A647 road

A647 road shield

A647 road
Route information
Length: 18 mi (29 km)
Major junctions
East end: Leeds
53°47′40″N 1°34′06″W / 53.7945°N 1.5683°W / 53.7945; -1.5683 (A647 road (eastern end))
West end: Halifax
53°43′42″N 1°51′35″W / 53.7283°N 1.8597°W / 53.7283; -1.8597 (A647 road (western end))
Location
Primary
destinations
:
Bradford
Road network

The A647 is an A road in West Yorkshire, England that begins in Leeds and ends in Halifax. The road is approximately 18 miles (30 km) long.

The road begins at the Armley Gyratory and goes via Armley, by-passes Stanningley and Pudsey, then onwards via Thornbury and then to the edge of Bradford city centre.

The road then becomes part of the Bradford's Inner Ring Road (Croft Street) before heading through Great Horton and up to Queensbury (1,150 feet (350 m) above sea level) before heading down hill via Boothtown to Halifax town centre.

Stanningley bypass

The road is a stretch of dual carriageway in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was built to ease traffic congestion along Stanningley Road, forming part of the Leeds Outer Ring Road.

It is notable for the fact that it had Britain's first High Occupancy Vehicle Lane (HOV lane). [1]

List of junctions

A58
Start: Halifax (demerge)
A644
Queensbury
B6147/B6380
Horton Bank Top (demerge)
A6177
Great Horton (merge)
A6177
Horton Grange (demerge)
A641
Bradford
A650
Bradford (merge)
A650/A6181
Bradford (
merge A6181
demerge A650

)

A6177
Laisterdyke
B6381
Thornbury (merge)
B6154
Thornbury Barracks (demerge)
A6120/B6157
Dawson's Corner (demerge)
B6155
Owlcotes Centre
A6110
Bramley (demerge)
A657
Bramley (merge)
A58/B6154
End: Leeds Armley (merge)

Coordinates: 53°47′33″N 1°44′06″W / 53.7924°N 1.7351°W / 53.7924; -1.7351 (A647 road)

References

  1. QUINN, D J; GILSON, D R; DIXON, M T. "Britain's First High Occupancy Vehicle Lane - the A647, Leeds". AET Papers Repository. AET.


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