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Wigan

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Wigan
Location Map ( geo)
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County
Lancashire
Highway Authority
Wigan
Forward Destination on
M6 • M58 • A49 • A577
Next Primary Destinations
Bolton • St Helens • Preston • Leigh • Warrington
Other Nearby Primary Destinations
Manchester • Liverpool
This article is about the town and Primary Destination.
For the Highway Authority, see Wigan Council
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Wigan is a town situated in Lancashire, northwest of Manchester.

History

Inner Ring Road (A577)

Phase 1 from Wigan Pier to the King Street / Chapel Lane junction was opened on 27 February 1986 by George Lockett, Mayor. Contractor was Budge, cost £1.2 million. Phase 2 to Coppull Lane and Wigan Lane new junction was due to be completed in May 1987.

Routes

Route To Notes

M6

The NORTH, Preston Orrell Interchange

M6

The SOUTH, Birmingham Bryn Interchange

M58

Skelmersdale Orrell Interchange

A49

Preston

A49

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn, Warrington Bryn Interchange

A577

Atherton, Hindley, Leigh

A577

Skelmersdale, Ormskirk Orrell Interchange, Saddle Junction

A571

Billinge, St Helens Saddle Junction

A573

Golborne

B5238

Bolton

B5238

Poolstock

B5375

Shevington

B5376

Standish

B5386

Link in Wigan Former route of the A49 from new Westwood Way roundabout to Saddle Junction


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Wigan
Junctions
Roads
NCN55 • A49 • A511 (Wigan) • A571 • A573 • A577 • A580 (Boars Head - Duxbury Hall) • A5106 • A5209 • A5225 • B5238 • B5239 • B5375 • B5376 • B5386 • E05 • E33 (London - Glasgow) • M6 • M58 • T13 (Britain)
Related Pictures
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A49 Warrington Road, Goose Green, Wigan - Coppermine - 3859.jpgA49 Warrington Road, Goose Green, Wigan - Coppermine - 3845.jpg2625692314 026bd5ba00 b.jpgMiry Lane, Wigan - Coppermine - 3852.jpgA49 Warrington Road, Marus Bridge Roundabout, Wigan - Coppermine - 3874.jpg
Places in North West England
Major CitiesCarlisle • Liverpool • Manchester • Preston • Salford
Primary DestinationsAltrincham • Ashton-under-Lyne • Barrow • Birkenhead • Blackburn • Blackpool • Bolton • Bootle • Brough • Burnley • Bury • Chester • Clitheroe • Colne • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Fleetwood • Garston • Heysham • Huyton • Kendal • Keswick • Kirkby Lonsdale • Lancaster • Leigh • Macclesfield • Manchester Airport • Morecambe • Nantwich • Northwich • Oldham • Penrith • Rochdale • Runcorn • Skelmersdale • Southport • Speke • St Helens • Stockport • Trafford Park • Wallasey • Warrington • Whitehaven • Widnes • Wigan • Windermere
Other PlacesAlderley Edge • Alston • Ashton-in-Makerfield • Chorley • Cockermouth • Eccles • Hazel Grove • Hindley • Holmes Chapel • Hyde • Kirkby • Knutsford • Littleborough • Liverpool Airport • Lytham St Annes • Maghull • Middleton • Middlewich • Nelson • Newton-le-Willows • Ormskirk • Poynton • Sale • Stretford • Wilmslow • Winsford • Workington

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