M56 J3
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| M56 Junction 3 | |||
| Location Map ( geo) | |||
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| Location | |||
| Wythenshawe, Manchester | |||
| County | |||
| Cheshire | |||
| Highway Authority | |||
| National Highways | |||
| Junction Type | |||
| Fork | |||
| Roads Joined | |||
| M56, M56 Link | |||
The motorway in 1972 and before the current J3 and eastwards Sharston Bypass extension
Junction 3 of the M56 is an unusual example of a motorway TOTSO. The D3M, locally north-south route from the A5103 to junction 7 was opened in January 1972. The D2M eastern arm towards Sharston, Cheadle and Stockport followed in May 1975.
Southward from here to junction 4 has always been D4M. This D4M was extended from J4 to J6 in the early 1990s (except inside J5 which remains D3M).
Routes
| Route | To | Notes |
| Ring Road, (M60 S & E), Stockport, Didsbury, Sheffield (M67), Leeds (M62) | Shartson spur (M56 mainline) | |
| Chester, Warrington, Manchester Airport, Birmingham (M6) | ||
| City Centre (A5103), Ring Road (W & N) (M60), L'pool (M62), Bolton (M61) |
