Leeds Outer Ring Road

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UK road A6110.svg
A6110
Major junctions
From Beeston
To Bramley
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Road network
UK road A6120.svg
A6120
LeedsRingRdMoortown.jpg
Ring Road Moortown A6120
Major junctions
From Thorpe Park, Leeds
To Farsley
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Road network

The Leeds Outer Ring Road is a main road that runs around most of the perimeter of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The ring road is approximately 29 miles (45 km) and consists of single and dual carriageways. The road is not a loop and so is not a true ring road, although it is designated as such.

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The road begins in Belle Isle and ends in Thorpe Park, Leeds at junction 46 of the M1 motorway. It begins in Belle Isle as an un-numbered road and goes through to Beeston. It is then designated the A6110 between Beeston and Bramley a dual carriageway, before running concurrently with the Stanningley By-Pass A647 also a dual carriageway but with grade separated junctions.

For the rest of the way between Farsley and Thorpe Park the road is the A6120 and it is a mixture of single and dual carriageway. The ring road ends at Junction 45 of the M1.

Ring Road names

The road name of the ring road reflects the district it passes through. The table below states the name of the ring road and the number of carriageways in each district.

Road NumberRoad NameDual or Single CarriagewayIntersection with
UnclassifiedRing Road Middleton Single
Unclassified Middleton Park RoadSingle (short dual section)
UnclassifiedRing Road Beeston Park Single A653
A6110Ring Road Beeston Dual/Single A643, M621 Junction 1, A62
A6110Ring Road Lower Wortley Dual A58
A6110Ring Road Farnley Dual
A6110Ring Road Bramley DualB6154
A647 Stanningley By PassDualA6110
A6120Ring Road Farsley Single A647, B6157, B6156
A6120 Horsforth New RoadSingle A657
A6120BroadwaySingle A65
A6120Ring Road Horsforth Single
A6120Ring Road West Park Dual A660
A6120Ring Road Weetwood Dual
A6120Ring Road Adel Dual
A6120Ring Road Meanwood Dual
A6120Ring Road Moortown Dual A61
A6120Ring Road Shadwell Single A58
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road Red Hall Dual A58
A6120(ELOR)Ring Road Whinmoor Fields Dual
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road Whinmoor Dual A64
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road Morwick Green Dual
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road Barnbow Dual
A6120William Parking WayDual A63, M1 motorway (Junction 46).

As A6110

As Old Ring Road (B6902)

East Leeds Orbital Route (A6120)

After a protracted planning process, Leeds City Council announced in June 2018 the awarding of contracts for the East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR) which runs from Thorpe Park (adjacent to junction 46 of the M1) to join the previous ring road near Red Hall, just to the west of its intersection with the A58. [1]

The 4.7-mile (7.5 km) route cost approximately £120 million and is a dual carriageway throughout, with roundabouts and one Throughabout / Hamburger Roundabout intersecting with roads in East Leeds. The route was opened on 22 August 2022. [2] [3] The road now forms part of the A6120 and a section of the former ring road is now (January 2023) numbered as the B6902.

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References

  1. "About the Project". Connecting Leeds. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "A6120 East Leeds Orbital Road". cbrd.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "East Leeds Orbital Road makes further progress". leeds.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

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