A643 road

A643
A643 crossing Rastrick Bridge
Route information
Length	18 mi (29 km)
Major junctions
East end	Leeds 53°47′21″N1°34′02″W / 53.7892°N 1.5671°W / 53.7892; -1.5671 (A643 road (northeastern end))
Major intersections	A58 M621 A6110 A650 A62 A652 A651 A638 A649 A644 A641 A6107 A629 A640
West end	Outlane 53°39′36″N1°51′33″W / 53.6599°N 1.8592°W / 53.6599; -1.8592 (A643 road (southwestern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Leeds Brighouse Huddersfield
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A643 is a main road between Leeds and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Its eastern end is at the Armley Gyratory roundabout on the western edge of Leeds City Centre. The road then goes through the following places:

• Beeston
• Churwell
• Morley
• Bruntcliffe
• Howden Clough
• Birstall
• Gomersal
• Cleckheaton
• Hartshead Moor Top
• Clifton
• Brighouse
• Rastrick
• Ainley Top

to its western end, at junction 23 of the M62 Motorway (Mount Roundabout, Outlane, Huddersfield). The road is approximately 18 miles (29 km) long.

Road features

The A643 Ingram Distributor in Leeds

In Leeds, the road is a dual carriageway that links the Armley Gyratory roundabout with the M621 motorway at junction 2. This part of the A643 is known as the Ingram Distributor. It is a vital road artery to the city as it links the city centre with the Motorway. If accidents happen there, then this could cause traffic congestion around the city. ^[1]

The Leeds United AFC football stadium in Beeston is named after the road part of the A643 that passes it, Elland Road. This road is so called because the A643 originally ended in town of Elland near Halifax.

The A643 road goes over the River Calder in Brighouse as Rastrick Bridge.

References

1. "Leeds in traffic chaos as city roads came to a 'standstill'". LeedsLive. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

External links

• A643 Outlane to Leeds SABRE - road description

53°43′20″N1°43′47″W / 53.7221°N 1.7296°W / 53.7221; -1.7296 (A643 road)