M56 J2 Sharston Interchange

Layout and signage

 
B5168

A560
(M60)
    A560



  Wythenshawe
Altrincham
A560 (M60 Link)

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  • Lane 1 continues, with option to exit.
  • Lane 2 continues ahead.

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It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history.

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The forever bottleneck, part 1

The M4 into London was one of the UK's earliest and most ambitious motorway projects. It was bold, pioneering... and almost instantly regretted.

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