M58 motorway
| M58 | ||||
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M58 highlighted in blue Shown with North West England motorway network | ||||
Junction 3 looking east, 2008 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by National Highways | ||||
| Length | 12 mi (19 km) | |||
| Existed | 1977–present | |||
| History | Constructed 1977–80 | |||
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| East end | Orrell | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Liverpool, Skelmersdale, Southport, Wigan | |||
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The M58 is a motorway passing through Merseyside and Lancashire, terminating in Greater Manchester. It is 12 miles (19.3 km) long and provides a link between the M6 motorway and the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton and hence on, via the A5036, to the Mersey docks in Liverpool and Birkenhead.