M621 motorway
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 M621 highlighted in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by National Highways | ||||
| Length | 7.7 mi (12.4 km) | |||
| Existed | 1972–present | |||
| History | Constructed 1972–75 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Drighlington | |||
 M62 motorway  M1 motorway | ||||
| East end | Rothwell | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Leeds | |||
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The M621 is a 7.7-mile-long (12 km) loop of motorway in West Yorkshire, England that takes traffic into central Leeds between the M1 and M62 motorways.
History
[edit]The first section of the M621 to open, known at the time as the 'South West Urban Motorway', extended from the M62 to junction 3 in central Leeds where it used to terminate at a roundabout which was also the terminus of the M1 motorway. This section opened in stages
First stage
[edit]M62 to junction 1 opened in 1971 (this was originally numbered M65).
Second stage
[edit]Junction 1 to junction 3 opened on 27 November 1973, known as Gildersome Street - Leeds.[1][2] It finished at the Beeston Interchange.[3]
Third stage
[edit]Construction started in December 1975 by A.F. Budge of Nottinghamshire, the Leeds South West Urban Motorway and Ingram Road Distributor, costing £5.5 million, 4 km (2.5 miles), to take 27 months.[4][5]
Redesignation
[edit]When the M1 was diverted away from Leeds when the 'M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham' extension opened in 1999[6] adjustments were made to junction 3 and the Leeds section of the M1 was re-designated as M621, given junction 3 to junction 7).[1]
Junctions
[edit]| County | Location | mi | km | Junction | Destinations | Notes |
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| West Yorkshire | Morley | 0 | 0 | —[coord 1] |  M62 - Manchester; A650 - Bradford; A62 - Leeds, Birstall |
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| Leeds | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1[coord 2] |  A6110 - Leeds ring road |
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| 3.9 | 6.2 | 2[coord 3] |  A643 - Leeds |
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| 4.3 | 7.0 | 2a[coord 4] |  A58 - Beeston, Holbeck |
Eastbound entrance only[7] | ||
| 4.8 | 7.8 | 3[coord 5] |  A653 - Leeds Centre, Beeston |
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| 5.2 | 8.4 | 4[coord 6] |  A61 - Leeds Centre, Hunslet |
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| 5.6 | 9.0 | 5[coord 7] | A653 - Leeds Centre, Beeston |
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| 6.3 | 10.1 | 6[coord 8] | Belle Isle | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only | ||
| 6.9 | 11.1 | 7[coord 9] |  A639 - Leeds, Stourton; A61 - Robin Hood |
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| 8.0 | 12.9 | —[coord 10] |  M1 - London |
Northbound entrance and southbound exit only | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
- Coordinate list
- ↑ 53°44′49″N 1°38′44″W / 53.7470°N 1.6456°W
- ↑ 53°46′31″N 1°34′55″W / 53.7754°N 1.5820°W
- ↑ 53°46′48″N 1°34′06″W / 53.7800°N 1.5684°W
- ↑ 53°47′00″N 1°33′19″W / 53.7833°N 1.5553°W
- ↑ 53°47′05″N 1°32′49″W / 53.7846°N 1.5470°W
- ↑ 53°46′51″N 1°32′21″W / 53.7808°N 1.5392°W
- ↑ 53°46′29″N 1°32′24″W / 53.7747°N 1.5399°W
- ↑ 53°46′14″N 1°32′01″W / 53.7705°N 1.5337°W
- ↑ 53°46′03″N 1°30′53″W / 53.7675°N 1.5146°W
- ↑ 53°45′07″N 1°30′59″W / 53.7520°N 1.5163°W
Gallery
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "M621 motorway". roads.org.uk.
- ↑ South Yorkshire Times Saturday 24 November 1973, page 1
- ↑ Huddersfield Daily Examiner Tuesday 20 November 1973, page 8
- ↑ Retford Times Friday 6 December 1974, page 5
- ↑ Retford Times Friday 14 February 1975, page 13
- ↑ "M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "Leeds: Exit slip road at junction 2a on M621 closed permanently". BBC News. 20 June 2023.
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