A565 road
{{Short description|Road in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox road
|country=GBR
|type=A
|route=565
|length_mi=27.5
|image=Warning of lane reduction on the A565 at Holmes (geograph 3076846).jpg
|image_notes=Southport New Road at Mere Brow, near Tarleton
|direction_a=
|terminus_a = Liverpool
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|direction_b=
|terminus_b = Tarleton
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|destinations= Liverpool
Bootle
Southport
|previous_type = A
|next_type = A
|previous_route = 563
|next_route = 566
}}
The A565 is a road in England that is around {{convert|27.5|miles}} long and runs from Liverpool in Merseyside to Tarleton in Lancashire. It is a primary route linking the town of Southport to Liverpool and to Preston (latterly via the connecting A59), having been designated a trunk road as part of the Trunk Roads Act 1946.
Route
The A565 starts in Liverpool at the junction with the A5052 road and A5053 road respectively, at the south end of Great Howard Street; a spur also heads southbound from this junction for {{convert|0.3|miles}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/53.4122768,-2.996409/53.4080942,-2.992577/@53.4101,-2.9959911,17.35z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 |title=Google Maps A565 spur |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 April 2017}} From Liverpool, the road follows a north-bound alignment through Bootle, Crosby and on to Formby where it passes along a bypass. After the bypass, the road heads towards Southport where it meets the A570 Scarisbrick New Road before continuing north-east through Banks and into Lancashire, ultimately reaching Tarleton where it meets and becomes the A59 road.
History
=19th century=
Much of the present day A565 route from Liverpool to Thornton is unchanged since the Victorian age.{{cite web |url=http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=13&lat=53.4683&lon=-2.9874&layers=171&right=osm |title=Side by Side – Liverpool to Thornton |work=National Library of Scotland |date=1900 |access-date=17 April 2017}}
=20th century=
A bypass of Formby, now forming part of the A565 was constructed during 1936–1937 at a cost of £195,463 ({{inflation|UK|195463|1937|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}). It was opened on 10 December 1938 by Lord Derby, with the ceremony taking place at the Southport end of the road. At a width of {{convert|120|ft}} and length of {{convert|4|miles}}, it shortened the route by nearly {{convert|0.75|miles}}.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96515227 |title=Lord Derby to open Formby by-pass today |newspaper=The Guardian |date=10 December 1938 |page=17}} The Ministry of Transport provided a grant of 60% towards the construction cost.{{Hansard|1936/apr/23/transport-formby-by-pass |title=Formby By-Pass Estimated Cost |house=written |access-date=17 April 2017}}
The A565 route was included in the Trunk Roads Act 1946, designated in its route from Bootle through to Tarleton.{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1946/30/pdfs/ukpga_19460030_en.pdf |title=Trunk Roads Act 1946 |publisher=UK Government |access-date=2 May 2017}}
=21st century=
A bypass of Thornton, Merseyside, known as the A5758 Broom's Cross Road, was constructed during 2014–2015, linking the A565 at Thornton with Switch Island junction, having been planned since the 1960s.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/thornton-bypass-40-years-planning-9868465 |title=Thornton bypass: 40 years in the planning and the new Switch Island road link open this week |work=Liverpool Echo |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=17 April 2017}}
Liverpool City Council announced in 2016 that they had appointed a construction company to create a new dual-carriageway road in Liverpool, involving the widening of Great Howard Street and Derby Road, a {{convert|1.7|miles}} stretch, at an expected cost of £18million,{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolvision.co.uk/news/press-releases/council-awards-contract-18m-road-scheme/ |title=Council Awards Contract for £18m road scheme |work=Liverpool Vision |date=2016 |access-date=17 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081813/http://www.liverpoolvision.co.uk/news/press-releases/council-awards-contract-18m-road-scheme/ |archive-date=18 April 2017 |url-status=dead }} which had risen to £22million by the time the work started in May 2017.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolexpress.co.uk/work-begin-22m-road-scheme/ |title=Work to begin on £22m road scheme |work=Liverpool Express |date=2 May 2017 |access-date=2 May 2017}} The council deemed the works necessary given the road would be a vital route for freight traffic to and from the Liverpool2 deep water container terminal, in addition to an associated tunnel and bridge which required replacement, having failed a structural assessment.{{cite web |url=https://liverpool.gov.uk/parking-travel-and-roads/better-roads/better-roads-schemes/great-howard-street-bridge-replacement/ |title=Great Howard Street Bridge Replacement Scheme |publisher=Liverpool City Council |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711231344/http://liverpool.gov.uk/parking-travel-and-roads/better-roads/better-roads-schemes/great-howard-street-bridge-replacement/ |archive-date=11 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Bypass schemes
| class="wikitable" |
| Section || Start || End || Constructed || Type |
|---|
| Formby Bypass
| colspan="2" | Formby | 1936–1937 | Dual-carriageway |
| style="background: #C9BEC3"
| colspan="2" | Southport | Proposed 1940s | Not constructed |
| Crosby (centre) Bypass{{cite web |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1951/jun/06/transport-by-pass-liverpool |title=Crosby Bypass Cost 1951 |work=Millbank Systems |date=6 June 1951 |access-date=17 April 2017}}
| colspan="2" | Crosby | c1951-1952 | Single-carriageway |
References
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External links
- [http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A565 A565 at Sabre Roads wiki]
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{{GB A road zone 5}}
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