The M62 motorway connects the cities of Liverpool and Hull, in England. Along the way, it passes the cities of Manchester, Warrington, Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield, and crosses the Pennine hills.

The motorway is the most important east-west road in northern England. Great efforts are made to keep the road clear of snow in winter months, when other cross-Pennine routes are often shut.

The building of the M62 between Rochdale and Huddersfield, crossing the Pennines, is considered to have been one the most daring road construction projects to have taken place in England due to the nature of the terrain. At the highest point of the motorway, the road divides into two to negotiate the hilly terrain, and a house, built in 1737, is situated in between the two halves. The inhabitants, Ken and Beth Wild, have lived in the house since 1971 and are known to have helped travellers stuck on the motorway in bad weather.

The section of the M62 around Manchester, between junctions 12 and 18, has been renumbered as the M60 Manchester Orbital road. Another section of the orbital road, formerly known as the M63, was originally built as a section of the M62.

External Link

CBRD (http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/62.shtml)