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.]] The A50 is a major Trunk Road in England . It runs from Warrington to Leicester ; however it used to be a much longer route. CURRENT ROUTE The A50 runs from the centre of Warrington via Junction 20 of the M6 , Knutsford , Holmes Chapel , Kidsgrove and Stoke On Trent to Junction 24 of the M1 near Kegworth , via Derby 's southern Bypass . Between Stoke and Derby what is now the A50 was planned to be the M64 . The resulting A564, which borrowed the alias A50, is in effect this motorway, though unfortunately built with reduced costs and safety.
Once the Southern Derby Bypass was completed, it became the A50. The road is maintained privately by Connect A50 Ltd. Much of the new section of road is made of Concrete . South and east of Junction 22 of the M1 Motorway, the A50 runs to the centre of the City of Leicester which is its southernmost point. PREVIOUS ROUTES North of Leicester, before the dual carriageway section bypassing Derby was built, the A50 formerly went through Burton Upon Trent and Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Leicester, but that section is now designated the A511 Road . South of Leicester, the A50 used to terminate at Hockliffe in Bedfordshire at a junction with the A5 .
The old A50 used to be the main route to London from Leicester, before it was replaced in the 19th Century by what is now the A6 . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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