M65 motorway

M65
M65
Route information
	Maintained by ; Highways England; Lancashire County Council
Length	25.8 mi (41.5 km)
Existed	1981–present
History	Opened: 1981; Completed: 1997
Major junctions
West end	Preston South
	; J1 → M6 motorway; ; J2 → M61 motorway
East end	Colne
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Counties	Lancashire
Primary; destinations	Preston; Blackburn; Burnley; Colne
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The M65 is a motorway in Lancashire, England. It starts from the M6 near Preston, crosses the M61 before passing Blackburn and Burnley. The motorway ends in Colne, where it links onto the A56 towards Harrogate. The motorway is 26 miles (42 km) long.^[1]

Junctions

M65 motorway
mile	km	Eastbound exits	Junction	Westbound exits
25.8	41.6	Skipton, Keighley, Nelson, Colne A6068	J14	Start of motorway
24.4	39.3	Nelson, Kendal A682	J13	Nelson A682
23.3	37.5	Nelson, Brierfield A682	J12	Brierfield A682
21.0	33.8	No access	J11	Burnley, Nelson (A679, A682) B6434
19.9	32.1	Burnley (Central), Padiham A671	J10	Burnley (Central), Padiham A671
18.5	29.8	Burnley (West) A679	J9	No access
17.3	27.8	Bury, Manchester A56 Clitheroe A6068	J8	Bury, Manchester A56 Clitheroe A6068
14.5	23.3	Accrington, Clitheroe A6185	J7	Accrington A6185
12.4	19.9	Blackburn (North & East) A678	J6	Blackburn (North & East) A678
10.1	16.2	B6232, Shadsworth A6077	J5	B6232, Shadsworth A6077
8.5	13.6	Blackburn (South), Bolton, Darwen A666, Blackburn with Darwen services	J4 Services	Blackburn (South), Bolton, Darwen A666, Blackburn with Darwen services
4.9	7.9	Blackburn (West) A674 Bolton A675	J3	Blackburn (West) A674
2.2	3.5	Manchester, The North West, Lancaster M61 (M6)	J2	Manchester, The North West, Lancaster M61 (M6)
0.7	1.2	The South, Birmingham, The North West, Lancaster M6	J1	The South, Birmingham, The North West, Lancaster M6
0.6	1.0	Start of motorway	J1A	Preston, Bamber Bridge A6