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Simplified map of the Manchester Inner Ring Road. Manchester and Salford Inner Relief Route is a ring road in Greater Manchester, England. It is the product of the amalgamation of several major roads around Manchester and Salford city centres to form a circular route. It was completed in 2004 with the opening of a final section to Trinity Way.
By 1818 Manchester, Salford and Eccles had about 80 mills, but it was the completion of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894 which triggered Salford's development as a major inland port. [30] Salford Docks , a major dockland on the Ship Canal 35 miles (56 km) east of the Irish Sea , brought employment to over 3,000 labourers. [ 36 ]
Central Salford is the eastern part of the district and comprises seven wards: Broughton, Claremont, Irwell Riverside, Kersal, Ordsall, Langworthy and Weaste & Seedley. This is the more urban half of the district and lies partly within the Manchester Inner Ring Road. Salford Quays lies within this area.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... James Street, Salford SJ 826 984 King Street Mill SJ 835 989 ... Manchester Road, ...
During its design it was known as Link Road 17/7. The scheme lies over the geological West Manchester Fault. It would be the first elevated main road to be built outside London, and the UK's second aerial motorway after the Hammersmith flyover. [4] The road is 3,232 ft (985 m) long and has 28 spans of 105 ft (32 m), and two spans of 60 ft (18 m).
Wardley Hall is the residence of the Roman Catholic bishop of Salford. [1] Adjacent to it is St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, also known as Wardley Cemetery. Wardley Industrial Estate lies between the A6 (Manchester Road) and the A580 East Lancashire Road. Wardley means "clearing by a fort", from Old English weard "ward, protection" and leāh ...
Between April 1858 and August 1865, to avoid confusion with Salford (Oldfield Rd), [3] the station was named Salford (New Bailey Street), after which it reverted to its original name of Salford. [1] To avoid confusion with the newly built Salford Crescent station, in 1988 it was renamed Salford Central. [1] and two platforms fell out of use ...
Between 1901 and 2011, Salford Rugby League club played their homes games at the Willows off Weaste Lane. [16] In 2012, the club moved to the Salford City Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell. [16] Weaste Cemetery was opened in 1857 as Salford's first public municipal cemetery [17] and as of February 2025 remains one of four cemeteries in Salford. [18]