Route A57 road

1 route

1.1 liverpool–warrington
1.2 warrington–manchester
1.3 manchester–sheffield
1.4 sheffield–worksop
1.5 worksop–lincoln

route

liverpool–warrington

the a57 begins @ strand (a5036) near river mersey, part of water street. forms east–west route through north of city centre one-way road system tithebarn street (passing part of jmu), great crosshall street , churchill way in east direction , churchill way , dale street in west direction. connecting roads moorfields , hatton garden part of a57, join east , west directions. in both directions, churchill way crosses a59 near entrance of queensway tunnel. overlaps briefly a580 islington, separated 2 one-way roads, becomes prescot street, passing royal liverpool university hospital. @ junction b5340, becomes kensington, meeting a5089 south , b5188 north, becoming prescot road. crosses railway @ fairfield passing st anne s church on left near stanley public house, overlapping b5189 green lane north. meets a5047 south near tesco , b5189 @ old swan. @ junction a5058 queens drive enters knotty ash (with alder hey children s hospital north), becoming east prescot road , trunk road. there roundabout , enters dovecot before passes through huyton. meets a526 seth powell way north (for m57), becoming liverpool road, @ junction 2 of m57, meets b5194 knowsley lane north , b5199 huyton lane south, , start of a58. passes through prescot non-trunk derby street high street. meets a58 again , becomes trunk road, meets b5200 (former route of a57) @ roundabout, becoming warrington road. crosses liverpool wigan line near scotchbarn leisure centre. meets b5201 north opposite whiston hospital. passes through rainhill, meeting b5413 near railway station. passes rainhill high school left, st bartholomew rc primary school. @ junction 7 of m62, meets a557 (for widnes) , st helens linkway a570 (for st helens). road runs along road junction 7 1 mile (1.6 km), meets b5419 @ crossroads, , a569 left @ bold heath near griffin inn. @ lingley green enters liverpool road, passing trigger pond pub on left. crosses liverpool manchester line (southern route). @ great sankey, becomes dual-carriageway , meets a562 @ roundabout.

warrington–manchester

a milestone along a57, indicating warrington , lower irlam turnpike trust road, near rixton. opposite side gives distance warrington.

the original route through warrington town centre included narrow sankey street, required special narrow buses operated. road bypasses warrington town centre via new elevated road, midland way, before emerging @ roundabout junction a49. road loses trunk road status , becomes school brow. warrington parish church, st elphin, right, near right turn church street. road becomes manchester road, , meets a50 @ crossroads. passes through bruche, home of former police training centre, , running track. @ paddington, road becomes dual-carriageway new manchester road, passing close woolston community high school. in woolston, becomes manchester road. passes 40 mph (64 km/h) speed camera near woolston leisure centre , enters martinscroft. @ junction 21 of m6, becomes trunk road , meets b5210 woolston grange avenue @ roundabout, passes mascrat manor @ roundabout. traverses rixton moss, passing ramswood nurseries. passes briefly through rixton, right turn warburton on warburton toll bridge, , becomes dual-carriageway @ hollins green. @ end of dual-carriageway left turn b5212 glazebrook , railway station, , crosses glaze brook liverpool road, entering metropolitan district of salford.

irlam bypass being built in september 2005

there new roundabout former road through cadishead, , new section of a57 follows manchester ship canal, on route of msc railway. former route partly b5417 (and b5320 earlier route), continuing liverpool road. £11.3 million cadishead way opened on 16 september 2005. meets b5417 @ roundabout near northbank industrial estate. passes under railway near junction of river mersey , manchester ship canal, , there left turn b5311. there new roundabout next irlam locks , boat house pub , b5320 @ end of cadishead way, bypasses irlam. entering eccles liverpool road, passes boysnope park golf club on barton moss, road becomes dual-carriageway. passes city airport manchester on left (aka barton aerodrome before march 2007). @ peel green, meets m60 @ junction 11, barton high level bridge , barton-upon-irwell close south.

patricroft bridge on bridgewater canal

soon after junction road enters patricroft , no longer trunk road, passing unicorn pub. meets b5211 @ crossroads (patricroft bridge) , crosses bridgewater canal, there left turn b5231 (green lane) towards patricroft railway station , monton. before long enters centre of eccles proper, splitting 2 church street , irwell place going east, passing library , morrisons, , corporation road going west. meets roundabout near eccles terminus of manchester metrolink. becomes dual-carriageway bentcliffe way, meeting a576 (for trafford park. leaves a576 near junction 2 of m602, heading east single-carriageway eccles new road. passes ladywell station on right , meets a5185 left. metrolink folloews road on right hand side. there b5228 left near weaste station. in weaste, there langworthy station near a5186 left turn metrolink leaves road south. road runs parallel m602 100m north.

regent road entering salford

the road becomes trunk road dual carriageway regent road @ junction terminus of m602 , a5063 (albion way north a6, , trafford road south salford quays). main route manchester west, meeting a5066 @ crossroads, passes sainsbury s on left, meets b5461 , crosses river irwell enters city of manchester. there left turn a6143 water street (for castlefield) , becomes dawson street, crossed metrolink (for altrincham), passes on bridgewater canal , cheshire ring, becomes egerton street. runs a57(m) - mancunian way @ gsj a56 bridgewater way. beetham tower manchester seen nearby left.

manchester–sheffield

mancunian way

it leaves a57(m) @ a6 exit , follows downing street, , ardwick green south, passing through brunswick , ardwick green barracks of king s , cheshire regiment. a6 leaves @ roundabout, , road temporarily loses trunk status. @ ellen wilkinson high school, meets a665, , becomes trunk road hyde road. crosses under railway , meets a6010 @ crossroads. passes through belle vue, meets b6178 (for levenshulme), crosses railway near belle vue railway station, entering gorton. meets b6167 (for north reddish). enters borough of tameside, becoming dual-carriageway manchester road.

it meets m60 @ junction 24, , divides 2 east , west routes next denton railway station on left , sainsbury s on right, either side of m67. meet , road loses trunk status, entering denton, passing christ church denton on right. meets a6017 @ crossroads, becoming hyde road morrisons on right. meets junction 2 of m67, follows road, near church of st anne , crosses river tame, becoming manchester road. crosses peak forest canal , goes under hope valley line near hyde central railway station. a627 overlaps , there meets junction 3 of m67 asda on right passes through hyde market street , union street , passes tameside college on right. leaves a627 right mottram road, morrisons on left next m67, entering godley , passing under glossop line near godley railway station , godley reservoir. passes through hattersley, , mets final junction of m67 - junction 4 - @ roundabout dual-carriageway a560 (for stockport).

passing through glossop

it resumes trunk road status hyde road, passing through mottram in longdendale, there crossroads @ traffic lights b6174. leaving mottram, meets a6018 left (from stalybridge) @ traffic lights. becomes mottram moor , @ next junction, leaves right, a628 continuing straight on. loses trunk road status , becomes woolley lane, passing through part of hollingworth. crosses river etherow, entering derbyshire , high peak district. enters brookfield , meets a626 (for marple) right. passes under glossop line, @ dinting viaduct, again near dinting railway station passes through dinting , primary school. a6016 leaves right , road enters glossop high street west passing tesco on left. meets a624 (for hayfield) , b6105 @ crossroads in middle of town, near railway station. becomes high street east, passing glossop leisure centre on right. there roundabout , becomes sheffield road, woodcock road leaves glossop , enters peak district national park (dark peak). there sharp bend right , becomes snake pass.

it climbs holden clough , @ featherbed moss, crossed pennine way @ summit @ 1550 ft, hills of bleaklow left , kinder scout right. here enters national trust s high peak estate. passes doctor s gate , follows lady clough valley downhill point lady clough meets river ashop, passing snake pass inn on left. follows river ashop closely north in woodlands valley 4 miles (6.4 km), , leaves high peak estate. crosses river alport. crosses ladybower reservoir @ ashopton bridge. meets a6013 (for bamford) , passes ladybower inn. climbs valley , passes on cutthroat bridge. @ 1200 ft enters south yorkshire , city of sheffield. follows down hill manchester road past hollow meadows.

the rivelin valley

following hill down sheffield, passes new norfolk arms on left, rivelin dams on right rivelin rocks high on left, , leaves peak district national park. @ rivelin mill bridge crosses river rivelin , a6101 leaves left. passes bell hagg inn on left, sportsman in crosspool. enters tapton hill , passes lydgate junior school , tapton school. meets fulwood road in broomhill. b6069 leaves right, , becomes whitham road.

it passes weston park hospital , western bank, passes sheffield children s hospital octagon centre on right , becomes dual-carriageway brook hill, passing straight through university of sheffield arts tower , alfred denny building seen left, , hicks building seen right. becomes broad lane in netherthorpe, passing former jessop hospital , st george s church in portobello (now part of sheffield university). @ roundabout passes city plaza, becoming tenter street westbar green. becomes west bar, passing law courts on left, police headquarters , former castle market on right bridge street. passes close river don on castlegate, becoming exchange place. becomes sheffield parkway (built in 1974), sheffield s main route m1, meeting roundabout.

sheffield–worksop

view towards mosborough

it meets a6102 @ gsj, near sheffield park academy. @ bowden housteads woods, leaves right @ gsj, passing athelstan primary school becoming single-carriageway (three lanes). passes city school in richmond , meets b6064 @ roundabout, being followed trans pennine trail. passes hackenthorpe , meets b6053 (for crystal peaks) @ roundabout, becoming short section of dual-carriageway until nearby roundabout @ beighton. crosses river rother, entering borough of rotherham, , meets roundabout.

view towards aston

it crosses sheffield lincoln line , @ roundabout @ swallownest former route (b6200) turns right onto aston way. @ aston, meets a618 left, a618 leaves right @ next roundabout. aston relief road ends meets m1 @ junction 31, after junction former route (b6067). becomes dual-carriageway worksop road, , level of traffic increases major east-west route. becomes single-carriageway , meets b6463 left, near todwick , red lion inn. @ south anston, meets b6059 @ shell worksop road station. crosses railway , lindrick common near woodsetts.

worksop–lincoln

worksop bypass

the 5-mile (8 km) £11.3 million worksop southern bypass opened in may 1986. starts @ roundabout b6041 (for gateford , former route through worksop). next short section dual-carriageway shireoaks roundabout, has access gateford , dukeries industrial estates. becomes single-carriageway , crosses sheffield lincoln line, @ junction robin hood line, , on chesterfield canal. meets a60 (for worksop) @ rhodesia roundabout, near rhodesia, sainsbury s , mcdonald s. next short section, overlapping a60 , crossing river ryton, dual-carriageway roundabout a60 (for mansfield) , b6024, near shell dukeries garage , worksop little chef. here, single carriageway (excluding a1 section). there roundabout b6034 (for ollerton) near worksop college , portland school.

little chef (now closed) @ markham moor, former petrol station designed sam scorer

it passes former site of manton colliery, , large b & q depot on left. there roundabout b6040 (former route through worksop), has access manton wood enterprise zone. passes large wilkos depot on left , goes through clumber park. meets a1 @ apleyhead junction, a614, known 5 lanes end. former roundabout grade-separated in november 2007. via a1, passes elkesley (on former route) 2 50 mph speed cameras , retford gamston airport, crosses river idle. prior a1(m) doncaster bypass opening in august 1961, section of road a57 - a1 (now a638) went straight through retford. near west drayton crosses river maun; section shared a1 dualled in late 1950s, , west drayton diversion new section, bridge on maun , markham moor roundabout, , opened in february 1957. @ next roundabout a638 (for retford) , b1164 (for west markham) @ markham moor (again being grade-separated) there markham hotel , 2 little chefs, including 1 (originally petrol station) designed sam scorer hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped roof threatened demolition listed department culture media , sport in 2012. markham hotel situated on former pre-1957 route, 330 yards north, , there 2 large markham moor shell stations. leaves steep cliff gate left, has crawler lane on beacon hill. bypasses east markham (on former route south), , crosses east coast main line. 550 yards east of village resumes former route. meets a6075 (for tuxford , ollerton) right west of darlton passes st giles church. there turns east drayton left , ragnall on right, , power stations of cottam , (former) high marnham north , south, many lines of pylons following trent.

dunham bridges on trent

it goes through dunham on trent, passes white swan, bridge inn , st oswald s church; width of road through village not suited volume of traffic. crosses river trent @ dunham bridge (toll, rebuilt in mid-1970s), there queues, entering lincolnshire , district of west lindsey dunham road. trent valley way joins @ dunham , leaves south @ other end of bridge. meets a1133 (for gainsborough) @ staggered junction @ newton on trent; former route of both routed went through village along high street - 330 yards east of junction resumes former route (southmoor road further south). on entering parish (but not village) of kettlethorpe road formerly followed turn thorney (in nottinghamshire) right, , further south, new section of road resuming old route close crosses darnsdyke. road follows boundary of lincolnshire , nottinghamshire 2 miles (3.2 km), , section of lincolnshire encloses former parishes in nottinghamshire. (roman) fossdyke navigation runs alongside junction a156; road becomes gainsborough road passing drinsey nook, a156 taking priority left (north) @ traffic-light-controlled junction. on bend @ drinsey nook, road briefly re-enters nottinghamshire - fossdyke boundary. @ junction b1190 @ tom otter s bridge, boundary follows b1190 south, along ox pasture drain. enters saxilby, passing bp lincolnshire co-operative otter s bridge service station , named total service station. bridge inn on left, turn broadholme (former nottinghamshire) right. crosses sheffield lincoln line , fossdyke, meeting b1241, sturton stow.

crossing river till

it crosses river till lincoln road; former section of road here passed closer odder farm north. there roundabout, road rejoins old route, burton, , burton waters marina, road enters borough of lincoln @ bend in road left before bishop bridge (over catchwater drain , main drain) , meets a46 lincoln bypass @ roundabout. enters lincoln carholme road passing total winning post service station, carholme golf club right, meets b1273 lincoln inner ring road, becoming newland, passes offices of lincolnshire county council on left. follows dual-carriageway wigford way next brayford pool , university of lincoln, on river witham, meets b1262 high street. becomes st mary s street , passes railway station on right. splits oxford street, pelham street , norman street meets a15 @ pelham bridge, close large siemens engineering company.

although terminus of road in lincoln, of a57 follows former liverpool-skegness trunk road, created 1946 trunk roads act. road lincoln skegness formerly known a157.