movements. The section to the east of this junction was to have Special Road status to prevent unsuitable traffic using it although blue signs and the associated 70mph speed limit were not part of the scheme.

The ring road was built in the 1970s but to a different design to the original proposals. It was a complete ring and the junctions were roundabouts without any grade separation. All the junctions were replaced with traffic lights so none of the roundabouts remain.

Routes

Route To Notes

M66

Burnley, Blackburn

M66

Manchester, Leeds (M62)

A56

Manchester

A58

Rochdale, Heywood

A58

Bolton

A56

Edenfield, Ramsbottom

B6213

Tottington

B6214

Ramsbottom

B6222

Rochdale


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Bury
Junctions
Roads
A56 • A58 • A665 • A667 • A668 • A6053 • A6184 • B6196 • B6212 • B6213 • B6214 • B6215 • B6216 • B6217 • B6218 • B6219 • B6220 • B6221 • B6222 • B6292 • B6473 • E22 • E109 (Old System) • M60 • M62 • M62 Relief Road • M66 • T60 (Britain)
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