Kingsway (A34)

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Kingsway
Kingsway South (A34) looking towards Manchester - geograph.org.uk - 1368312.jpg
Kingsway dual carriageway as it passes through Cheadle
Route information
Length4.8 mi (7.7 km)
HistoryCompleted in 1930 as the A5079 and named after King George V; now part of the A34
Major junctions
South endCheadle (53°22′48″N 2°13′16″W / 53.380°N 2.221°W / 53.380; -2.221)
North endLevenshulme (53°26′31″N 2°12′22″W / 53.442°N 2.206°W / 53.442; -2.206)
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
Primary
destinations
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood, Burnage, Ladybarn
Road network

Kingsway is a dual carriageway in Greater Manchester, England, which runs from Levenshulme to Cheadle. It is approximately 7.3 mi (11.7 km) long and is a link road between the city centre and the southern suburbs of Greater Manchester, forming part of the A34. Kingsway was built in the late 1920s between Levenshulme and Parrs Wood, and was originally designed as a combined road and tram route. The tram tracks were eventually removed and the road was later extended to bypass Cheadle and join onto the M60 motorway.[1]

  1. ^ Haywood, Russell (2009). Railways, urban development and town planning in Britain: 1948–2008. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-7546-7392-7.

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