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A6144(M) motorway

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with SOS phones and lights were provided midway along its length. It was possible to go from the A6144 to the A56 without going on the mainline of the M60 or any other motorway. A reason for its motorway status was that the junction with the M60 had two small roundabouts that were difficult for a
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In 2004, work to widen the M60 motorway altered the junction with the A6144(M), which was changed into a single roundabout allowing all motorway-prohibited traffic to turn and not join the M60.
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The unusual status of the A6144(M) led to it gaining a number of fans, particularly within organisations such as the Society for All British And Irish Road Enthusiasts (SABRE).
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at junction 8. It was the highest numbered A-road(M) motorway and one of only three four-digit, Axxxx(M) motorways, the others being the A6127(M) (now
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Following the change of signage on 25 May 2006, two marker posts, the A6144(M) confirmation sign and a lay-by warning sign are privately preserved.
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The A6144(M) ceased to be a special road on 25 May 2006, losing its motorway status. It is now subject to a 50 mph (80 km/h)
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driver of a long vehicle prohibited from motorways to perform a U-turn because of their size.
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The Motorway Archive – M63 (Now M60) Stretford Eccles By-pass and Carrington Spur (J13 to J7)
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retained the A6144 number, meaning that there are two branches (and two junctions with the
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About 1 mile (2 km) long, the road connected the A6144 road to the
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status from the A6144(M) when the M60 widening works were completed.
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plant in Carrington and other industrial estates in Carrington and
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and built to facilitate the transport of hazardous goods from
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Index

A6144(M) shield
Carrington Spur - geograph.org.uk - 1358788.jpg
M60
Urmston
A6144
Carrington
United Kingdom
Roads in the United Kingdom
Motorways
A and B road zones
motorway
Carrington, Greater Manchester
Shell Chemicals
ethylene oxide
Broadheath
M60
A167(M)
A1077(M)
Highways Agency
lay-bys
Trafford Borough Council
special road
speed limit
A6144
Sale
M60 motorway
"Directions to A6144"
Google
"M63 Carrington Spur Road"
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)

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