The A577 is an
A road in England which runs from
Boothstown
Boothstown is a suburban village in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Boothstown forms part of the Boothstown and Ellenbrook ward, which had a population at the 2011 Census of 9,599. The village is within the boundaries of ...
,
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. ...
to
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is located north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. Ormski ...
,
Lancashire
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.
Route
The A577 starts at
A572 in
Boothstown
Boothstown is a suburban village in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Boothstown forms part of the Boothstown and Ellenbrook ward, which had a population at the 2011 Census of 9,599. The village is within the boundaries of ...
, where it climbs uphill and over the
A580 and into
Tyldesley
Tyldesley () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the Wes ...
. It meets the
A5082, then climbs up to
Atherton. The road then meets
A579, passes through the north of Westleigh and passes the
A578 at a T-junction. The road heads into
Hindley, crossing the
A58 and goes into
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...
. It then goes through Pemberton, past the
M6 and the
M58 junctions at Orrell. It enters
Up Holland
Up Holland (or Upholland) is a village in Skelmersdale and is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the West Lancashire district, in the county of Lancashire, England, west of Wigan. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 201 ...
. After going past an urbanized area, it ascends slightly and goes into
Westhead. It passes
Ormskirk High School, then enters
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It is located north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. Ormski ...
. The road ends at a junction with the
A570.
References
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Roads in England
Roads in Greater Manchester