The road measures 115.88 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 3 hours and 17 minutes to travel its length.
The A59 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 WALLASEY, LIVERPOOL, Aintree Racecourse Retail & Bus Pk, BOOTLE, Maghull, Lydiate, Aughton, ORMSKIRK, Burscough, Rufford, Tarleton, Bretherton, Much Hoole, Little Hoole, Walmer Bridge, Longton, Hutton, Penwortham, PRESTON, Samlesbury, Balderstone, Mellor Brook, Osbaldeston, Clayton Le Dale, Copster Green, Langho, Billington, Whalley, Barrow, Pendleton, Worston, Chatburn, Sawley, Gisburn, Bracewell, Horton, West Marton, East Marton, Broughton, SKIPTON, Halton East, Bolton Abbey, Beamsley, Hazlewood, Blubberhouses, Fewston, Norwood, Felliscliffe, Hampsthwaite, Killinghall, HARROGATE, KNARESBOROUGH, Flaxby, Allerton Park, Hopperton, Whixley, Kirk Hammerton, Green Hammerton, Moor Monkton, Hessay, Upper Poppleton, and YORK.
The road passes through several counties, including Merseyside, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.