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Mosborough Parkway

A57

Also runs asManchester RoadSnake RoadLiverpool RoadHyde RoadWarrington RoadWorksop RoadSankey WaySaxilby RoadMottram RoadEast Prescot RoadCadishead WaySheffield ParkwayAston BypassSheffield Road
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17 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A57 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
6.2 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
4% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
271
How these scores are measured

Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.

Speed limits along it

What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.

  • 50 mph93%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)7%

Runs past

  • Orgreave·village·1.1 km
  • Swallownest·village·1.3 km
  • Ridgeway·village·1.7 km
  • Waverley·village·1.8 km
  • Highlane·hamlet·1.1 km
  • Fence·hamlet·1.2 km

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Engin’s Bar & Grill

    Restaurant · 220 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 2 on the map:Dolly's Sandwich Shop

    Restaurant · 450 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:Ivy Ivy

    Café · 710 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:Chinatown

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:Elmwood Farm

    Pub · 210 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:The Handsworth Inn

    Pub · 280 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A57 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A57

Photographs taken within about a kilometre of this stretch, from Wikimedia Commons. They are near the road — we have no evidence any of them shows it.

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