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northern England

Bury New Road

A58

Also runs asHalifax RoadRochdale RoadWhitehall RoadLiverpool RoadWetherby RoadMoss Bank WayEasterly RoadCrompton WayWigan RoadBolton RoadLeeds RoadBeaumont RoadPrescot BypassManchester Road
Plan a drive around it
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16 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
3.1 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
3% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
80
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 mph71%
  • 40 mph29%

Runs past

  • Heywood·town·870 m
  • Bury·town·1.7 km
  • Heap Bridge·village·120 m
  • Ainsworth·village·1.0 km
  • Little Lever·village·1.7 km
  • Bradley Fold·hamlet·580 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Shahbaaz Curry Cottage

    Restaurant · 940 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:The Edwin Waugh

    Pub · 970 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • real ale
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:Top Bull

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
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  • Pin 4 on the map:The Victory

    Pub · 320 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
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  • Pin 5 on the map:Caspian Pizza

    Restaurant · 700 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
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  • Pin 6 on the map:Coffee and Cream

    Café · 710 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
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The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

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

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