Road in England
The
A588
is a road in western
Lancashire
, England, which runs for around 20 miles (32 km), from
Poulton-le-Fylde
northeastwards to
Lancaster
. It is the main route serving the
Over Wyre
areas of
the Fylde
.
Route
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The road begins at a junction with the
A586
Garstang Road in
Poulton-le-Fylde
(
53°50′37″N
2°59′32″W
/
53.8436°N 2.9922°W
/
53.8436; -2.9922
(
A588 road (southern end)
)
),
and runs 1 mile (2 km) north, through
Queen's Square
, as Hardhorn Road, before becoming
Breck Road
. It meets the
A585
eastbound at the
River Wyre
roundabout. After running concurrently with the
A585
as Mains Lane for 0.5 miles (0.8 km), it turns north (left) away from the A585, crossing the
River Wyre
at
Shard Bridge
, the last crossing of the river before its estuary. From here, the road winds through the
Over Wyre
villages of
Hambleton
(as Shard Lane and Carr Lane) and
Stalmine
(as Stricklands Lane and Hall Gate Lane). At its junction with the B5377 in
Preesall
, the road turns northeast as Burned House Lane and Head Dyke Lane through
Pilling
, then (as Lancaster Road and, briefly, Marsh Lane) across the
marshy
land that abuts the Cockerham Sands portion of
Morecambe Bay
. At
Cockerham
, almost 12 miles (19 km) from Shard Bridge, the road turns to the west and runs a further 6 miles (10 km) north into
Lancaster
, eventually terminating (as Ashton Road) as it joins the
A6
by the
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
(
54°02′30″N
2°47′49″W
/
54.0416°N 2.7969°W
/
54.0416; -2.7969
(
A588 road (northern end)
)
).
The section passing beside Cockerham Sands, named one of England's most dangerous roads,
[1]
is to have
average-speed cameras
installed along it.
[2]
Public transportation
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The A588 is served, between Poulton-le-Fylde and Preesall, by
Blackpool Transport
's routes 5, 5C, 74 and 75,
Preston Bus's
route 76 and
Transpora North West
's route 24. For the rural route between Pilling and Lancaster, Kirby Lonsdale Coach Hire runs routes 88 and 89.
[3]
From
Jamea Al Kauthar
northwards, Lancaster's
Stagecoach North West
routes 40 and 42 are available.
See also
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References
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53°56′46″N
2°51′45″W
/
53.9460°N 2.8625°W
/
53.9460; -2.8625
(
A588 road
)