M53 motorway

M53 shield
M53
MapM53 highlighted in blue

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M53, Storeton 130909.JPG
Looking north near Storeton
Route information
Maintained by National Highways
Length18.9 mi (30.4 km)
Existed1972–present
History
  • Opened: 1972
  • Completed: 1982
Major junctions
North endBidston
53°24′41″N 3°04′49″W / 53.4114°N 3.0802°W / 53.4114; -3.0802 (M53 motorway (northern terminus))
Major intersections
J11 → M56 motorway
South endHoole Village
53°12′52″N 2°51′24″W / 53.2144°N 2.8567°W / 53.2144; -2.8567 (M53 motorway (southern terminus))
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
CountiesMerseyside, Cheshire
Primary
destinations
Road network
M50 M54

The M53 is an 18.9-mile-long (30.4 km) motorway in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside and the borough of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire on the Wirral Peninsula in England.[1] It is also referred to as the Mid Wirral Motorway.[2] It runs between the Kingsway Tunnel, at Wallasey in the north, and the A55 at Chester.[1]

The main reason for the motorway was to provide a through route to the new Mersey Road Tunnel, Kingsway, which was built at the same time. Part of this motorway was originally the M531.

  1. ^ a b "Motorway Database: M53". CBRD. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  2. ^ "The Mid-Wirral Motorway M53 and A55 Extension to the Welsh Border". The Motorway Archive. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.