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Route Description

M6 Jct 20 to 44 / A74 Warrington to Scottish Border

Route description

The Route includes the M6 Motorway from the M56 Junction near Warrington (Junction 20) to north of Carlisle (Junction 44), and the A74 trunk road from the end of the M6 Motorway north of Carlisle to the Scottish Border. The route passes through a wide range of environments from urban areas of the North West England conurbations to the rural landscape of the Lake District. The route is 208km (129 miles) long. Most of this is of dual-three-lane motorway standard.

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