M621 motorway

M621 motorway
Road of the United Kingdom
Length	8 miles (12.9 km)
Direction	Semicircular; Clockwise
Start	Gildersome
Primary destinations	Leeds
End	Rothwell
Construction dates	1972 - 1975
Motorways joined	M62 motorway M1 motorway

The M621 motorway is a short loop of motorway in England that takes traffic into central Leeds between the M1 and M62 motorways.

History

The first section of the M621 to open, known at the time as the 'South West Urban Motorway', extends 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, from the M62 to Junction 1 in 1971, and 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 (Junctions 3-7).^[1]

It acquired a role as the southern flank of the inner ring road once the seventh and final stage of the Leeds Inner Ring Road was complete in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Junctions

M621 junction 4 sliproad at Hunslet.

Gallery

M1 and M621 interchange

A view of central Leeds from the M621, Junction 6

Looking north east with Leeds in the distance

References

External links

• CBRD Motorway Database - M621

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