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A61 road

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A61
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Major junctions
From: Derby
  A52 A52 road
A608A608 road
A38 A38 road
A6175A6175 road
A617A617 road
A619A619 road
A6107A6107 road
A621A621 road
A57 A57 road
A6101A6101 road
A6102A6102 road
A629A629 road
A616A616 road
[ M 1  ]M1 motorway
A6195A6195 road
A6133A6133 road
A635A635 road
A628A628 road
A633A633 road
A6186A6186 road
A638A638 road
A642A642 road
A650A650 road
A654A654 road
A639A639 road
[ M 1  ]M1 motorway
[ M 621  ]M621 motorway
A653A653 road
A64A64 road
A58 A58 road
A6120A6120 road
A659A659 road
A658A658 road
A6040A6040 road
A59 A59 road
A6108A6108 road
A1 A1 road
A167A167 road
A170A170 road
A19 A19 road
To: Thirsk
Location
Primary
destinations
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Alfreton
Chesterfield
Dronfield
Sheffield
Hillsborough
Barnsley
Staincross
Wakefield
Leeds
Harrogate
Ripon
Road network

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The A61 is a major trunk road in England connecting Derby and Thirsk in North Yorkshire by way of Alfreton, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Barnsley, Wakefield, Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon. The road is closely paralleled by the M1 motorway between Derby and Leeds.

Heading south, the road begins as single carriageway from Thirsk which bypasses Ripon and travels towards Harrogate, eventually passing through Harrogate town centre. Here, the road divides into two major one-way streets which enclose the town centre and run along The Stray, (a 200-acre (0.81 km2) stretch of grassland in Harrogate). As Leeds Road, it then passes through the southern suburbs of Harrogate before meeting the A658 near the village of Pannal. The A61 continues through Harewood before approaching the north's metropolis, where a sudden urban fringe approaches. As the road enters Leeds and crosses the A6120 outer ring road, the road becomes Scott Hall Road, a main dual carriageway (or Trunk Road) and artery for north Leeds. For a distance it stays the same before the arrival of the superbusway near Potternewton. Here, the A61 rises slightly, and a panoramic view of Leeds skyline is revealed. The descent into Leeds is quick and the road soon turns into a multi-lane road, as it approaches Sheepscar Interchange. Fast-flowing traffic is directed onto the A61, although some traffic is directed off the A61 to avoid Leeds City Centre as it routes around the back of Quarry House. The A61 meets it shortly after, as it shares the city centre loop for a short distance. After crossing the river, the road splits again before taking traffic out to the motorways. The road then continues out of Leeds towards Wakefield and Barnsley. South of Barnsley it crosses the M1 at Junction 36 then heads towards Sheffield. Between the M1 at Junction 36 and the Westwood roundabout intersection with the A616, the road is designated as a trunk road under the responsibility of Highways England.


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