M66 motorway

M66
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Looking northwest up the M66 at Junction 1
Route information
Maintained by National Highways
Length	8.0 mi (12.9 km)
Existed	1975–present
History	Constructed 1975–78
Major junctions
North end	Edenfield
Major intersections	J4 → M60 motorway / M62 motorway
South end	Simister Island
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Manchester, Burnley, Bury
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← M65 → M67

The M66, also known as the Bury Easterly Bypass, is a motorway in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) long and provides part of the route between the M62 and M60 motorways and the M65, with the rest being provided by the A56.

Historically the motorway used to continue southward around the east side of Manchester, but in 1998 this section was renumbered and became part of the M60 Manchester orbital motorway.