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Rochdale Road

A58

Also runs asHalifax RoadWhitehall RoadLiverpool RoadWetherby RoadMoss Bank WayEasterly RoadCrompton WayWigan RoadBolton RoadLeeds RoadBeaumont RoadPrescot BypassManchester RoadBury New Road
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28 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
12.2 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
6% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
712
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 mph45%
  • 40 mph13%
  • national limit (60)42%

Runs past

  • Ripponden·town·10 m
  • Bury·town·510 m
  • Sowerby Bridge·town·610 m
  • Halifax·town·1.8 km
  • Triangle·village·10 m
  • Sowerby·village·170 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Crusty Cob

    Café · 390 m from the road, approximately

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

    Pub · 610 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • real ale
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:Jubilee Refreshment Rooms

    Café · 750 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 4 on the map:Racconto Lounge

    Restaurant · 290 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 5 on the map:Artichoke

    Café · 540 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 6 on the map:Kipling's

    Restaurant · 690 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • 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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