M53
Looking north near Storeton
Route information
Maintained by Highways England
Length	18.9 mi (30.4 km)
Existed	1972–present
History	Opened: 1972 Completed: 1982
Major junctions
North end	Bidston 53°24′41″N 3°04′49″W / 53.4114°N 3.0802°W / 53.4114; -3.0802 (M53 motorway (northern terminus))
Major intersections	J11 → M56 motorway
South end	Hoole Village 53°12′52″N 2°51′24″W / 53.2144°N 2.8567°W / 53.2144; -2.8567 (M53 motorway (southern terminus))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Counties	Merseyside, Cheshire
Primary destinations	Wallasey Birkenhead Ellesmere Port Chester
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← M50 M54 →

The M53, or Mid-Wirral Motorway, is a motorway in North West England. It connects the A55 near Chester with the Kingsway Tunnel by Liverpool. The motorway is about 19 miles (31 km) long.^[1][2]

M53 motorway junctions
mile	km	Northbound exits (B carriageway)	Junction	Southbound exits (A carriageway)
0.0	0.0	End of motorway Road continues as Wallasey Tunnel towards Liverpool	J1	Birkenhead, New Brighton, Wallasey A5139 (A554) Non-motorway traffic
		Birkenhead [Note 1] A5139		Start of motorway
		Wallasey, Birkenhead A554
		End of motorway West Kirby A551 (B5139) Moreton A551, Hoylake (A553)	J2A	Start of motorway (Moreton Spur)
		Upton A551
6.5	10.5	Hoylake, West Kirby (A551)	J2	Hoylake, West Kirby (A551)
8.6	13.8	Birkenhead A552	J3	Birkenhead, Heswall A552
11.7	18.8	Clatterbridge, Heswall, Bebington A5137	J4	Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Neston A5137
15.8	25.4	Birkenhead, Queensferry A41	J5	NORTH WALES, Queensferry, Eastham A41
16.2	26.1	Entering Merseyside	J6	Vauxhall (Cars Only), Eastham Oil Terminal
		Vauxhall (Cars Only), Eastham Oil Terminal		Entering Cheshire
17.5	28.2	Overpool, Whitby, North Road Industrial Estate B5132	J7	Overpool, Whitby, North Road Industrial Estate B5132
18.3	29.5	Netherpool and Rossmore Industrial Estates, Docks	J8	Netherpool and Rossmore Industrial Estates, Docks
19.1	30.7	Ellesmere Port (Centre), Boat Museum A5032	J9	Ellesmere Port (Centre), Stanlow, Boat Museum A5032
20.9	33.7	Queensferry, Stanlow A5117	J10	Queensferry, Stanlow A5117
21.6	34.8	Runcorn, Liverpool , Warrington, (M6), Manchester M56	J11	Runcorn, Warrington, (M6), Manchester M56
24.5	39.5	Start of motorway	J12	Chester A56
24.9	40.1	Chester, Helsby A56 Non-motorway traffic		End of motorway Road continues as A55 towards North Wales