A658 road

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A658
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The A658 dual carriageway plus a pedestrian walkway runs under the main runway at Leeds Bradford International Airport
Major junctions
East end Knaresborough
West end Bradford
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Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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The A658 is a road in Yorkshire, UK.

Route

It runs from Bradford, West Yorkshire ( 53°47′42″N1°44′55″W / 53.7949°N 1.7487°W / 53.7949; -1.7487 (A658 road (southwestern end)) ), to Knaresborough, North Yorkshire ( 54°00′23″N1°25′58″W / 54.0065°N 1.4327°W / 54.0065; -1.4327 (A658 road (southwestern end)) ), passing along the way Leeds Bradford International Airport, where it runs through a tunnel directly under the main runway. The road starts near to the cathedral in Bradford, crossing the A650 almost immediately as it heads north westwards from the city. [1] The A658 originally terminated south of the village of Pannal at the junction with the A61, [2] but was extended when the south Harrogate and Knaresborough bypass was built and the road now ends east of Knaresborough where it meets the A59.

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References

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Coordinates: 53°54′43″N1°37′27″W / 53.9119°N 1.6241°W / 53.9119; -1.6241 (A658 road)