Quote Originally Posted by pablo42 View Post
Generally, though not all the time, if you follow a road with an A prefix, they generally aint changed for years.
From Liverpool, you'd probably take the A59 to Preston, then the A6 up North then the A69 across the pennines. The other way is the A580 to Manchester then the A62 over to Leeds then the A1 up North.
These A roads have been gradually updated, but their routes are pretty much what they once were.

If I can help you any more let me know.
Thanks Pablo42. A couple of questions with apologies for being so unfamiliar with your country. I live just north of Memphis, Tennessee.

What would you have called the A59 in 1800?
What are the pennines?