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 Map of the route of the A500 | ||||
 The northbound junction between the A500 and A50 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| History | Constructed began 1962 and finished 2006 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From | Nantwich | |||
 M6 A34 A50 A51 A52 A53 A519 A527 A531 A5020 A5271 | ||||
| To | Clayton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe | |||
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The A500 is a major primary A road in Staffordshire and Cheshire, England. It is dual carriageway for most of its length and connects Nantwich, junctions 16 and 15 of the M6 motorway with the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is 19 miles (31 km) long.
The road was built to provide links between Stoke-on-Trent and the M6, before being extended to Nantwich. Construction has taken place over several stages, beginning in 1962, with the final section of the original route being completed similar to the original plans in 2006. As a trunk road, the section between junction 15 and 16 of the M6 is maintained by the Highways Agency[1] whilst the section past junction 16 is maintained by Cheshire East council. In 2004, the road was stated as carrying 60,000 vehicles a day through Stoke.[2]
It is known locally as the "D-Road" or "Potteries D-Road",[3][4] after its configuration.[5] The originally planned route of the road joins junctions 15 and 16 of the M6 in a 'D' shape, and was represented in the logo used by the Corportion of Stoke when promoting the road.[6] D is also the Roman numeral representing the number 500, the number assigned to the completed road.
- ^ "Development of the A500 through Stoke-on-Trent". Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
- ^ "A500 City Road & Stoke Road Junction Improvement – Statement of Case – Case for the Highways Agency". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
- ^ "A500 – Potteries D Road". thepotteries.org.
- ^ "Good news for Stoke". Highways Agency. June 2001. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
- ^ Edwards, Mervyn (2013). Stoke Through Time. Amberley Publishing. p. 22.
- ^ City of Stoke on Trent 'D' Road. City of Stoke-on-Trent Corporation. December 1969.