M53 motorway
| M53 | ||||
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M53 highlighted in blue Shown in North West England Shown with the UK motorway network | ||||
Looking north near Storeton, 2009 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by National Highways | ||||
| Length | 18.9 mi (30.4 km) | |||
| Existed | 1972–present | |||
| History |
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| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Bidston 53°25′N 3°05′W / 53.41°N 3.08°W | |||
| J11 → M56 motorway | ||||
| South end | Hoole Village 53°13′N 2°52′W / 53.21°N 2.86°W | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Counties | Merseyside, Cheshire | |||
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The M53 is an 18.9-mile-long (30.4 km) motorway in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside and the borough of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire on the Wirral Peninsula in England. It is also referred to as the Mid Wirral Motorway. It runs between the Kingsway Tunnel, at Wallasey in the north, and the A55 at Chester.
The main reason for the motorway was to provide a through route to the new Mersey Road Tunnel, Kingsway, which was built at the same time. Part of this motorway was originally the M531.