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The A627(M) is a motorway that runs between Chadderton and
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, England. It is long and connects the two towns to the M62. It opened in 1972.CBRD Motorway Archive – A627(M)
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Route

Heading north, the road starts as a two-lane dual carriageway on the A663 at Chadderton. It turns sharply left and passes west of
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. It continues to its next junction, where it has a spur. Although signed as the A627(M), a map exists showing it as the A6138(M). After this junction it gains a third lane, before reaching a roundabout at the M62 junction 20. This junction has been designed to accommodate a future flyover. After crossing the
roundabout A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junct ...
, the route continues as a dual two-lane route for another before turning sharp right to reach its terminal crossroads.


Junctions

''Note: motorway has no junction numbers''


See also

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List of motorways in the United Kingdom This list of motorways in the United Kingdom is a complete list of motorways in the United Kingdom. Note that the Great Britain road numbering scheme, numbering scheme used for Great Britain does not include roads in Northern Ireland, which are ...


References


External links


Lancashire County Council – Historic Highways – A627(M)

Pathetic Motorways – A627(M)


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