Route

The A577 starts at A572

A572 road

The A572 is a main road serving the Greater Manchester and Merseyside areas, running from Swinton to St Helens via Leigh and Newton-le-Willows.- Route:...

 in Boothstown

Boothstown

Boothstown is a residential village straddling the City of Salford and Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated to the west of the City of Salford, bordered to the north by the East Lancashire Road A580 and to the south by the Bridgewater Canal...

, where it climbs uphill and over the A580

A580 road

The A580 is a primary A road in England that connects Walton, near Liverpool and Salford, near Manchester and known officially as Liverpool-East Lancashire Road. Locally, the road is shortened to the "East Lancs". The road was designed and built to provide better access to the Port of Liverpool for...

 and into Tyldesley

Tyldesley

Tyldesley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It occupies an area north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, east-southeast of Wigan and west-northwest of the city of Manchester...

. It meets the A5082, then climbs up to Atherton

Atherton

Atherton may refer to:Places:* Atherton, California, a town in San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area* Atherton, Greater Manchester, a town in North West England* Atherton, Ontario, a hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada...

. The road then meets A579 and passes the A578. The road heads into Hindley

Hindley

Hindley may refer to:Places*Hindley, Greater Manchester, England*Hindley, Northumberland, EnglandPeople*Myra Hindley, convicted "Moors Murderess"*Henry Hindley, 18th century clockmaker*Clement Hindley, British railway engineer...

, crossing the A58

A58 road

The A58 is a major road in northern England that runs between Prescot, Merseyside and Wetherby, West Yorkshire.It runs north east from Prescot on the outskirts of Liverpool via St Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Westhoughton, Bolton, Bury, Heywood, Rochdale and Littleborough then over the...

 and goes into Wigan

Wigan

Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...

. It passes the JJB Stadium

JJB Stadium

The DW Stadium is a sports stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, that is home to Wigan Athletic football club and Wigan Warriors rugby league club....

 then goes past the M6

M6 motorway

The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...

. It enters Up Holland. After going past an urbanized area, it ascends slightly and goes into Westhead. It passes Ormskirk High School, then enters Ormskirk

Ormskirk

Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...

. The road ends at a junction with the A570

A570 road

The A570 is a primary route in northern England, that runs from St Helens to Southport. The road begins at junction 7 of the M62 motorway in Merseyside, and runs in a northerly direction as a dual carriageway through the centre of St Helens, meeting the A58 road, then the A580 road to the north of...

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