M60 motorway
motorway in Greater Manchester / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The M60, also called the Manchester Ring Motorway or the Manchester Outer Ring Road, is a motorway. It is a ring road around Manchester, England, as well as other towns nearby. The M60 is about 36 miles (58 km) long. The M60 was created in 2000 by using old parts of the M62, M66, and all of the M63.[1]
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M60 | ||||
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Manchester Outer Ring Road | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of E20 and E22 | ||||
Maintained by Highways England | ||||
Length | 36.1 mi (58.1 km) 7 miles (11 km) are concurrent with the M62 motorway | |||
Existed | 1998–present | |||
History | Opened: 1960 (as M62), 1971 (Middleton Link), 1974 (as M63) Renumbered: 1998 Completed: 2000 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Orbital around Manchester | ||||
Major intersections | J4 → M56 motorway / J24 → M67 motorway | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Counties | Greater Manchester | |||
Primary destinations | Manchester, Stockport, Trafford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham | |||
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