A627(M) motorway

A627(M) motorway
Route information
Length:	3.5 mi (5.6 km)
Existed:	1972 – present
Major junctions
From:	Chadderton
	M62 motorway
To:	Rochdale
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

Looking towards the M62 junction

The A627(M) is a motorway that runs between Oldham and Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and connects these two towns to the M62. It opened in 1972.

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 Royton. It continues to its next junction, where it has a 1-mile (1.6 km) 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 the route continues as a dual two-lane route for another 1 mile (1.6 km) before turning sharp right to reach its terminal crossroads.

Junctions

A627(M) motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
Lower Place, Milnrow A664 Rochdale, Sudden (A58)	Terminus	Start of motorway
Bolton, Manchester M62 Leeds, Hull M62	M62 J20	Leeds, Hull M62 Bolton, Manchester M62
Castleton, Middleton (A664)		Castleton, Middleton (A664)
Start of motorway		Oldham A627 Royton, Shaw A663
		Road continues as A663 towards Manchester & Failsworth

See also

• List of motorways in the United Kingdom

External links

• Lancashire County Council – Historic Highways – A627(M)
• Pathetic Motorways – A627(M)
• The Motorway Archive – A627(M)