M61 motorway

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M61 motorway
175x70px M61 motorway
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Route information
Length	22.3694 mi (36.0001 km)
Existed	1969–present
History	Constructed 1969–1970
Major junctions
South end	Worsley
	1000x20px 1000x20px; J1 → M60 motorway; 1000x20px 1000x20px; J9 → M65 motorway; 1000x20px; M6 motorway
North end	Preston
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Road network
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The M61 is a motorway in North West England. It links Manchester with the M6 and M65 near Preston and Blackburn. It also passes Bolton.^[1]

Junctions

M61 motorway
mile	km	Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
		The LAKES, Preston, Lancashire, Lancaster, Blackpool (M55), M6	M6 J30	Start of motorway
20.6	33.2	Blackburn, Burnley, Preston (South) M65	J9	Blackburn, Burnley M65
16.7	27.0	Chorley, Leyland, Southport A674 (A6)	J8	Chorley A674 (A6)
		Rivington services	Services	Rivington services
9.6	15.4	Horwich Chorley A6027 (A6)	J6	Bolton (North), Horwich A6027
7.0	11.2	Wigan, Bolton, Westhoughton A58	J5	Bolton, Westhoughton A58
5.1	8.2	Atherton, Leigh A6	J4	Walkden A6
2.8	4.5	Bolton (A666)	J3	A6053 Farnworth A666 Kearsley
		Start of motorway	J2	Salford, Manchester City Centre (A580)
		Bolton (A666) (not part of motorway)	J1	Oldham, Rochdale M60 (East) Leeds (M62) Salford, Sale M60 (South) Manchester Airport (M56) (not part of motorway)

M61 motorway in North West England map.svg

M61 motorway in North West England map
M61 motorway junctions map.svg

M61 motorway junctions map
Junction
M61 Kearsley - geograph.org.uk - 2474321.jpg

Entrance to a tunnel-like structure that carries the M60-to-M61 spur under one carriageway of the M61-to-A580 spur, approaching Junction 2 from the southeast
M61 Worsley Braided Interchange, Clifton Moss - geograph.org.uk - 2382867.jpg

Part of the Swinton Interchange, showing carriageways of the M61-to-M60 spur crossing the M60 (left) and the A580-to-M60 link road (centre)