Leeds Outer Ring Road Explained

Country:ENG
Type:A
Route:6110
Terminus B:Bramley
Terminus A:Beeston
Country:ENG
Image Notes:Ring Road Moortown A6120
Type:A
Route:6120
Terminus B:Farsley
Terminus A:Thorpe Park, Leeds

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.

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 MiddletonSingle
UnclassifiedMiddleton Park RoadSingle (short dual section)
UnclassifiedRing Road Beeston Park SingleA653
A6110Ring Road BeestonDual/SingleA643, M621 Junction 1, A62
A6110Ring Road Lower WortleyDualA58
A6110Ring Road FarnleyDual
A6110Ring Road BramleyDualB6154
A647Stanningley By PassDualA6110
A6120Ring Road FarsleySingleA647, B6157, B6156
A6120Horsforth New RoadSingle
A6120BroadwaySingleA65
A6120Ring Road HorsforthSingle
A6120Ring Road West ParkDualA660
A6120Ring Road WeetwoodDual
A6120Ring Road AdelDual
A6120Ring Road MeanwoodDual
A6120Ring Road MoortownDualA61
A6120Ring Road ShadwellSingleA58
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road Red HallDualA58
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road Whinmoor FieldsDual
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road WhinmoorDualA64
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road Morwick GreenDual
A6120(ELOR) Ring Road Barnbow Dual
A6120William Parking Way DualA63, 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 7.5km (04.7miles) 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.

External links

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Notes and References

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