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 The A647 climbing out of Halifax | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Leeds 53°47′40″N1°34′06″W / 53.7945°N 1.5683°W /53.7945; -1.5683 (A647 road (eastern end)) |
| Major intersections | A58 A643 A657 A6120 A6177 A6181 A650 A641 A644A58 |
| West end | Halifax 53°43′42″N1°51′35″W / 53.7283°N 1.8597°W /53.7283; -1.8597 (A647 road (western end)) |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Primary destinations | Bradford |
| Road network | |
TheA647 is anA road inWest Yorkshire,England that begins inLeeds and ends inHalifax. The road is 17 miles (27 km) long.[1]
The road begins at the Armley Gyratory and goes viaArmley, by-passesStanningley andPudsey, then onwards viaThornbury to the edge ofBradford city centre.
The road then becomes part of the Bradford's Inner Ring Road (Croft Street) heading throughGreat Horton and up toQueensbury (1,150 feet (350 m) above sea level) before heading down hill viaBoothtown to Halifax town centre.
In June 2016 the CS1Cycle Superhighway opened from Bradford to Leeds, for the most part following the corridor of the A647.[2] However unlike similarly named schemes in the Netherlands and London, this route relies on allocated lane space within the vehicle carriageway which has led to criticism over its effectiveness from cycling and transport consultants.[3]
The road is a stretch ofdual carriageway on the western edge ofLeeds. The first section (Dawson's Corner to Richardshaw Lane) was built in the late 1960s and from there to Bramley/Armley in the early 1970s to ease traffic congestion along Stanningley Road, forming part of theLeeds Outer Ring Road. Prior to this the A647 passed through the centre of Stanningley along the line of the presentB6157.[citation needed]
It is notable for the fact that it hadBritain's firstHigh Occupancy Vehicle Lane (HOV lane).[4]
A roads in Zone 6 of theGreat Britain road numbering scheme | ||
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