M621 motorway
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| M621 motorway | |
| Length | 8 miles 13 km |
| Direction | West - East (approximately; loops through Leeds) |
| Start | Gildersome |
| Primary destinations | Leeds |
| End | Rothwell |
| Construction dates | 1972 - 1975 |
| Motorways joined |  M62 motorway  M1 motorway |
The start of the motorway at Gildersome does not have a Junction number, but is at Junction 27 of the M62.
List of Junctions
| M621 Motorway
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| Westbound/Northbound exits | Junction | Eastbound/Southbound exits |
| J27 M62 | ||
| A6110 Leeds Outer Ring Road, Beeston | J1 | A6110 Leeds Outer Ring Road, Beeston |
| A643 Elland Road/Ingram Distributor, Beeston | J2 | A643 Elland Road/Ingram Distributor, Beeston |
| A653 Dewsbury Road, Holbeck, Leeds City Centre | J3 | A653 Dewsbury Road, Holbeck, Leeds City Centre |
| Hunslet Distributor, Hunslet. | J4 | Hunslet Distributor, Hunslet. Exit only (exit actually starts just beyond Junction 3) |
| Tunstall Road, Beeston/Hunslet. Northbound exit only. | J5 | Tunstall Road, Beeston/Hunslet. Southbound entrance only |
| Balm Road/Belle Isle Road, Hunslet Carr/Belle Isle. Westbound entrance only. | J6 | Balm Road/Belle Isle Road, Hunslet Carr/Belle Isle. Eastbound exit only. |
| A61 Wakefield Road, Stourton. Westbound entrance only. | J7 | A61 Wakefield Road, Stourton. Eastbound exit only. |
| A61 Wakefield Road, Stourton. Northbound exit only | J8 | A61 Wakefield Road, Stourton. Southbound entrance only |
| M1 J43 | ||
Junctions 7 and 8 are actually very close to each other, and both join the same road! (From different directions).
The motorway ends at Junction 43 of the M1, without its own Junction number. The M1 actually branches off from itself here-the main line of the road is the M621. This junction is also restricted-movements are as follows: M1 Northbound-M1 Eastbound. M1 Westbound-M1 Southbound. M1 Northbound-M621 Northbound. M621 Southbound-M1 Southbound. The A61/A639 link Junctions 7/8 of the M621 with Junction 44 of the M1, enabling M1 Westbound-M621 Westbound and M621 Eastbound to M1 Eastbound movements to be made.
Originally the M621 from the current Junction 43 of the M1 to Junction 3 of the M621 was the M1. Both roads terminated at the Dewsbury Road interchange and were not linked. The M1/M621 in their present form were created when the M1-A1 Link Road was built, and this was numbered as the M1.
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