A65 road

A65 road shield

A65 road
Route information
Length: 70 mi (110 km)
Major junctions
From: Leeds
To: Kendal
Location
Primary
destinations
:

Skipton
Kirkby LonsdaleIlkley
Road network

The A65[1] is a major road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon, Guiseley, Ilkley and Skipton, passes west of Settle, then continues through Ingleton and Kirkby Lonsdale before terminating at Kendal in Cumbria.

Bypasses

Listed from south to north, beginning at Leeds:

Road Safety

The A65 between Long Preston and the M6 J36 has a poor safety record, according to EuroRAP. This 42 km stretch of single carriageway road suffered 48 fatal or serious injury accidents between 2002 and 2004. Indeed, the road features in the list highest risk roads in Britain (excluding motorcycle accidents)[4]

Junctions (A/B roads)

References

Coordinates: 53°59′34″N 2°09′53″W / 53.99276°N 2.16482°W / 53.99276; -2.16482

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