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northern England

Bolton Road

A58

Also runs asHalifax RoadRochdale RoadWhitehall RoadLiverpool RoadWetherby RoadMoss Bank WayEasterly RoadCrompton WayWigan RoadLeeds RoadBeaumont RoadPrescot BypassManchester RoadBury New Road
Plan a drive around it
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15 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A58 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
5.5 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
4% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
228
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.

  • 30 mph99%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)1%

Runs past

  • Rochdale·town·1.9 km
  • Ashton-in-Makerfield·town·490 m
  • Bury·town·790 m
  • Bamfurlong·village·410 m
  • Castleton·village·460 m
  • Edge Green·village·880 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Sir Thomas Gerard

    Pub · 70 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • real ale
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:The Art Picture House

    Pub · 740 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • real ale
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:Il Sapore

    Restaurant · 180 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 4 on the map:Mather's Sandwich Bar

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 5 on the map:Chapos at the Caledonian

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 6 on the map:Green Cardamon

    Restaurant · 20 m from the road, approximately

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

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A58 yet. Plan the first one.

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