Name for new road wanted

In this months Borough Life magazine the council want the public of Wigan to come up with an apt name for the new road leading off Pottery Road to the Saddle junction, I'm sure there will be some very apt names coming in for that, especially about the council cock ups that have taken place around there over the years.

Whelan Way!

no entry

Chonkinfeckle Way

douglas drive

Riversway

Gridlock expressway

We allready have a Riverway Erontquay.

Something with an underwater flavour.

Flood gate

Brilliant!

Red pond way.I think the road will be between the railway line and red pond to come onto Warrington road south of the railway bridge,or am I wrong.

plank lane

Fair one, Mache. Wouldn't be confused with Plonk Lone in a nearby town.

Passing thought.

Who was the Adam of 'Adam Bridge and 'Adam Viaduct' fame?

I think 'Adam Viaduct' has only recently been coined.

Proper name for bridge is douglas bridge so was ADAM name of designer?

I'm sure 'Adam Bridge' is carved into the parapet.

There's a thought, and a bus/coach connection.

How's about a bit of PC balance and call it Eve's Way?

Also a tribute to a 'Wigan' tour operator. (Telegram for Tonker )

Adams End.
Not to be confused with Howards.

The council call it Adam bridge- Here.

acording to that there's a adam bridge and an adam viaduct

Adam Viaduct is a listed building.

Hence my 17:11.

Pay attentionat the back!

Apparently, Adam built them when he was young.

at what angle is it listing?

Viaduct is not that old.

How old is Adam?

The Adam viaduct


Read about this a while ago.


(Len Fairclough had a hand in it)

'Wallace, chief engineer of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway, designed the rebuilding of this four-span railway viaduct. It was the first bridge in the country to carry live railway loads on pre-stressed precast concrete beams.'

Wallace Way then.

It's well known that he and Gromit are from Wigan.

Was West Walaby Street in the area?

Borough Life Saddle Street Naming 2012 (www.wigan.gov.uk)

Street naming rules :

Names cannot be duplicated within Wigan Borough

Suggested names need to be sufficiently unique to avoid confusion or misunderstanding

Names of living people are not normally allowed

Where possible names should reflect the history of the site or acknowledge the geography of the area

Names that could be seen as advertising are not acceptable

Names that could be considered offensive will not be accepted

Where possible names should reflect the history of the site or acknowledge the geography of the area


Flood Gate gets my vote.

'The Road to Hell'

Instead of pricking about, why don't some of you think of some {proper} names for the road

long q rd as it will be in no time at all

It has to be Tonker way,

Typing of pricks, why don't you put your suggestion on a postcard, Stew.

bentlegs

"it has to be Tonker way"

The new road will be in Wigan (just)

Mac

Have you not thoiught of a new name for the road.

A sensable name.

stooo, tonker is half in & half out,

I posted links to sites regarding the bridge name, then the aquaduct name. From that, Dostaf gave the only sensible name to date. See 18:12

Wallace

Erm, Council Tax Way, after the sponsors.

Boston way,

In Westhoughton when they built 'Cricketers Way' which is the only bit they ever built of the now cancelled route 225, the locals call it 'Quickytuss Way' cos it's quickest way through Westhoughton

Good one, Bentlegs.

jo anne said:

"Names of living people are not normally allowed"

Apparently you have to be Brown bread before you get a road named after you.

With the road going through the old bus depot maybe they should just call it Bus Lane, that'll cause some confusion which the council traffic department are good at.

lol

I name this road ...... t'short cut!

I bet Orwell and Formby get plenty votes.

neil turner corner

Expect complaints.

how about Robbin Road or Saddle Way to incorporate the area it is situated in

shit city exit way

exit road from a sinking ship

er, ahem, er,.....ROMANY DROM"

No Dog Crap Road

bobbins council way

The Road To Nowhere!

fred west way

Yellow Brick Road!

Shipman Drive

your all a load of plonkers.....Boston Way, Sharples Road, these are good names, be serious and come up with something to represent the town, because the council that be cant and wont....

Sutcliffe avenue

Is that a load of tripe, or are you being serious.

Pudding Lane

then it all goes up in flames, which it may as well do, unless they come up with a good name, like I say Sharples Road or Boston Way

Ena Sharples?

mavis

Sharples as in same chap the Cannon Sharples school, in Whelley is named after

Godiva way
shes dead and local.

MacDonalds Road

Asda Way

B and Q Lane

Robin Park Approach

Stadium Boulevard

Worralls Way, or (as Wigan is one of the oldest if not THE oldest borough)Borough Way.

The road to Wigan Pier bypass!

(Having just seen the WP thread)

EQ....Could I ask for a March explanation, please?

The council have decided on the name 'The Esplanade' and here is the artists impression of what it will look like.

We have Wallgate,Hallgate,Millgate Standishgate and Northway...As this new road will be heading out of Wigan in a southerly direction the I suggest Southgate Way!!

Mac. March explanation. Albert Worrall played rugby in the 20s 30s for Leigh Not quite Wigan is it. He also played for England.

Rayonline suggested, "As this new road will be heading out of Wigan in a southerly direction the I suggest Southgate Way"!!

Only I'm sure it'll be heading West!

Even as I was writing it I figured Tonker would be watching and waiting to disagree with my sense of direction so why not compromise and call it Southwestgate Way ?And will Tonker ,for once agree with me? Nah!Its not in his nature!!

Watergate!

LOL

Christie way

tinkers way.

neilson street

CHAVVY AVE.

Eleanor End

Eleanor Bell

oh ffs Eleanor End cos the end house in Eleanor Street is to be demolished to make room for the road grrrrrrrrrr