The road measures 18.92 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 48 minutes to travel its length.
The A572 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 5 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like ST. HELENS, Collins Green, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, Lowton, LEIGH, Moss Industrial Estate, Tyldesley, Swinton, and Worsley.
The road passes through several counties, including Merseyside, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester.