M621_motorway

M621 motorway

M621 motorway

Motorway in England

The M621 is a 7.7-mile (12.4 km) loop of motorway in West Yorkshire, England that takes traffic into central Leeds between the M1 and M62 motorways.

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History

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 from the M62 to junction 1 in 1971 (this was originally numbered M65), and then next from junction 1 to junction 3 in 1973.[1]

When the M1 was diverted away from Leeds when the 'M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham' extension opened in 1999[2] 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

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Coordinate list
  1. [C 1]
    53.7470°N 1.6456°W / 53.7470; -1.6456 (M621, Start of motorway)
  2. [C 2]
    53.7754°N 1.5820°W / 53.7754; -1.5820 (M621, Junction 1)
  3. [C 3]
    53.7800°N 1.5684°W / 53.7800; -1.5684 (M621, Junction 2)
  4. [C 4]
    53.7833°N 1.5553°W / 53.7833; -1.5553 (M621, Junction 2a)
  5. [C 5]
    53.7846°N 1.5470°W / 53.7846; -1.5470 (M621, Junction 3)
  6. [C 6]
    53.7808°N 1.5392°W / 53.7808; -1.5392 (M621, Junction 4)
  7. [C 7]
    53.7747°N 1.5399°W / 53.7747; -1.5399 (M621, Junction 5)
  8. [C 8]
    53.7705°N 1.5337°W / 53.7705; -1.5337 (M621, Junction 6)
  9. [C 9]
    53.7675°N 1.5146°W / 53.7675; -1.5146 (M621, Junction 7)
  10. [C 10]
    53.7520°N 1.5163°W / 53.7520; -1.5163 (M621, Start of motorway)
M1 and M621 interchange
A view of central Leeds from the M621, Junction 6
Looking north east with Leeds in the distance

References

  1. [1]
    "M621 motorway". roads.org.uk.
  2. [2]
    "M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
  3. [3]
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65952252
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