Gallery:A58
Excellent example of a pre Warboys sign.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 17, 2007 by Lonewolf
All nice and modern with Guildford-rules patching.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Here's a better pic of the infamous staggered crossroads with the A58.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 26, 2005 by antster1983
Dads used to tell their kids (and probably still do) that this is the only roundabout in the country where you drive around it the wrong way, i.e turn right on to it. Not true of course, it isn't a roundabout, but it is a weird junction for the unwary. Traffic on the far left of the picture is coming from the south (Manchester) and heading West towards Bolton (or North to Ramsbottom). To go East to Rochdale, drivers from the South turn right keeping the island on their left.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 15, 2008 by Schult
The same underpass, looking east.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on May 04, 2008 by SteveA30
Ripponden
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 16, 2008 by Schult
Milepost at Ripponden in West Yorkshire at junction of A58 / A672 / B6113. The place names were chiseled off during the war to confuse the Germans, then kept that way to confuse Lancastrians.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 15, 2008 by Schult
On the left you can see a track heading off over the moor. This is the Roman / Pack Horse route joining, briefly, the A58.
This was a busy road during the Civil War. From Link4Life; a 'strong guard kepte by the Lancashire forces at a passage into both counties at a place called Blakston Edge,'
Defending against the advancing army under Earl of Newcastle in July 1642 were 800 men with a further 1200 garrisoned in Rochdale and 'two pieces of ordnance'.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 05, 2008 by Schult
This is the blue plaque on the wall of the toll house at the junction of Halifax Road and Todmorden Road.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 05, 2008 by Schult
First mapped by John Ogilby (who created the country's 1st road atlas) in 1675, the track on the right is the pack horse route across the Pennines from Lydgate. Follows route of the Roman Road which went from Manchester (Mamuciam) to Ilkley (Verbeia). The gradient is almost 1 in 4.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 05, 2008 by Schult
That's Littleborough, 2 miles beyond.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 05, 2008 by Schult
A58 Crompton Way - an unusual S4 on the Bolton Ring Road.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 24, 2005 by Bryn666
A58 Crompton Way, Bolton. Still S4.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 24, 2005 by Bryn666
This - Beaumont Road in Bolton (A58) - was originally S4, and each junction was uncontrolled. Now it's D2, with lane drops at junctions, and signals for every junction.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 24, 2005 by Bryn666
A58 Moss Bank Way, Bolton. It's D2 here, but the next bit isn't as lucky.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 24, 2005 by Bryn666
A58 Moss Bank Way, Bolton. A 40mph D1.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 24, 2005 by Bryn666
Looking down Gerard Street towards the traffic lights at the Robin Hood pub.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Looking up the other way. Includes signage for Bryn railway station.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
From the traffic lights at Ashton town centre between A58 Gerard Street, A58 Bolton Road, A5062 Wigan Road and Princess Road. This is looking down Gerard Street.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Heading up to M6 J24 from Ashton, the warning of traffic lights from the off-slip.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Heading into St. Helens borough to the west. A much bigger sign that Wigan's to boast of as well.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Coming into Wigan borough into the Ashton-in-Makerfield township heading east from M6 J24.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
And on the corner of Satinwood Close, we can see how much the sign has been turned!
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Quite old signage here - it should now be on a white background as the A58 through Ashton is no longer a major primary route. It's also bent a little...
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Passing by some posh houses and relatively modern housing estates, Liverpool Road is quite wide here.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Past the posh houses, the road narrows in a bit.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983
Going past St. Oswald's RC Church, Liverpool Road gets ridiculously narrow for a major route!
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 19, 2005 by antster1983