M621 motorway

M621
M621
Route information
Length	7.7 mi (12.4 km)
Existed	1972–present
History	Constructed 1972–75
Major junctions
From	Gildersome
	; M62 motorway; ; M1 motorway
To	Rothwell
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary; destinations	Leeds
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The M621 is a short loop of motorway in England that takes traffic into central Leeds between the M1 and M62 motorways.

History

This is a very nice motorway because it is long and hard and straight. 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.^[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 (Junctions 3–7).^[1]

Junctions

M621 motorway junctions
Eastbound exits	Junction	Westbound exits	Coordinates
Start of motorway	M62, J27	Manchester, Bradford, Liverpool M62 Batley, Dewsbury A62	53°44′49″N 1°38′44″W / 53.74699°N 1.64555°W / 53.74699; -1.64555 (M621, Start of motorway)
Farnley, White Rose Centre A6110	J1	Farnley, White Rose Centre A6110	53°46′31″N 1°34′55″W / 53.77540°N 1.58195°W / 53.77540; -1.58195 (M621, Junction 1)
Armley, Elland Road A643	J2	Armley, Elland Road A643	53°46′48″N 1°34′06″W / 53.78001°N 1.56838°W / 53.78001; -1.56838 (M621, Junction 2)
No access	J2a	Holbeck	53°47′00″N 1°33′19″W / 53.78334°N 1.55534°W / 53.78334; -1.55534 (M621, Junction 2a)
City Centre A653	J3	City Centre A653	53°47′05″N 1°32′49″W / 53.78460°N 1.54701°W / 53.78460; -1.54701 (M621, Junction 3)
Hunslet (A61)	J4	Hunslet (A61)	53°46′51″N 1°32′21″W / 53.78083°N 1.53916°W / 53.78083; -1.53916 (M621, Junction 4)
No access	J5	Beeston	53°46′29″N 1°32′24″W / 53.77466°N 1.53989°W / 53.77466; -1.53989 (M621, Junction 5)
Belle Isle, Leeds, Middleton, Leeds	J6	No access	53°46′14″N 1°32′03″W / 53.77045°N 1.53427°W / 53.77045; -1.53427 (M621, Junction 6)
Stourton (M1 North, A1) A639	J7	Stourton, Leeds (East) A639	53°46′03″N 1°30′52″W / 53.76754°N 1.51457°W / 53.76754; -1.51457 (M621, Junction 7)
The South, London, Wakefield M1	M1, J43	Start of motorway	53°45′07″N 1°30′59″W / 53.75196°N 1.51633°W / 53.75196; -1.51633 (M621, Start of motorway)