A5103 road

A5103 road

Major junctions
North end:	Manchester city centre and Hulme
	A6 road A62 road A34 road [[Image:Motorway Left.svg\|[ \|x22px\|link=]] A57(M) motorway A6010 road A5145 road [[Image:Motorway Left.svg\|[ \|x30px\|link=]] M60 motorway A560 road [[Image:Motorway Left.svg\|[ \|x30px\|link=]] M56 motorway
South end:	M56 motorway junction 3a and Wythenshawe
Location
Primary destinations:	Manchester
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A5103 is a major road in England. It runs from Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre to junction 3 of the M56 motorway and is one of Manchester's principal radial routes.

Route description

A6 to the A57(M) motorway (Mancunian Way)

This short section is entirely single-carriageway: it runs in roughly a north-south direction from the junction of the A6 and A62 along Portland Street. It then shares a short section with the A34 (Oxford Street) running west until St Peter's Square. After St Peter's Square, it proceeds south-west along Lower Mosley Street, running past the G-MEX centre (formerly Manchester Central Station), and the Bridgewater Hall. It then turns south along Albion Street and Medlock Street (crossing the Rochdale Canal, the railway viaduct, and the River Medlock), where it meets the A57(M) Mancunian Way at a roundabout.

Princess Road (A57(M) motorway to the M60 motorway)

This section is entirely dual carriageway primary route leading in a southerly direction. The entire section is officially called Princess Road, but many locals refer to it as Princess Parkway (see below). This section predominantly has a 40 mph (64 km/h) speed limit.

The road runs through Hulme, Moss Side and Whalley Range, passing William Hulme Grammar School, Whalley Range High School and Southern Cemetery on the way.

This section has many traffic light controlled junctions, including major junctions with the A6010 Manchester middle ring road and A5145 Barlow Moor Road. 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of its junction with the A5145, the road crosses the River Mersey and meets the M60 motorway at a large free-flow interchange at junction 5.

Princess Parkway (M60 motorway to the M56 motorway)

This section is entirely dual carriageway trunk road, and is an important link between the M60 Manchester Outer Ring road and the M56 motorway. This section is called Princess Parkway and largely has a 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit. Between the M56 and M60, the road has two intermediate junctions; with the B5166 towards Northenden and Sale Moor, and with the A560 leading to Gatley, Wythenshawe and Baguley. Between junctions, the A5103 here has four lanes in each direction with no hard shoulder. Between the on-and-off sliproads of the junctions, it has 3 lanes in each direction with hard shoulder. At the southern end, at the A560 junction, the A5103 seamlessly becomes the mainline of the M56 heading towards Manchester Airport, Chester and the M6 motorway. Northbound traffic on the M56 must leave the mainline of the motorway at a sliproad to remain on the M56. Remaining on the mainline leads directly to the A5103.

A roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme

	A5 A50 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A56 A57 A58 A59

	A500 A501 A505 A507 A508 A509 A511 A512 A514 A515 A516 A518 A519 A523 A525 A527 A528 A529 A530 A531 A533 A535 A536 A537 A538 A540 A541 A555 A556 A562 A563 A565 A570 A572 A574 A580 A583 A584 A585 A586 A587 A588 A590 A591 A592 A594 (Leicester) (Cumbria) A595 A596

	A5004 A5012 A5025 A5036 A5038 A5058 A5103 A5112 A5117 A5120 A5124 A5127 A5130 A5147 A5183 A5199 A5268 A5300 A5758

List of A roads in Zone 5 List of B roads in Zone 5

Coordinates: 53°26′07″N 2°14′45″W / 53.4352°N 2.2459°W / 53.4352; -2.2459

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