- A628 road
UK road routebox
caption=Longdendale : The A628 runs on the far bank of theRhodeswood Reservoir . A white lorry can just be seen heading east.
road= A628
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direction= West - East
end=Pontefract (A639)
destinations=Barnsley
start= Mottram Moor,Hollingworth
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junctions= Start
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euroroute=The A628 is a major road in the north of
England connectingGreater Manchester andSouth Yorkshire by crossing thePennine chain of hills by way of the Woodhead Pass through the Peak District National Park. The height and the exposure of the road often creates problems during poor weather in winter and the road is sometimes closed due to snowfall or high winds. There are controversial plans for a bypass aroundMottram in Longdendale ,Hollingworth andTintwistle .Route
The road starts to the East of
Manchester at the end of theM67 motorway andA57 road . It currently passes throughMottram in Longdendale ,Hollingworth andTintwistle (where there are plans for a bypass "seeLongdendale Bypass ") and then up through the valley ofLongdendale and thePeak District National Park to Crowden to Salter's Brook Bridge. From the summit the road decends throughMillhouse Green ,Thurlstone , aroundPenistone joining theM1 motorway at Junction 37.From the M1 junction to road passes through
Barnsley , Cudworth,Brierley and aroundHemsworth (bypassed) toAckworth Moor Top ending toPontefract at a junction with theA639 road .The height and the exposure of the road over the Woodhead Pass creates problems during poor weather in winter [cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/r10/notes.php?number=A628|title=A628: Hollingworth - Pontefract|publisher=Sabre-roads|accessdate=2008-01-27] [cite news|title=High winds cause chaos in region|publisher=BBC|date=2007-01-18|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/6275021.stm|accessdate=2008-01-27] when the road can be closed due to snowfall or high winds. [cite web|url=http://www.saveswallowswood.org.uk/a628log.shtml|title=A628 Road Watch|publisher=Save Swallow's Wood|accessdate=2008-01-27]
Current developments
Proposed developments
The route goes through
Longdendale and proposed improvements, theLongdendale Bypass plans, are (as of 2008) a matter of great debate.Culture
The A628 is specifically mentioned in the 2001
Human League track "The Snake", which suggests it as an alternative route from the M62 orSnake Pass .See also
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Longdendale
*Longdendale Bypass
*M67 motorway References
External links
* [http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/roadlists/r10/notes.php?number=A628 SABRE's page for A628]
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