Tags: a556

#94547, nearby

Wide smooth tarmac cycleway passes under the new A556 road via a well lit underpass. There are steps for horse riders to dismount.

#94546, nearby

This road used to be the A566 - a nasty 4-lane road that acted as a motorway junction between the M6 & M566. Now a new road has been constructed the old road has been downgraded to a 30 mph country lane making for ideal cycling conditions.

#94545, nearby

Cycleway along old route of the A556 takes a long detour and yields priority to cross the side road.

#94544, nearby

Cycleway alongside former route of A556 yields priority at a side road

#94543, nearby

Staggered crossing via an incredibly thin central island. I think the Chreshire Cycleway (RCN 70) is supposed to cross here now that the traffic lights at Bucklow Hill have gone - though there are no route signs.

#94542, nearby

cycleway yields priority at side road crossing.

#94541, nearby

Cycleway loses priority at a side road crossing. There really is no excuse at this location as the cycleway used to be part of the A556 carriageway - so the give way markings had to be deliberately moved.

#94540, nearby

Cycleway crosses, then re-crosses the old alignment of the A566

#94539, nearby

Diagonal road crossing - no priority to cycleway.

#94538, nearby

Cycleway alongside former route of the A556 detours up side road then makes a sharp right-angle turn to cross the road without priority.

#94537, nearby

Brand new cycleway alongside the old route of the A556 surfaced with loose chippings.

#84609, nearby

Spot the cycleway sign!

#83844, nearby

Cheshire Cycleway sign. Very small and difficult to spot at such a large junction. No destinations shown.