The A565 is a road in England that is around long and runs from

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to Tarleton in

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. It is a

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linking the town of

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to Liverpool and to Preston (latterly via the connecting A59), having been designated a

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as part of the Trunk Roads Act 1946.

Route

The A565 starts in

at the junction with the A5052 road and A5053 road respectively, at the south end of Great Howard Street; a spur also heads southbound from this junction for . From Liverpool, the road follows a north-bound alignment through

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, Crosby and on to

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where it passes along a bypass. After the bypass, the road heads towards

where it meets the A570 Scarisbrick New Road before continuing north-east through Banks and into

, ultimately reaching Tarleton where it meets and becomes the

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History

19th century

Much of the present day A565 route from Liverpool to Thornton is unchanged since the Victorian age.

20th century

A bypass of

, now forming part of the A565 was constructed during 1936–1937 at a cost of £195,463 (). It was opened on 10 December 1938 by Lord Derby, with the ceremony taking place at the Southport end of the road. At a width of and length of , it shortened the route by nearly . The

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provided a grant of 60% towards the construction cost. The A565 route was included in the Trunk Roads Act 1946, designated in its route from Bootle through to Tarleton.

21st century

A bypass of

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, known as the A5758 Broom's Cross Road, was constructed during 2014–2015, linking the A565 at Thornton with Switch Island junction, having been planned since the 1960s.

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announced in 2016 that they had appointed a construction company to create a new dual-carriageway road in Liverpool, involving the widening of Great Howard Street and Derby Road, a stretch, at an expected cost of £18million, which had risen to £22million by the time the work started in May 2017. The council deemed the works necessary given the road would be a vital route for freight traffic to and from the Liverpool2 deep water container terminal, in addition to an associated tunnel and bridge which required replacement, having failed a structural assessment.

Bypass schemes

References

External links

A565 at Sabre Roads wiki
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