A58 road explained

Country:GBR
Type:A
Route:58
Map Custom:yes
Image Notes:Harehills Parade, A58, Roundhay Road, Harehills, Leeds (towards Wetherby)
Length Mi:75
Direction A:West
Terminus A: at Prescot
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at Wetherby
Junction:











Destinations:St Helens
Bolton
Bury
Rochdale
Halifax
Leeds
Previous Type:A
Next Type:A
Previous Route:57
Next Route:59

The A58 is a major road in Northern England running between Prescot, Merseyside and Wetherby, West Yorkshire.

Route from West to East

Its westbound start is at Prescot on the outskirts of Liverpool via Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire to the eastern terminus at Wetherby. The road goes through the following locations:

History

Leeds to Wetherby

The original route between Leeds and Wetherby has a dual carriageway diverting from Roundhay Road/Wetherby Road, at the old Fforde Grene junction in Harehills. It runs along the Easterly Road dual carriageway passing Oakwood and Gipton. The re-routed A58 meets its original route at Boggart Hill in Seacroft. The re-routed section was constructed in the 1930s and had a branch of the Leeds Tramway running along the central reservation until the 1950s.[1] The proposed Leeds Supertram was also to run this route.[2]

References

External links

53.905°N -2.1502°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Buckley. Richard. Leeds Trams 1871–1959. 2011. Stenlake. Catrine. 9781840335309. 54.
  2. Web site: Leeds Supertram Route Map. Railway Technology. 20 March 2016.