The A62 road in Northern England runs between the cities of Leeds in West Yorkshire and Manchester in Greater Manchester covering a distance of 38.5 miles (62.0 km). It passes through Heckmondwike, Huddersfield, Failsworth and Oldham.
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 Standedge seen from the top of nearby Pule Hill. The A62 cutting and Redbrook Reservoir can be seen | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 39.46 mi[1] (63.50 km) | |||
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| West end |  A665 at Manchester53°29′06″N 2°13′58″W / 53.4849°N 2.2327°W | |||
 M60 A650 | ||||
| East end |  A58 at Leeds 53°47′16″N 1°34′15″W / 53.7878°N 1.5709°W | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Oldham Huddersfield Liversedge | |||
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Route
editThe A62 begins at a junction with the A58 road as Gelderd Road in Leeds. It runs through West Yorkshire, passing through Birstall, Heckmondwike, Liversedge, Huddersfield, Linthwaite, Slaithwaite, and Marsden. It crosses the Pennines at Standedge, and continues through Saddleworth and into Oldham. From there, the A62 runs into Manchester as Oldham Street and Oldham Road through Failsworth, ending at the Manchester Inner Ring Road.
History
editIt is paralleled at some distance by part of the M62 Trans-Pennine motorway. Before the M62 was built, the A62 was the main trans-Pennine road between Oldham and Huddersfield. The M62 is numbered after the A62 and now takes most of the long-distance traffic between Manchester and Leeds (2023 Average daily traffic figures: M62: 110,000 [2] A62: 5,885 [3].)
References
edit- ^ "Directions to Gelderd Rd/A62". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ [M62|https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints/6054]
- ^ [A62|https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints/77649]
