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A580 road
Route information
Length:	29.5 mi (47.5 km)
History:	Construction began 29 April 1929 and finished in 1934
Major junctions
West end:	Walton, Liverpool
	A5058 road M57 motorway A59 road A5207 road A5208 road A570 road A571 road A58 road A49 road M6 motorway A573 road A572 road A579 road A574 road A577 road A575 road M61 motorway M60 motorway A5185 road A666 road A6 road
East end:	Irlams o' th' Height, Salford (A6)
Location
Primary destinations:	St Helens, Merseyside
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways • A and B road zones

The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Walton, near Liverpool and Salford, near Manchester and known officially as Liverpool-East Lancashire Road.^[1] Locally, the road is shortened to the "East Lancs". The road was designed and built to provide better access to the Port of Liverpool for East Lancashire and Manchester.^[1] It was the UK's first purpose-built intercity highway and was officially opened by King George V on 18 July 1934.^[1]

The road runs from Walton in Liverpool Borough to join the A6 at Irlams o' th' Height in Salford and was designed to have three parallel roads eventually: one for through traffic and two for local access,^[1] but it was upgraded later to dual-carriageway: the section within the Liverpool Borough had always been thus. The upgrading resulted in separation of the two carriageways: the first occasion this had been done in Britain.^{[dubious – discuss]} It achieved its name since it was originally intended to reach East Lancashire, although that intended portion was replaced by the M62 motorway.^[1]

References[link]

External links[link]

• The East Lancs Road, including full details of the scheme
• Lancashire Motorway & Roads Site

v t e A roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme A5 A50 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A56 A57 A58 A59 A500 A501 A505 A507 A508 A509 A511 A512 A514 A515 A518 A519 A523 A525 A527 A528 A529 A530 A531 A533 A535 A536 A537 A538 A540 A541 A555 A556 A562 A563 A565 A570 A572 A574 A580 A583 A584 A585 A586 A587 A588 A590 A591 A592 A594 (Leicester) (Cumbria) A595 A596 A5004 A5012 A5025 A5036 A5038 A5058 A5103 A5112 A5117 A5120 A5124 A5127 A5130 A5147 A5183 A5199 A5268 A5300 List of A roads in Zone 5 List of B roads in Zone 5

Coordinates: 53°28′15″N 2°36′54″W / 53.4707°N 2.6149°W / 53.4707; -2.6149

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