Leigh
Newton
Motorway cantilever sign
A blue overhead sign suspended over the motorway from a post on the left, showing an upcoming exit and the following text.
Exit destinations: A579 [Solid square diversion symbol] Leigh; A49 [Hollow square diversion symbol] Newton.
Forward destinations: Preston, Wigan, St Helens M6.
Junction number: 22.
This junction comes hot on the heels of the last one. It would once have been the main junction linking Warrington to the north, but its thunder was stolen when the M62 opened. Today it serves some smaller towns nearby and some large new distribution parks.