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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 in Lancashire, England. It runs from just south of Preston through the major junction of the M6 and M61 motorways, east past Darwen, Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Brierfield, Nelson and ends at Colne.

History

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

  • Junctions 1a to 6 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) in 1981
  • Junctions 12 to 13 (Brierfield to Nelson) in 1983
  • Junctions 13 to 14 (Nelson to Colne) in 1988

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

Unusual spur road (Walton Summit Motorway)

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.[7]

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'.[8] According to Lancashire County Council, it is the 'M61 Link Tramway Lane to Junction 9' and is part of the M61.[9] 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

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.

  • 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

County Location mi km Junction Destinations Notes
Lancashire Bamber Bridge 0 0 1a[coord 1] A6  - Preston, Chorley
A582  - Preston
0.8 1.3 1[coord 2] M6  - Birmingham, Carlisle
2.2 3.5 2[coord 3] M61  - Manchester
— 4.9 7.9 3[coord 4] A674  - Higher Wheelton, Chorley, Blackburn
A675  - Bolton, Higher Walton
Blackburn 8.4 13.5 4[coord 5] A666  - Blackburn, Bolton
10.1 16.2 5[coord 6] A6077  - Blackburn
B6232 - Haslingden
12.4 20.0 6[coord 7] A678  - Blackburn
A6119  - Brownhill
Accrington 14.5 23.3 7[coord 8] A6185  - Accrington
— 17.3 27.8 8[coord 9] A56  - Haslingden
A6068  - Padiham
18.5 29.8 9[coord 10] A679  - Burnley no eastbound entrance or westbound exit
Burnley 19.9 32.1 10[coord 11] A671  - Padiham, Burnley
20.8 33.4 11[coord 12] B6434 - Burnley no westbound entrance or northbound exit
Nelson 23.4 37.6 12[coord 13] A682  - Nelson, Brierfield, Burnley
24.5 39.4 13[coord 14] A682  - Nelson, Brierfield
Colne 25.9 41.7 —[coord 15] A6088  - Colne, Cross Hills, Nelson
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

*Ceremonial Counties

Coordinate list
  1. ^ 53°43′17″N 2°40′24″W / 53.7215°N 2.6733°W / 53.7215; -2.6733 (Junction 1a of M65)
  2. ^ 53°42′56″N 2°39′41″W / 53.7156°N 2.6614°W / 53.7156; -2.6614 (Junction 1 of M65)
  3. ^ 53°43′06″N 2°37′47″W / 53.7183°N 2.6297°W / 53.7183; -2.6297 (Junction 2 of M65)
  4. ^ 53°42′57″N 2°33′45″W / 53.7159°N 2.5626°W / 53.7159; -2.5626 (Junction 3 of M65)
  5. ^ 53°42′59″N 2°28′45″W / 53.7165°N 2.4791°W / 53.7165; -2.4791 (Junction 4 of M65)
  6. ^ 53°43′31″N 2°26′45″W / 53.7252°N 2.4458°W / 53.7252; -2.4458 (Junction 5 of M65)
  7. ^ 53°45′22″N 2°26′10″W / 53.7561°N 2.4362°W / 53.7561; -2.4362 (Junction 6 of M65)
  8. ^ 53°45′57″N 2°23′28″W / 53.7658°N 2.3910°W / 53.7658; -2.3910 (Junction 7 of M65)
  9. ^ 53°46′53″N 2°19′44″W / 53.7813°N 2.3290°W / 53.7813; -2.3290 (Junction 8 of M65)
  10. ^ 53°47′04″N 2°17′59″W / 53.7844°N 2.2997°W / 53.7844; -2.2997 (Junction 9 of M65)
  11. ^ 53°47′24″N 2°15′57″W / 53.7900°N 2.2658°W / 53.7900; -2.2658 (Junction 10 of M65)
  12. ^ 53°47′51″N 2°15′08″W / 53.7976°N 2.2523°W / 53.7976; -2.2523 (Junction 11 of M65)
  13. ^ 53°49′50″N 2°14′02″W / 53.8305°N 2.2340°W / 53.8305; -2.2340 (Junction 12 of M65)
  14. ^ 53°50′36″N 2°13′06″W / 53.8434°N 2.2182°W / 53.8434; -2.2182 (Junction 13 of M65)
  15. ^ 53°51′15″N 2°11′27″W / 53.8541°N 2.1909°W / 53.8541; -2.1909 (Unnumbered Junction of M65)

See also

References

  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. ^ "Walton Summit Motorway". Pathetic Motorways. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. ^ "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
  9. ^ "MARIO". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
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