Along the Mancunian Way, Manchester's 'Highway in the Sky' Written by Aidan O'Rourke
2004-10-04
It snakes along the southern fringe of Manchester city centre, carrying thousands of vehicles every day. It was completed in 1967, extended in 1992, has a quintessentially Manchester name chosen by a member of the public, and like much of the rest of Manchester, it's grey, grimy and flawed but interesting: It's the Mancunian Way, once dubbed Manchester's 'Highway in the Sky'.
Introductory section of the Eyewitness in Manchester feature made live 4 October 2004.
The Mancunian Way forms the southern section of the ironically titled 'Manchester and Salford Inner Relief Route'. The A57 from Liverpool in the west to Lincoln in the east runs along the Mancunian... �
Click to read more on the Eyewitness in Manchester website, part of Manchester Online.
Related stuff:
Check out the book I've co-authored "Around the M60 Manchester's Orbital Motorway" published October 2004.
You'll find an excellent description of the Mancunian Way with fantastic archive photos on the Motorway Archive Website
Any comments, queries or corrections, please contact. 2004-10-04
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