A58 road

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UK road A58.svg
A58
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Harehills Parade.JPG
Harehills Parade, A58, Roundhay Road, Harehills, Leeds (towards Wetherby)
Route information
Length75 mi (121 km)
Major junctions
West endUK road A57.svg A57 UK-Motorway-M57.svg M57 at Prescot
Major intersectionsUK road A580.svg A580

UK-Motorway-M6.svg M6
UK road A6.svg A6
UK-Motorway-M61.svg M61
UK road A666.svg A666
UK road A56.svg A56
UK-Motorway-M66.svg M66
UK-Motorway-M62.svg M62
UK-Motorway-M606.svg M606
UK-Motorway-A58 (M).svg A58(M)
UK-Motorway-A64 (M).svg A64(M)

UK road A61.svg A61
East endUK road A168.svg A168 UK road A661.svg A661 at Wetherby
Location
Country United Kingdom
Primary
destinations
St Helens
Bolton
Bury
Rochdale
Halifax
Leeds
Road network
UK road A57.svg A57 UK road A59.svg A59

The A58 is a major road in Northern England running between Prescot, Merseyside and Wetherby, West Yorkshire.

Contents

Route from West to East

Its westbound start is at Prescot on the outskirts of Liverpool via Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire to the eastern terminus at Wetherby. The road goes through the following locations:

History

Leeds to Wetherby

The original route between Leeds and Wetherby has a dual carriageway diverting from Roundhay Road/Wetherby Road, at the old Fforde Grene junction in Harehills. It runs along the Easterly Road dual carriageway passing Oakwood and Gipton. The re-routed A58 meets its original route at Boggart Hill in Seacroft. The re-routed section was constructed in the 1930s and had a branch of the Leeds Tramway running along the central reservation until the 1950s. [1] The proposed Leeds Supertram was also to run this route. [2]

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References

  1. Buckley, Richard (2011). Leeds Trams 1871–1959. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 54. ISBN   9781840335309.
  2. "Leeds Supertram Route Map". Railway Technology. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

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