A601(M) motorway
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A601(M) motorway | |
Length | 1.1 miles 1.7 km |
Direction | West - East |
Start | A6 near Carnforth |
Primary destinations | M6 Junction 35 |
End | B6254 between Over Kellet and Carnforth |
Construction dates | 1960 - 1987 |
Motorways joined | 35 - M6 motorway |
The A601(M) is a motorway in Lancashire, England. It is 1.1 miles (1.7km) long and meets the M6 at Junction 35. It is dual carrigeway to the west of the M6 and single carrigeway to the east where it terminates at a Give Way sign on a B road.
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[edit] History
The section between the M6 and Junction 35A was originally opened in 1960[1] as part of the Lancaster Bypass[2]. This was a 2 lane motorway. In 1970[2] the M6 was extended north and a short spur was left to the A6. The terminal roundabout was given the junction number 35A. Plans existed to extend this as part of an Arnside link road that would have connected the Furness Peninsula with the M6. This was scrapped for environmental reasons, but parts of it exist today along the A590[3].
In 1987 [4] a link was constructed with the B6254 to remove traffic for Over Kellet Quarries and Kirkby Lonsdale passing through Carnforth. The road was then renumbered as the A601(M). A junction number was not given to this terminus.
[edit] Junctions
A601(M) Motorway | ||
Eastbound exits | Junction | Westbound exits |
Carnforth, Over Kellet, Kirkby Lonsdale B6254 | Terminus | Start of Motorway |
Lake District, Carlisle, Kendal, Barrow-in-Furness Lancaster, Preston, THE SOUTH M6 |
J35 | Lake District, Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancaster, Preston, THE SOUTH M6 |
Start of Motorway | J35a Terminus |
Milnthorpe, Kendal, Morecambe, Carnforth A6 |
[edit] Trivia
- One of two motorways to have a single carriageway section; the M58 is the other. The A6144(M) was another, but no longer has motorway status.
- One of three different motorways that have a roundabout in the middle, without a flyover or underpass; the others being the M271 and the A627(M).
- The A601(M) is not the A601 under motorway restrictions, as is the usual explanation for such a classification in the UK. The A601 itself is the Derby inner ring road - over 100 miles (160 km) away.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- CBRD Motorway Database - A601(M)
- Pathetic Motorways - A601(M)
- Route 6 - Junction 35 History
- The Motorway Archive - M6 and Carnforth Link Roads
Motorways in the United Kingdom | ||
Great Britain: M1 • M2 • M3 • M4 • M5 • M6 • M6 Toll • M8 • M9 • M10 • M11 • M18 • M20 • M23 • M25 • M26 • M27 • M32 • M40 • M42 • M45 • M48 • M49 • M50 • M53 • M54 • M55 • M56 • M57 • M58 • M60 • M61 • M62 • M65 • M66 • M67 • M69 • M73 • M74 • M77 • M80 • M90 • M180 • M181 • M271 • M275 • M602 • M606 • M621 • M876 • M898 | ||
A1(M) • A3(M) • A38(M) • A48(M) • A57(M) • A58(M) • A64(M) • A66(M) • A74(M) • A167(M) • A194(M) • A308(M) • A329(M) • A404(M) • A601(M) • A627(M) • A823(M) | ||
Northern Ireland: M1 • M2 • M3 • M5 • M12 • M22 • A8(M) | edit | |
Past: M16 • M41 • M63 • A18(M) • A40(M) • A41(M) • A102(M) • A6144(M) Unbuilt: M12 • M13 • M15 • M31 • M64 Future: M4 Toll |