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| type = M
| type = M
| route = 621
| route = 621
| maint = [[Highways England]]
| maint = [[National Highways]]
| map = {{maplink-road |from=M621 motorway.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = M621 highlighted in blue
| length_mi = 7.7
| length_mi = 7.7
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = [[Gildersome]]
| terminus_a = [[Gildersome]]
| destinations = [[Leeds]]
| destinations = [[Leeds]]
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = [[Rothwell, West Yorkshire|Rothwell]]
| terminus_b = [[Rothwell, West Yorkshire|Rothwell]]
| established = 1972
| established = 1972
| history = Constructed 1972–75
| history = Constructed 1972–75
| junction = [[File:UK-Motorway-M62.svg|1000x20px]]<br>[[M62 motorway]]<br>[[File:UK-Motorway-M1.svg|1000x20px]]<br>[[M1 motorway]]
| junction = [[File:UK-Motorway-M62.svg|1000x20px]]<br />[[M62 motorway]]<br />[[File:UK-Motorway-M1.svg|1000x20px]]<br />[[M1 motorway]]
| previous_type = M
| previous_type = M
| previous_route = 606
| previous_route = 606
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| next_route = 876
| next_route = 876
}}
}}
The '''M621''' is a short loop of [[motorway]] in [[England]] that takes traffic into [[central Leeds]] between the [[M1 motorway|M1]] and [[M62 motorway|M62]] motorways.
The '''M621''' is a {{convert|7.7|mi|km|0|adj=mid|-long}} loop of [[motorway]] in [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]] that takes traffic into [[central Leeds]] between the [[M1 motorway|M1]] and [[M62 motorway|M62]] motorways.


==History==
==History==
The first section of the M621 to open, known at the time as the 'South West Urban Motorway', extends from the M62 to Junction 3 in central Leeds where it used to terminate at a roundabout which was also the terminus of the M1 motorway. This section opened in stages, from the M62 to Junction 1 in 1971, and from Junction 1 to Junction 3 in 1973.<ref name=cbrd>{{cite web|url=http://www.roads.org.uk/motorway/m621/|title=M621 motorway|publisher=roads.org.uk}}</ref>
The first section of the M621 to open, known at the time as the 'South West Urban Motorway', extended from the M62 to junction 3 in central Leeds where it used to terminate at a roundabout which was also the terminus of the M1 motorway. This section opened in stages, first from the M62 to junction 1 in 1971 (this was originally numbered M65), and then next from junction 1 to junction 3 in 1973.<ref name=cbrd>{{cite web|url=http://www.roads.org.uk/motorway/m621/|title=M621 motorway|publisher=roads.org.uk}}</ref>


When the [[M1 motorway|M1]] was diverted away from Leeds when the 'M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham' extension opened in 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5451.aspx|title=M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham|publisher=Highways Agency|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301002336/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5451.aspx|archive-date=1 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> adjustments were made to Junction 3 and the Leeds section of the M1 was re-designated as M621 (Junctions 3–7).<ref name=cbrd/>
When the [[M1 motorway|M1]] was diverted away from Leeds when the 'M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham' extension opened in 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5451.aspx|title=M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham|publisher=Highways Agency|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301002336/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5451.aspx|archive-date=1 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> adjustments were made to junction 3 and the Leeds section of the M1 was re-designated as M621, given junction 3 to junction 7).<ref name=cbrd/>


==Junctions==
==Junctions==
{| class="plainrowheaders wikitable"
[[File:M621 at Hunslet.jpg|thumb|right|M621 junction 4 sliproad at [[Hunslet]].]]
|-
{| border=1 cellpadding=2 style="margin-left:1em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" class="wikitable"
!scope=col|County
|- align="center" bgcolor="0080d0" style="color: white;font-size:120%;"
!scope=col|Location
| colspan="4" | '''M621 motorway junctions'''
!scope=col|mi
|- align="center" bgcolor="000000" style="color: white"
!scope=col|km
| Eastbound exits
| Junction
!scope=col|Junction
!scope=col|Destinations
| Westbound exits
!scope=col|Notes
| Coordinates
|-
|-align="center"
|rowspan="10"|[[West Yorkshire]]
| ''Start of motorway''<br> [[Leeds]], [[Batley]] [[A62 road|A62]]<br>[[Morley, West Yorkshire|Morley]] [[A650 road|A650]]
|[[Morley, West Yorkshire|Morley]]
| [[M62 motorway|M62]], J27
|0
| [[Manchester]], [[Bradford]] M62<br>Bradford (E) A62, A650
|0
| <small>{{coord|53.74699|N|1.64555|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Start of motorway}}</small>
|—<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7470|N|1.6456|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Start of motorway}}</ref>
|-align="center"
|{{jct|country=GBR|M|62}}&nbsp; - [[Manchester]];<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|650}} - [[Bradford]];<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|62}} - [[Leeds]], [[Birstall, West Yorkshire|Birstall]]
| Leeds (W), [[Leeds Bradford Airport|Leeds/Bradford]] {{rail-interchange|air}} [[Leeds Outer Ring Road|A6110]]
|J1
|
|-
| Ring Road, Leeds/Bradford {{rail-interchange|air}} [[Leeds Outer Ring Road|A6110]]<br>[[Dewsbury]] (A653)
|rowspan="9"|[[Leeds]]
| <small>{{coord|53.77540|N|1.58195|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 1}}</small>
|3.2
|-align="center"
|5.1
| [[A643 road|A643]]<br>[[Wetherby]] ([[A58 road|A58]])<br>[[Harrogate]] ([[A61 road|A61]])<br>[[York]] ([[A64 road|A64]])
|1<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7754|N|1.5820|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 1}}</ref>
| J2
|{{jct|country=GBR|A|6110}} - [[Leeds Outer Ring Road|Leeds ring road]]
| [[A643 road|A643]]
|
| <small>{{coord|53.78001|N|1.56838|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 2}}</small>
|-
|-align="center"
|3.9
| {{no2}} No access
|6.2
| J2a
|2<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7800|N|1.5684|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 2}}</ref>
| [[Beeston, Leeds|Beeston]], [[Holbeck]]
|{{jct|country=GBR|A|643}} - Leeds
| <small>{{coord|53.78334|N|1.55534|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 2a}}</small>
|
|-align="center"
|-
| Leeds Centre [[A653 road|A653]]<br>Beeston, Holbeck
| J3
|4.3
|7.0
| Leeds Centre (S & W), Holbeck A653
| <small>{{coord|53.78460|N|1.54701|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 3}}</small>
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |2a<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7833|N|1.5553|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 2a}}</ref>
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |{{jct|country=GBR|A|58}} - [[Beeston, Leeds|Beeston]], [[Holbeck]]
|-align="center"
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |Eastbound entrance only <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65952252|title=Leeds: Exit slip road at junction 2a on M621 closed permanently|work=BBC News |date=20 June 2023}}</ref>
| The NORTH ([[M1 Motorway|M1]])<br>[[Hunslet]] A61
| J4
|-
|4.8
| Harrogate A61, Leeds Centre (N & E)
|7.8
| <small>{{coord|53.78083|N|1.53916|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 4}}</small>
|3<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7846|N|1.5470|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 3}}</ref>
|-align="center"
|{{jct|country=GBR|A|653}} - Leeds Centre, Beeston
| {{no2}} No access
| J5
|
|-
| [[Hunslet]], [[Beeston, Leeds|Beeston]]
|5.2
| <small>{{coord|53.77466|N|1.53989|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 5}}</small>
|8.4
|-align="center"
|4<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7808|N|1.5392|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 4}}</ref>
| [[Middleton, Leeds|Middleton]]
|{{jct|country=GBR|A|61}} - Leeds Centre, [[Hunslet]]
| J6
|
| {{no2}} No access
|-
| <small>{{coord|53.77045|N|1.53427|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 6}}</small>
|5.6
|-align="center"
|9.0
| The NORTH ([[M1 motorway|M1]], [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]]), [[Pontefract]], [[Stourton, West Yorkshire|Stourton]] [[A639 road|A639]]
|5<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7747|N|1.5399|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 5}}</ref>
| J7
|{{jct|country=GBR|A|653}} - Leeds Centre, Beeston
| Stourton
|
| <small>{{coord|53.76754|N|1.51457|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 7}}</small>
|-
|-align="center"
|6.3
| The SOUTH, [[London]], [[Wakefield]] M1, Hull (M62)
|10.1
| M1, J43
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |6<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7705|N|1.5337|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 6}}</ref>
| ''Start of motorway''
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |[[Belle Isle, Leeds|Belle Isle]]
| <small>{{coord|53.75196|N|1.51633|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Start of motorway}}</small>
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
|}
|-
|6.9
|11.1
|7<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7675|N|1.5146|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Junction 7}}</ref>
|{{jct|country=GBR|A|639}} - Leeds, [[Stourton, Leeds|Stourton]];<br />{{jct|country=GBR|A|61}} - [[Robin Hood, West Yorkshire|Robin Hood]]
|
|-
|8.0
|12.9
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |—<ref group=coord>{{coord|53.7520|N|1.5163|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M621, Start of motorway}}</ref>
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |{{jct|country=GBR|M|1}}&nbsp; - [[London]]
| bgcolor="ffdddd" |Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
|-
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=incomplete}}
[[Ceremonial counties of England|*Ceremonial Counties]]
;Coordinate list
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m621/ CBRD Motorway Database – M621]
* [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m621/ CBRD Motorway Database – M621]

Latest revision as of 10:21, 27 August 2024

M621 shield
M621
Map
M621 highlighted in blue
Route information
Maintained by National Highways
Length7.7 mi (12.4 km)
Existed1972–present
HistoryConstructed 1972–75
Major junctions
West endGildersome
Major intersections
M62 motorway

M1 motorway
East endRothwell
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations		Leeds
Road network
← M606→ M876

The M621 is a 7.7-mile-long (12 km) loop of motorway in West Yorkshire, England that takes traffic into central Leeds between the M1 and M62 motorways.

History

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The first section of the M621 to open, known at the time as the 'South West Urban Motorway', extended from the M62 to junction 3 in central Leeds where it used to terminate at a roundabout which was also the terminus of the M1 motorway. This section opened in stages, first from the M62 to junction 1 in 1971 (this was originally numbered M65), and then next from junction 1 to junction 3 in 1973.[1]

When the M1 was diverted away from Leeds when the 'M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham' extension opened in 1999[2] adjustments were made to junction 3 and the Leeds section of the M1 was re-designated as M621, given junction 3 to junction 7).[1]

Junctions

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County Location mi km Junction Destinations Notes
West Yorkshire Morley 0 0 —[coord 1] M62  - Manchester;
A650 - Bradford;
A62 - Leeds, Birstall
Leeds 3.2 5.1 1[coord 2] A6110 - Leeds ring road
3.9 6.2 2[coord 3] A643 - Leeds
4.3 7.0 2a[coord 4] A58 - Beeston, Holbeck Eastbound entrance only [3]
4.8 7.8 3[coord 5] A653 - Leeds Centre, Beeston
5.2 8.4 4[coord 6] A61 - Leeds Centre, Hunslet
5.6 9.0 5[coord 7] A653 - Leeds Centre, Beeston
6.3 10.1 6[coord 8] Belle Isle Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
6.9 11.1 7[coord 9] A639 - Leeds, Stourton;
A61 - Robin Hood
8.0 12.9 —[coord 10] M1  - London Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

*Ceremonial Counties

Coordinate list
  1. ^ 53°44′49″N 1°38′44″W / 53.7470°N 1.6456°W / 53.7470; -1.6456 (M621, Start of motorway)
  2. ^ 53°46′31″N 1°34′55″W / 53.7754°N 1.5820°W / 53.7754; -1.5820 (M621, Junction 1)
  3. ^ 53°46′48″N 1°34′06″W / 53.7800°N 1.5684°W / 53.7800; -1.5684 (M621, Junction 2)
  4. ^ 53°47′00″N 1°33′19″W / 53.7833°N 1.5553°W / 53.7833; -1.5553 (M621, Junction 2a)
  5. ^ 53°47′05″N 1°32′49″W / 53.7846°N 1.5470°W / 53.7846; -1.5470 (M621, Junction 3)
  6. ^ 53°46′51″N 1°32′21″W / 53.7808°N 1.5392°W / 53.7808; -1.5392 (M621, Junction 4)
  7. ^ 53°46′29″N 1°32′24″W / 53.7747°N 1.5399°W / 53.7747; -1.5399 (M621, Junction 5)
  8. ^ 53°46′14″N 1°32′01″W / 53.7705°N 1.5337°W / 53.7705; -1.5337 (M621, Junction 6)
  9. ^ 53°46′03″N 1°30′53″W / 53.7675°N 1.5146°W / 53.7675; -1.5146 (M621, Junction 7)
  10. ^ 53°45′07″N 1°30′59″W / 53.7520°N 1.5163°W / 53.7520; -1.5163 (M621, Start of motorway)
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M1 and M621 interchange
A view of central Leeds from the M621, Junction 6
Looking north east with Leeds in the distance

References

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  1. ^ a b "M621 motorway". roads.org.uk.
  2. ^ "M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Leeds: Exit slip road at junction 2a on M621 closed permanently". BBC News. 20 June 2023.
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