A657 road explained

Country:ENG
Type:A
Route:657
Header Type:minor
Length Mi:8
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Bramley
53.8042°N -1.6209°W
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Saltaire
53.8354°N -1.7941°W
Image Notes:Between Bramley and Rodley as Rodley Lane

The A657 is an A road in West Yorkshire, England that begins in Bramley and ends in Saltaire near Shipley. The road is approximately 8miles long.

The road starts from the Bramley Town End (Stanningley By-Pass junction) and ends at the junction with the A650 at Saltaire.

History

Much of the A657 was originally the Shipley and Bramley Turnpike, with toll gates at Windhill Bar, Greengates Bar and Rodley Lane Bar.[1]

In 2010, funding was secured to replace the roundabout at Saltaire (where the A657 ends) by a new traffic light system.[2] The development was completed at the end of 2013, but opinion was divided on whether the change was an improvement.[3]

Places along road

References

53.8294°N -1.6996°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Shipley and Bramley Turnpike. Leeds Intelligencer. 11 November 1848. 18 January 2015.
  2. News: Work to start on Saltaire roundabout scheme. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Meneaud. Mark. 18 January 2015. 24 December 2010.
  3. News: Improvements to Saltaire traffic blackspot still divide opinion. 26 December 2014. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Tate. Chris. 18 January 2015.