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M56 motorway
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{{UK motorway routebox|
| motorway= M56
| length-mi= 35
| length-km= 56
| direction= East - West
| start=
Gatley
| destinations=
Manchester International AirportWarringtonChester
| end=
Mollington
| opening-date=
1971
| completion-date=
1981
| junctions= 1 -
Image:UK motorway M60.PNG 50pxM60 motorway9 -
Image:UK motorway M6.PNG 50pxM6 motorway15 -
Image:UK motorway M53.PNG 50pxM53 motorway
}}
The '''M56 motorway''', also known as the '''North Cheshire motorway''', is a major road in
England. It runs south of the
River Mersey, paralleling the
A56 road, and
M62 motorway north of the river. The
motorway is often busy with long-distance
commuters and airport traffic.
The M56 runs west from its junction with the
M60 motorway just south of
Manchester, England Manchester, then passes
Manchester International Airport,
Altrincham,
M6 motorway,
Warrington,
Runcorn and
Ellesmere Port, before finishing just north of
Chester, England Chester. From here a dual carriageway continues to
Queensferry, Wales Queensferry and North Wales. To reduce congestion, traffic for North Wales can take the roughly equivalent route
M53/
A55.
DATES OF OPENING
'''Open Jct Section '''
1971 J11-14 Preston Brook - Hapsford
1972 J3-7 Wythenshawe - Bowdon
1974 J7-9 Bowdon - Lymm
1975 J1-3 Sharston Bypass
1975 J9-11 Lymm - Preston Brook
1981 J14-16 Hapsford - A5177
FACTS
'''Start '''Cheadle (M60)
'''Finish''' Chester (A5117)
'''Passes''' Manchester, Warrington, Runcorn and Ellesmere Port
'''Length '''34 miles
'''Meets''' M6, M53
Exit list
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|- align="center" bgcolor="0080d0" style="color: white;font-size:120%;"
| colspan="3" | '''M56 Motorway'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="000000" style="color: white"
| Eastbound exits
| Junction
| Westbound exits
|- align='center'
|
Stockport '''
M60 motorway M60'''
| Terminus
| ''Start of motorway'' (Sharston Spur)
|- align='center'
|
Didsbury '''
A34 road A34'''
| 1
| ''No exit''
|- align='center'
| ''No exit''
| 2
|
Wythenshawe,
Altrincham, '''
A560 road A560''' '''(
M60 motorway M60)'''
|- align='center'
|
Altrincham,
Wythenshawe &
Wythenshawe Hospital H,
Cheadle '''
A560 road A560'''
| 3a
| ''Start of motorway'' (Princess Parkway spur)
|- align='center'
|
Manchester, Ring Road ('''
M60 motorway M60''') '''
A5103 road A5103'''
| 3
| ''No exit''
|- align='center'
| ''No exit''
| 4
|
Wythenshawe
|- align='center'
|
Manchester International Airport Manchester Airport
| 5
|
Manchester International Airport Manchester Airport
|- align='center'
|
Hale, Greater Manchester Hale,
Wilmslow,
Macclesfield '''
A538 road A538'''
| 6
|
Wilmslow,
Hale, Greater Manchester Hale,
Macclesfield '''
A538 road A538'''
|- align='center'
|
Altrincham '''
A56 road A56'''
| 7
|
Birmingham ('''
M6 motorway M6'''),
Northwich '''
A556 road A556''',
Lymm '''
A56 road A56'''
|- align='center'
| ''No exit''
| 8
| ''No exit''
|- align='center'
|
Preston,
Birmingham,
Leeds ('''
M62 motorway M62''') '''
M6 motorway M6'''
| rowspan="2" | 9
|
Preston,
Liverpool ('''
M62 motorway M62''') '''
M6 motorway M6'''
|- align='center'
|
Lymm,
Poplar 2000 Services '''
A50 road A50'''
|
Warrington,
Lymm,
Poplar 2000 Services, '''
A50 road A50'''
|- align='center'
|
Warrington,
Northwich '''
A49 road A49'''
| 10
|
Northwich,
Warrington '''
A49 road A49'''
|- align='center'
|
Runcorn (E),
Warrington '''
A56 road A56'''
| 11
|
Preston Brook,
Daresbury '''
A56 road A56'''
|- align='center'
|
Runcorn,
Widnes,
Northwich '''
A557 road A557'''
| 12
|
Frodsham,
Runcorn,
Widnes '''
A557 road A557'''
|- align='center'
|
Stanlow Refinery Stanlow,
Helsby,
Chester Services '''
A5117 road A5117'''
| 14
|
Stanlow Refinery Stanlow,
Helsby,
Chester Services '''
A5117 road A5117'''
|- align='center'
| ''No exit''
| rowspan=2 | 15
|
Ellesmere Port,
Birkenhead '''
M53 motorway M53'''
|- align='center'
| ''No exit''
|
Chester,
Wrexham '''
M53 motorway M53'''
|- align='center'
| ''Start of Motorway''
| Terminus
|
North Wales,
Queensferry, Wales Queensferry '''
A5117 road A5117'''
|}
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