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[[File:M65 - geograph.org.uk - 158854.jpg|right|215px|thumb|Looking east along the newest section]]
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The '''M65''' is a [[motorway]] in [[Lancashire]], England. It runs from just south of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] through the major junction of the [[M6 motorway|M6]] and [[M61 motorway]]s, east past [[Darwen]], [[Blackburn]], [[Accrington]], [[Burnley]], [[Brierfield, Lancashire|Brierfield]], [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]] and ends at [[Colne]].
The '''M65''' is a [[motorway]] between [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] and [[Colne]] in [[Lancashire]], England. It runs from [[Bamber Bridge]] just south of Preston, through major junctions with the [[M6 motorway|M6]] and [[M61 motorway]]s, east past [[Darwen]], [[Blackburn]], [[Accrington]], [[Burnley]], [[Brierfield, Lancashire|Brierfield]], [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]] and ends at Colne.


==History==
==History==
{{More citations needed section|date=April 2009}}
{{More citations needed section|date=April 2009}}
The M65 was opened in the following sections:<ref>{{cite web |title=M65. Calder Valley Motorway › Dates |url=http://www.ukmotorwayarchive.org.uk/en/motorways/motorway-listing/m65-calder-valley-motorway/dates.cfm |website=ukmotorwayarchive.org.uk |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>
The M65 was opened in the following sections:<ref name=uma65>{{cite web |title=M65. Calder Valley Motorway |url=https://www.ciht.org.uk/ukma/motorways-by-region/m65/ |website=UK Motorway Archive |publisher=CIHT |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>


*Junctions 1a to 6 [[M6 motorway|M6]] to [[Whitebirk]] in 1997
*Junctions 6 to 7 (Whitebirk to [[Accrington]]/[[Hyndburn]]) in 1984
*Junctions 7 to 10 (Hyndburn to [[Burnley]]) in 1983
*Junctions 10 to 12 (Burnley to [[Brierfield, Lancashire|Brierfield]]) in 1981
*Junctions 10 to 12 (Burnley to [[Brierfield, Lancashire|Brierfield]]) in 1981
*Junctions 7 to 10 (Hyndburn to [[Burnley]]) in 1983
*Junctions 12 to 13 (Brierfield to [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]]) in 1983
*Junctions 12 to 13 (Brierfield to [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]]) in 1983
*Junctions 6 to 7 (Whitebirk to [[Accrington]]/[[Hyndburn]]) in 1984
*Junctions 13 to 14 (Nelson to [[Colne]]) in 1988
*Junctions 13 to 14 (Nelson to [[Colne]]) in 1988
*Junctions 1a to 6 [[M6 motorway|M6]] to [[Whitebirk]] in 1997


The first section of the motorway was opened in 1981, connecting Burnley to Brierfield. Over the years, several extensions were made, the largest being the link from Whitebirk to the M6 and M61 motorways in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=M65. Burnley to Colne (J10 to J14) |url=http://www.ukmotorwayarchive.org.uk/en/motorways/motorway-listing/m65-calder-valley-motorway/m65-burnley-to-colne-j10-to-j14/index.cfm |website=ukmotorwayarchive.org.uk |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=M65 Whitebirk to Burnley (J6 to J10) |url=http://www.ukmotorwayarchive.org.uk/en/motorways/motorway-listing/m65-calder-valley-motorway/m65-whitebirk-to-burnley-j6-to-j10/index.cfm |website=ukmotorwayarchive.org.uk |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=M65. A682(M6) to Whitebirk (J1A to J6) |url=http://www.ukmotorwayarchive.org.uk/en/motorways/motorway-listing/m65-calder-valley-motorway/m65-a682m6-to-whitebirk-j1a-to-j6/index.cfm |website=ukmotorwayarchive.org.uk |accessdate=21 June 2020}}</ref>
The first section of the motorway was opened in 1981, connecting Burnley to Brierfield. Over the years, several extensions were made, the largest being the link from Whitebirk to the M6 and M61 motorways in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=M65. Burnley to Colne (J10 to J14) |url=https://www.ciht.org.uk/ukma/motorways-by-region/m65/m65-burnley-to-colne-j10-to-j14/ |website=UK Motorway Archive |publisher=CIHT |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=M65. Whitebirk to Burnley (J6 to J10) |url=https://www.ciht.org.uk/ukma/motorways-by-region/m65/m65-whitebirk-to-burnley-j6-to-j10/ |website=UK Motorway Archive |publisher=CIHT |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=M65. A682(M6) to Whitebirk (J1A to J6) |url=https://www.ciht.org.uk/ukma/motorways-by-region/m65/m65-a682-m6-to-whitebirk-j1a-to-j6/ |website=UK Motorway Archive |publisher=CIHT |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>


This extension was the scene of a standoff between construction security workers and protesters forming part of the [[Environmental direct action in the United Kingdom|environmental direct action]] movement. Protesters occupied abandon building in Darwen, parts of Stanworth Woods near Feniscowles and needed to be physically removed.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-29|title=M65-extension protesters talk of the town in 1995|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18030052.m65-extension-protesters-talk-town-1995/|website=Lancashire Telegraph}}</ref>
This extension was the scene of a standoff between construction security workers and protesters forming part of the [[Environmental direct action in the United Kingdom|environmental direct action]] movement. Protesters occupied abandoned buildings in Darwen, parts of Stanworth Woods near Feniscowles and needed to be physically removed.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-10-29|title=M65-extension protesters talk of the town in 1995|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18030052.m65-extension-protesters-talk-town-1995/|website=Lancashire Telegraph}}</ref>


Junctions 1a to 6 were opened 18 December 1997 by [[Jack Straw]], [[Home Secretary]] and [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Blackburn]]. The opening ceremony took place on the westbound carriageway beneath junction 5 at Guide with a heavy police presence as protesters threatened to bring a halt to the proceedings.
Junctions 1a to 6 were opened 18 December 1997 by [[Jack Straw]], [[Home Secretary]] and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Blackburn]]. The opening ceremony took place on the westbound carriageway beneath junction 5 at [[Guide, Lancashire|Guide]] with a heavy police presence as protesters threatened to bring a halt to the proceedings.


Much of the 1997 extension was relaid shortly after it opened with a new, quieter tarmac because the amount of road noise had been so great that it prevented birds of prey (mainly [[owl]]s) from foraging effectively.
Much of the 1997 extension was relaid shortly after it opened with a new, quieter tarmac because the amount of road noise had been so great that it prevented birds of prey (mainly [[owl]]s) from foraging effectively.


Originally, the M65 was planned to go via the town centre of [[Blackburn]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2020|reason=Seems unlikely that a motorway would go through a town centre}}
Originally, the M65 was planned to go via the town centre of [[Blackburn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roads.org.uk/motorway/m65/ |title=M65 |website=Roads.org.uk}}</ref>

The motorway is maintained by [[National Highways]] up to Junction 10 with Lancashire County Council taking over responsibility from this junction until the end of the motorway at Junction 14.


==Features==
==Features==


===Unusual spur road (Walton Summit Motorway)===
===Unusual spur road (Walton Summit Motorway)<span class="anchor" id="Unusual spur road"></span>===
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{{More citations needed section|date=December 2008}}
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2008}}
When the M65 was extended, a [[slip road]] was built at [[Walton Summit]], southeast of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], from the [[roundabout]] linking junction 9 of the [[M61 motorway|M61]] with junction 2 of the M65 to the Walton Summit industrial estate. It is a single-carriageway road, with two lanes towards the junction (uphill) and one away (downhill). It is around 600 yards long and replaced an A-road spur of the [[A6 road (Great Britain)|A6]] that was built in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pathetic Motorways|url=https://pathetic.org.uk/secretive/walton_summit_motorway/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=pathetic.org.uk}}</ref>
When the M65 was extended, a [[slip road]] was built at [[Walton Summit]], southeast of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], from the [[roundabout]] linking junction 9 of the [[M61 motorway|M61]] with junction 2 of the M65 to the Walton Summit industrial estate. It is a single-carriageway road, with two lanes towards the junction (uphill) and one away (downhill). It is around 600 yards long and replaced an A-road spur of the [[A6 road (Great Britain)|A6]] that was built in the 1980s.{{cn|date=September 2024}}


According to the [[statutory instrument]] that authorised its construction, the road is officially classified as a 'special link road to connect the [M65/M61 roundabout] with the all-purpose road known as Tramway Lane'.<ref>{{cite legislation UK |type=si |year=1991 |number=722 |si=The M65 Motorway (Bamber Bridge to Whitebirk Section, Blackburn Southern Bypass) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1991 |schedule=2 |date=15 March 1991 |accessdate=5 January 2021}}</ref> According to [[Lancashire County Council]], it is the 'M61 Link Tramway Lane to Junction 9' and is part of the [[M61 motorway|M61]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk | title=MARIO |publisher=[[Lancashire County Council]] | accessdate=10 January 2009}}</ref> In 2007, the approach signs from Walton Summit were modified to read 'M61', but the signs still mark the roundabout at the eastern end.
According to the [[statutory instrument]] that authorised its construction, the road is officially classified as a 'special link road to connect the [M65/M61 roundabout] with the all-purpose road known as Tramway Lane'.<ref>{{cite legislation UK |type=si |year=1991 |number=722 |si=The M65 Motorway (Bamber Bridge to Whitebirk Section, Blackburn Southern Bypass) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1991 |schedule=2 |date=15 March 1991 |access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> According to [[Lancashire County Council]], it is the 'M61 Link Tramway Lane to Junction 9' and is part of the [[M61 motorway|M61]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk | title=MARIO |publisher=[[Lancashire County Council]] | access-date=10 January 2009}}</ref> In 2007, the approach signs from Walton Summit were modified to read 'M61', but the signs still mark the roundabout at the eastern end.


==Legislation==
==Legislation==
[[File:M65 between Jn7 and Jn8 - geograph.org.uk - 65210.jpg|right|215px|thumb|Between junctions 7 & 8]]
[[File:M65 between Jn7 and Jn8 - geograph.org.uk - 65210.jpg|right|215px|thumb|Between junctions 7 & 8]]
Each [[motorway]] in England requires that a [[statutory instrument]] be published, detailing the route of the road, before it can be built. The dates given on these statutory instruments relate to when the document was published, and not when the road was built. Provided below is an incomplete list of the Statutory Instruments relating to the route of the M65.
Each [[motorway]] in England requires that a [[statutory instrument]] be published, detailing the route of the road, before it can be built. The dates given on these statutory instruments relate to when the document was published, and not when the road was built. Provided below is an incomplete list of statutory instruments relating to the route of the M65.


* Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 722: The M65 Motorway ([[Bamber Bridge]] to [[Whitebirk]] Section, [[Blackburn]] Southern Bypass) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1991. [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1991/Uksi_19910722_en_1.htm S.I. 1991/722]
* Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 722: The M65 Motorway ([[Bamber Bridge]] to [[Whitebirk]] Section, [[Blackburn]] Southern Bypass) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1991. [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1991/Uksi_19910722_en_1.htm S.I. 1991/722]
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==Junctions==
==Junctions==

Data from [[driver location signs]] are used to provide distance information.<ref>Driver Location Signs, Highway Agency Area 10 (map) – Highway Authority, 2009</ref>
The entire route is in [[Lancashire]].
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| 24.4
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| 39.3
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| Nelson, [[Kendal]] [[A682 road|A682]]
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| Nelson A682
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| 23.3
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| Nelson, [[Brierfield, Lancashire|Brierfield]] A682
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| Brierfield A682
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| 21.0
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| Burnley, Nelson (A679, A682) B6434
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| road = {{jct|country=GBR|M|61|location1=[[Manchester]]|location3=[[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]]|location2=The North West}}
|19.9
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|32.1
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| [[Burnley]] (Central), [[Padiham]] [[A671 road|A671]]
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|29.8
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| Burnley (West) [[A679 road|A679]]
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| J9
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| {{no2}}No access
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|- align="center"
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|17.3
| location_special = [[Blackburn]] | lspan = 3
|27.8
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| Bury, Manchester A56<br>Clitheroe A6068
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| road = {{jct|country=GBR|A|666|location1=[[Blackburn]] (South)|location2=[[Bolton]]|location3=[[Darwen]]}}
|14.5
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|23.3
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| [[Accrington]], Clitheroe [[A6185 road|A6185]]
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| Accrington A6185
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|12.4
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|19.9
| road = {{jct|country=GBR|A|6077|B|6232|location1=Shadsworth}}
| [[Blackburn]] (North & East) [[A678 road|A678]]
| notes =
| J6
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| Blackburn (North & East) A678
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|- align="center"
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|10.1
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|16.2
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| B6232, [[Shadsworth]] [[A6077 road|A6077]]
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| J5
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| B6232, Shadsworth A6077
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|- align="center"
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|8.5
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| J4<br>''Services''
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|- align="center"
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|4.9
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|7.9
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| Blackburn (West) [[A674 road|A674]]<br>Bolton [[A675 road|A675]]
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| J3
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| Blackburn (West) A674
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|2.2
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| [[Manchester]], The North West, [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] [[M61 motorway|M61]] ([[M6 motorway|M6]])
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|[[Manchester]], The North West, [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] [[M61 motorway|M61]] ([[M6 motorway|M6]])
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|- align="center"
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|0.7
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| The South, [[Birmingham]], The North West, Lancaster [[M6 motorway|M6]]
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|- align="center"
| road = {{jct|country=GBR|A|679|location1=[[Burnley]] (West)}}
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| notes = no eastbound entrance or westbound exit
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| ''Start of motorway''
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{{Jctint|exit
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| mile = 24.5
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| name =
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| notes =
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| type =
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| road = {{jct|country=GBR|A|6068|location1=[[Skipton]]|location2=[[Keighley]]|location3=[[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]]|location4=[[Colne]]}}
| notes =
}}
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==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m65/ CBRD Motorway Database – M65]
*[https://www.roads.org.uk/motorway/m65/ Roads.org.uk – M65]
*[https://pathetic.org.uk/secretive/walton_summit_motorway/photos/ Pathetic Motorways – Walton Summit]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080111122923/http://www.highways.gov.uk/ Highways Agency]
*[https://www.ciht.org.uk/ukma/motorways-by-region/m65/ UK Motorway Archive – M65]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060406203821/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/home/index.asp Lancashire County Council]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAshEOQq5yQ Amateur documentary of the commencement ceremony and early works at Brierfield 1976] YouTube ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112444/http://www.pendlemoviemakers.org.uk/ Pendle Movie Makers])
*[http://pathetic.org.uk/secretive/walton_summit_motorway/ Pathetic Motorways – Walton Summit]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060825192253/http://www.iht.org/motorway/m65master.htm The Motorway Archive – M65]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAshEOQq5yQ Amateur documentary of commencement ceremony and early works at Brierfield 1976] YouTube ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112444/http://www.pendlemoviemakers.org.uk/ Pendle Movie Makers])


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M65 shield
M65
Route information
Maintained by
Length25.8 mi (41.5 km)
Existed1981–present
History
  • Opened: 1981
  • Completed: 1997
Major junctions
West endPreston South
Major intersections
East endColne
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
CountiesLancashire
Primary
destinations
Road network
← M62→ M66
Looking east along the newest section

The M65 is a motorway between Preston and Colne in Lancashire, England. It runs from Bamber Bridge just south of Preston, through major junctions with the M6 and M61 motorways, east past Darwen, Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Brierfield, Nelson and ends at Colne.

History

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The M65 was opened in the following sections:[1]

  • Junctions 10 to 12 (Burnley to Brierfield) in 1981
  • Junctions 7 to 10 (Hyndburn to Burnley) in 1983
  • Junctions 12 to 13 (Brierfield to Nelson) in 1983
  • Junctions 6 to 7 (Whitebirk to Accrington/Hyndburn) in 1984
  • Junctions 13 to 14 (Nelson to Colne) in 1988
  • Junctions 1a to 6 M6 to Whitebirk in 1997

The first section of the motorway was opened in 1981, connecting Burnley to Brierfield. Over the years, several extensions were made, the largest being the link from Whitebirk to the M6 and M61 motorways in 1997.[2][3][4]

This extension was the scene of a standoff between construction security workers and protesters forming part of the environmental direct action movement. Protesters occupied abandoned buildings in Darwen, parts of Stanworth Woods near Feniscowles and needed to be physically removed.[5]

Junctions 1a to 6 were opened 18 December 1997 by Jack Straw, Home Secretary and Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn. The opening ceremony took place on the westbound carriageway beneath junction 5 at Guide with a heavy police presence as protesters threatened to bring a halt to the proceedings.

Much of the 1997 extension was relaid shortly after it opened with a new, quieter tarmac because the amount of road noise had been so great that it prevented birds of prey (mainly owls) from foraging effectively.

Originally, the M65 was planned to go via the town centre of Blackburn.[6]

The motorway is maintained by National Highways up to Junction 10 with Lancashire County Council taking over responsibility from this junction until the end of the motorway at Junction 14.

Features

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Unusual spur road (Walton Summit Motorway)

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When the M65 was extended, a slip road was built at Walton Summit, southeast of Preston, from the roundabout linking junction 9 of the M61 with junction 2 of the M65 to the Walton Summit industrial estate. It is a single-carriageway road, with two lanes towards the junction (uphill) and one away (downhill). It is around 600 yards long and replaced an A-road spur of the A6 that was built in the 1980s.[citation needed]

According to the statutory instrument that authorised its construction, the road is officially classified as a 'special link road to connect the [M65/M61 roundabout] with the all-purpose road known as Tramway Lane'.[7] According to Lancashire County Council, it is the 'M61 Link Tramway Lane to Junction 9' and is part of the M61.[8] In 2007, the approach signs from Walton Summit were modified to read 'M61', but the signs still mark the roundabout at the eastern end.

Legislation

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Between junctions 7 & 8

Each motorway in England requires that a statutory instrument be published, detailing the route of the road, before it can be built. The dates given on these statutory instruments relate to when the document was published, and not when the road was built. Provided below is an incomplete list of statutory instruments relating to the route of the M65.

  • Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 722: The M65 Motorway (Bamber Bridge to Whitebirk Section, Blackburn Southern Bypass) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1991. S.I. 1991/722
  • Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2651: The M65 Motorway (Bamber Bridge to Whitebirk Section, Blackburn Southern Bypass) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1991 Variation Scheme 1992. S.I. 1992/2651

Junctions

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The entire route is in Lancashire.

Location mi km Junction Destinations Notes
Bamber Bridge0.00.01A
[coord 1]		 A6 / A582 – Preston, Bamber Bridge
0.81.31
[coord 2]		 M6 – The South, Birmingham, The North West, LancasterAlso M6 Junction 29
2.23.52
[coord 3]		 M61 – Manchester, The North West, LancasterAlso M61 Junction 9
—4.97.93
[coord 4]		 A674 – Blackburn (West)
A675 – Bolton
Blackburn8.413.54
[coord 5]		 A666 – Blackburn (South), Bolton, DarwenBlackburn with Darwen services
10.116.35
[coord 6]		 A6077 / B6232 – Shadsworth
12.420.06
[coord 7]		 A678 – Blackburn (North & East)
Accrington14.523.37
[coord 8]		 A6185 – Accrington, Clitheroe
—17.327.88
[coord 9]		 A56 – Bury, Manchester
A6068 – Clitheroe
18.529.89
[coord 10]		 A679 – Burnley (West)no eastbound entrance or westbound exit
Burnley19.932.010
[coord 11]		 A671 – Padiham, Burnley (Central)
20.833.511
[coord 12]		B6434 – Burnley, Nelsonno westbound entrance or eastbound exit
Nelson23.437.712
[coord 13]		 A682 – Nelson, Brierfield
24.539.413
[coord 14]		 A682 – Nelson, Kendal
Colne25.941.7—
[coord 15]		 A6068 – Skipton, Keighley, Nelson, Colne
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Coordinate list
  1. ^ Junction 1A: 53°43′04″N 2°40′30″W / 53.7179°N 2.6749°W / 53.7179; -2.6749 (Junction 1A of M65)
  2. ^ Junction 1: 53°42′56″N 2°39′41″W / 53.7156°N 2.6614°W / 53.7156; -2.6614 (Junction 1 of M65)
  3. ^ Junction 2: 53°43′06″N 2°37′47″W / 53.7183°N 2.6297°W / 53.7183; -2.6297 (Junction 2 of M65)
  4. ^ Junction 3: 53°42′57″N 2°33′45″W / 53.7159°N 2.5626°W / 53.7159; -2.5626 (Junction 3 of M65)
  5. ^ Junction 4: 53°42′59″N 2°28′45″W / 53.7165°N 2.4791°W / 53.7165; -2.4791 (Junction 4 of M65)
  6. ^ Junction 5: 53°43′31″N 2°26′45″W / 53.7252°N 2.4458°W / 53.7252; -2.4458 (Junction 5 of M65)
  7. ^ Junction 6: 53°45′23″N 2°26′00″W / 53.7564°N 2.4334°W / 53.7564; -2.4334 (Junction 6 of M65)
  8. ^ Junction 7: 53°45′57″N 2°23′28″W / 53.7658°N 2.3910°W / 53.7658; -2.3910 (Junction 7 of M65)
  9. ^ Junction 8: 53°46′53″N 2°19′44″W / 53.7813°N 2.3290°W / 53.7813; -2.3290 (Junction 8 of M65)
  10. ^ Junction 9: 53°47′04″N 2°17′59″W / 53.7844°N 2.2997°W / 53.7844; -2.2997 (Junction 9 of M65)
  11. ^ Junction 10: 53°47′24″N 2°15′57″W / 53.7900°N 2.2658°W / 53.7900; -2.2658 (Junction 10 of M65)
  12. ^ Junction 11: 53°47′51″N 2°15′08″W / 53.7976°N 2.2523°W / 53.7976; -2.2523 (Junction 11 of M65)
  13. ^ Junction 12: 53°49′50″N 2°14′02″W / 53.8305°N 2.2340°W / 53.8305; -2.2340 (Junction 12 of M65)
  14. ^ Junction 13: 53°50′36″N 2°13′06″W / 53.8434°N 2.2182°W / 53.8434; -2.2182 (Junction 13 of M65)
  15. ^ Unnumbered junction: 53°51′15″N 2°11′27″W / 53.8541°N 2.1909°W / 53.8541; -2.1909 (Unnumbered junction of M65)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "M65. Calder Valley Motorway". UK Motorway Archive. CIHT. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ "M65. Burnley to Colne (J10 to J14)". UK Motorway Archive. CIHT. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "M65. Whitebirk to Burnley (J6 to J10)". UK Motorway Archive. CIHT. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "M65. A682(M6) to Whitebirk (J1A to J6)". UK Motorway Archive. CIHT. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ "M65-extension protesters talk of the town in 1995". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ "M65". Roads.org.uk.
  7. ^ "The M65 Motorway (Bamber Bridge to Whitebirk Section, Blackburn Southern Bypass) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1991: Schedule 2", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 15 March 1991, SI 1991/722 (sch. 2), retrieved 5 January 2021
  8. ^ "MARIO". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
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