Birdwell Interchange
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Tankersley Roundabout & Birdwell Roundabout | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Location | |||
Tankersley / Birdwell | |||
County | |||
Yorkshire | |||
Highway Authority | |||
National Highways | |||
Junction Type | |||
Roundabout Interchange / Roundabout | |||
Roads Joined | |||
M1, A61 / A61, A6135, A6195 | |||
Junctions related to the A6135 | |||
Junctions related to the A6195 | |||
Tankersley Roundabout
Tankersley Roundabout forms junction 36 of the M1. It opened in 1968.
Routes
Route | To | Notes |
Leeds, Barnsley | ||
London, Sheffield | ||
Sheffield (North) | ||
Barnsley (South) |
Birdwell Roundabout
Immediately to the north, lies the Birdwell Roundabout. Initially just a t-junction between the A61 and A6135, it became a roundabout in around the early 1980's. The A6195 from here was opened in 1998.
Routes
Route | To | Notes |
(M1) Sheffield | signed as A6195 | |
Doncaster (A635), N.M.T.F., Hampton House, Platts Common Industrial Estate | ||
Barnsley, Worsborough | ||
Chapeltown, Hoyland, Elsecar |
2017 Capacity Improvement Scheme
In 2017, work commenced on a capacity improvement scheme involving the enlargement of the Birdwell roundabout and construction of additional roundabouts and bypass routes (diagram on archive.org).