A64 road
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| Direction | East- West |
| Start | Leeds |
| Primary destinations |
Tadcaster York Malton Norton-on-Derwent |
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| End | Scarborough |
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The A64 is a trunk road in England, much of which is dual carriageway, which carries much of the commuter traffic between Leeds and York, continuing on to Scarborough.
The road approximates a section of the old Roman Road running from Chester to Bridlington, intersecting Ermine Street - the Old North Road - at York.
The road begins in Leeds as the A64(M), which leads onto the York Road, passing through the area of Seacroft. Where the road meets the A1, it used to pass unhindered as a dual carriageway, but since the motorway section of the A1(M) was opened on February 4th 1999, the road now has a roundabout. The four-mile £7m dual carriageway Tadcaster Bypass opened in summer 1978.
On the east-bound side is the JET Bilbrough Filling Station, with Little Chef and Travelodge. In February 2004, work began on a new £11m flyover at the Colton Lane / Bilbrough Top junction, allowing for the closing of the central reserve. The central reserve had long been an accident blackspot, and residents of the local villages had campaigned for its closure. The flyover was opened on 9 June 2005 by Dr Stephen Ladyman [1]. The BP Bilbrough Top Service Station on the west-bound side was built as well, with a McDonald's. At the turn-off for Askham Richard, the road enters the City of York borough.
On the left is the Askham Bryan agricultural college, then Copmanthorpe is on the left, followed by Bishopthorpe. The Archbishop of York lives here. The nine-mile £12m dual carriageway York Bypass opened in April 1976. This passes close to the University of York, near the busy A1079 Hull Road/A166 junction.
Towards Scarborough, it passes the Highwayman cafe on the left. Next is the Four Alls Inn at Stockton-on-the-Forest. At the turn-off for Sand Hutton is a DEFRA laboratory, where the road enters the district of Ryedale and re-enters North Yorkshire. It passes Claxton Hall and a turn-off for Claxton. There is a Little Chef on the left, opposite the Gulf Coastways Service Station at Flaxton, just after a turn-off to the right for Harton. There is a dual carriageway section near Barton-le-Willows which includes Barton Hill, a steep section just before Whitwell-on-the-Hill. It passes through Crambeck, and there is a turn-off for High Hutton. The five-mile £7m dual carriageway Malton Bypass opened in early 1979. The single carriageway sections of this road are dangerous, and local people hope for a new dual carriageway. There are plans for a bypass of Rillington. The two-mile £7m single carriageway Seamer & Crossgates Bypass opened in February 1988.
[edit] External links
- Roman Roads in Britain (large map, recommended that this is opened in a separate window)
- SABRE
- Passing through Ryedale
- Tornado near the road in 2005.
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A roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme |
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| A6 | A60 - A61 - A62 - A63 - A64 - A65 - A66 - A67 - A68 - A69 | |
| A602 - A605 - A614 - A625 - A630 - A635 | ||
| A638 - A647 - A666 - A684 - A685 - A686 - A689 - A690 - A696 | ||
| A6030 - A6055 - A6079 - A6108 - A6136 - A6177 - A6182 | ||
| List of A roads in Zone 6 | ||
