Manchester's M60 Orbital Motorway - Time Lapse

Take a trip around Manchester's M60 orbital motorway. The video has been sped up 3 times, so it allows you to imagine what it would be like driving at speeds of up to 210mph.
The M60 was created in 2000 when construction of the last stretch of the M66 was completed. The M63 and parts of the M62 and M66 were renumbered, forming a complete ring road.
Today, the M60 is one of the busiest roads in the North-West of England, however, the video was shot on a sunny Sunday afternoon, so it much quieter!

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[wxdfg]

6.45 - 7.10 unbuilt M601 would had started there. It was called The 'Irwell Valley' Motorway.

My dad remember's this motorway he told me that he saw a map of it in the 1970's

[RichardB1983]

@wxdfg Yes. I've heard of that one being mentioned before. Presumably it would have met the A6 somewhere near Salford Crescent?

[samtron2000]

It's not an orbital!! It doesn't orbit Greater Manchester. It is classed as an Outer Ring Road

[RichardB1983]

@samtron2000 Maybe, maybe not. Granted that the signs call it a ring road, but the Wikipedia article calls it an Orbital Motorway.

[wxdfg]

I got banned because I was keep saying to them to upgrade it to a 3 lane motorway. Not a 2 lane dual carriageway with traffic lights at every junction and cycle lane on it. That is going to cause headache in the rush hour because at the start of the bypass at A6 Hazel Grove is going to be a set off traffic lights there.

[wxdfg]

The M601 suppose to finish on the planned MIRR motorway that was never built. I got a map of manchester in 1962 showing proposed motorways around manchester and the M601 is on it finishing on the inner ring road. It also shows the Bredbury, Hazel Grove and Mcr Airport motorway (SEMMMS the lower down version of it). I think got banned on the Lib dem website about the A555 relief road The A555 relief road route map is very POOR traffic lights at every junction. 1962 proposal miles better

[xXToTaLHiTmAnXx]

@RichardB1983 Don't trust Wikipedia, it's sources can be inaccurate

[tomduff89]

2:30 junction 23......thats my stop

[SuperDriverno1]

Great driving!! A driver who actually drives in the left hand lane when not overtaking!!!

Shame they allow so many fools on the M60.

Top marks!