Wakefield Council

Primary Destinations

The following Primary Destinations are located within the council area:

• Pontefract
• Wakefield

Trunk Roads

The following roads that run through the council area are at least partially Trunk Roads, and therefore managed by Highways England:

• M1
• M62
• A1(M)
• A1
• A162 (A1 to M62)

Principal and Classified Numbered Roads

The following is a list of A and B classified roads that are at least partially managed by the council:

Route	From	To	Length
A162	Darrington	Tadcaster	15.2 miles	View
A6032	Jin Whin Hill	Bridge Street	1.2 miles	View
A61	Derby	Thirsk	107 miles	View
A6186	Durkar	Milnthorpe	1.2 miles	View
A6194	Normanton	Agbrigg	2.6 miles	View
A6201	Hemsworth Bypass	Barnsdale Bar	4.8 miles	View
A628	Hollingworth	Pontefract	37.6 miles	View
A636	Denby Dale	Wakefield	10.9 miles	View
A637	Gawber	Grange Moor	9.2 miles	View
A638	Markham Moor	Chain Bar	55.4 miles	View
A639	Barnsdale Bar	Leeds	19.9 miles	View
A642	Garforth	Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield	22.7 miles	View
A645	Crofton	Airmyn Grange	25.2 miles	View
A650	Keighley	Wakefield	25.1 miles	View
A6539	Glasshoughton	Normanton	2.6 miles	View
A655	Castleford	Agbrigg	7.1 miles	View
A656	Glasshoughton	Parlington	6.6 miles	View
B6117	Heckmondwike	Midgley	9.3 miles	View
B6128	Horbury	Batley	6.9 miles	View
B6129	Ossett	Shepherd Hill	1.1 miles	View
B6132	Sandal	Barnsley	7.8 miles	View
B6133	Featherstone	Normanton Bypass	1.7 miles	View
B6134	Pontefract	Ackton	3.1 miles	View
B6135	Methley Junction	Thorpe on the Hill	5.5 miles	View
B6136	Glasshoughton	Knottingley	3.5 miles	View
B6273	Brampton	Wragby	11.3 miles	View
B6378	Sharlston Common	Sandal	3.9 miles	View
B6389	Sandal	Agbrigg	0.6 miles	View
B6421	Castleford	High Ackworth	5.5 miles	View
B6422	Scawthorpe	Hemsworth	9.6 miles	View
B6428	Barugh Green	Featherstone	11.5 miles	View
B6474	South Elmsall	Wentbridge	6.8 miles	View
B6475	Lupset	Thornes	1.2 miles	View

Highways Management

The Council is responsible for the maintenance of 1360 km of roads and associated footways in the district that are not managed by Highways England, 558 km of these roads are covered under winter maintenance. This also includes, 234 bridges and structures, signal controlled junctions, controlled crossings, road markings, 2,500 illuminated signs, 1,200 illuminated bollards, traffic signs and 41,000 street lights.

Links

• City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Website

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