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A635 road

The A635 is a main road that runs between Manchester and Doncaster running east–west through Stalybridge, Saddleworth Moor, Holmfirth, Barnsley and the Dearne Valley. The section forming the eastern part of the Mancunian Way is a motorway and is officially designated as the A635(M) though there is no road sign with this designation,[1] and the signs at the entrance of Mancunian Way westbound show A57(M).

A635
A635 as Ashton Old Road in Beswick, Greater Manchester
Major junctions
West end Manchester
Major intersections A6
A57
A6010
A627
A670
A6018
A616
A629
A636
A637
A61
A628
A6195
A1
East end A638 near Doncaster
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations
Manchester
Ashton-under-Lyne
Holmfirth
Huddersfield
Barnsley
Road network
A634 A636

Saddleworth Moor edit

 
Between Holmfirth and Greenfield

The section between Greenfield and Holmfirth, which passes across Saddleworth Moor, is known locally as the Isle of Skye Road after a public house that was at Wessenden Head until it was demolished in the 1950s after a fire.[2][3] It passes over treeless high moor top for about 4 miles: Saddleworth Moor west of the watershed and Wessenden Head Moor to the east. This section of the road is at high altitude and in winter months local snowfall usually results in closures of the road. In January 2010, as a result of the extreme winter, the road was closed for over a month, and other closures also occurred in the same winter.

Pennines edit

 
Between Cawthorne and Barugh Green

Unlike the other Pennine passes in the area such as the A57 Snake Pass (Manchester to Sheffield), the A62 (Manchester to Huddersfield and Leeds) and the A58 (Rochdale to Halifax and Leeds), the section of the A635 over the Pennines enjoys much quieter traffic since the A628 Woodhead pass is much more direct when travelling between Manchester and Barnsley, connecting directly to the M1 junction 37 and passing through the centre of Barnsley. In 2012, after an increase of car incident rates on the moors, a 50 mph speed limit was put in place between Greenfield and the boundary with Kirklees. In Barugh Green there's a small junction where the B6428 terminates. The road continues through Barnsley to Doncaster where it merges with the A638.

1960s Moors murders edit

The road became infamous because of its connection with the 1960s Moors murders.[4][5] The grave sites of victims are located adjacent to the road above Greenfield, close to an area called Hollin Brown Knoll, which overlooks the 3 reservoirs: Dovestone, Yeoman and Greenfield.[citation needed]

August 2015 road closure edit

A section of the road at the Manchester end had to be closed in August 2015 after it collapsed following unusually torrential rain.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ The City of Manchester (Mancunian Way A635(M) and A57(M) Mancunian Way Slip Roads) Special Road Scheme 1992 Confirmation Instrument 1995
  2. ^ "ISLE of SKYE ROAD – A635". Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Isle of Skye Hotel, Upperthong – Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area". huddersfield.exposed. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ Cook, Chris (2022). The Moors Murderers: The Full Story of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Pen and Sword. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-399-09878-6.
  5. ^ "The brother of the 'lost' Moors Murder victim on his meetings with Myra Hindley, and a life spent looking for Keith". Manchester Evening News. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ . Manchester Evening News. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

External links edit

  • Pathetic Motorways – A635(M)

53°34′24″N 1°44′42″W / 53.57324°N 1.74511°W / 53.57324; -1.74511


a635, road, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2022, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources A635 road news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The A635 is a main road that runs between Manchester and Doncaster running east west through Stalybridge Saddleworth Moor Holmfirth Barnsley and the Dearne Valley The section forming the eastern part of the Mancunian Way is a motorway and is officially designated as the A635 M though there is no road sign with this designation 1 and the signs at the entrance of Mancunian Way westbound show A57 M A635A635 as Ashton Old Road in Beswick Greater ManchesterMajor junctionsWest endManchesterMajor intersectionsA6 A57 A6010 A627 A670 A6018 A616 A629 A636 A637 A61 A628 A6195 A1East endA638 near DoncasterLocationCountryUnited KingdomPrimarydestinationsManchesterAshton under LyneHolmfirthHuddersfieldBarnsleyRoad networkRoads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones A634 A636 Contents 1 Saddleworth Moor 2 Pennines 3 1960s Moors murders 4 August 2015 road closure 5 References 6 External linksSaddleworth Moor edit nbsp Between Holmfirth and Greenfield The section between Greenfield and Holmfirth which passes across Saddleworth Moor is known locally as the Isle of Skye Road after a public house that was at Wessenden Head until it was demolished in the 1950s after a fire 2 3 It passes over treeless high moor top for about 4 miles Saddleworth Moor west of the watershed and Wessenden Head Moor to the east This section of the road is at high altitude and in winter months local snowfall usually results in closures of the road In January 2010 as a result of the extreme winter the road was closed for over a month and other closures also occurred in the same winter Pennines edit nbsp Between Cawthorne and Barugh Green Unlike the other Pennine passes in the area such as the A57 Snake Pass Manchester to Sheffield the A62 Manchester to Huddersfield and Leeds and the A58 Rochdale to Halifax and Leeds the section of the A635 over the Pennines enjoys much quieter traffic since the A628 Woodhead pass is much more direct when travelling between Manchester and Barnsley connecting directly to the M1 junction 37 and passing through the centre of Barnsley In 2012 after an increase of car incident rates on the moors a 50 mph speed limit was put in place between Greenfield and the boundary with Kirklees In Barugh Green there s a small junction where the B6428 terminates The road continues through Barnsley to Doncaster where it merges with the A638 1960s Moors murders editThe road became infamous because of its connection with the 1960s Moors murders 4 5 The grave sites of victims are located adjacent to the road above Greenfield close to an area called Hollin Brown Knoll which overlooks the 3 reservoirs Dovestone Yeoman and Greenfield citation needed August 2015 road closure editA section of the road at the Manchester end had to be closed in August 2015 after it collapsed following unusually torrential rain 6 References edit The City of Manchester Mancunian Way A635 M and A57 M Mancunian Way Slip Roads Special Road Scheme 1992 Confirmation Instrument 1995 ISLE of SKYE ROAD A635 Retrieved 18 October 2022 Isle of Skye Hotel Upperthong Huddersfield Exposed Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area huddersfield exposed Retrieved 18 October 2022 Cook Chris 2022 The Moors Murderers The Full Story of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley Pen and Sword p 269 ISBN 978 1 399 09878 6 The brother of the lost Moors Murder victim on his meetings with Myra Hindley and a life spent looking for Keith Manchester Evening News 3 March 2019 Retrieved 3 October 2022 Mancunian Way could be closed for WEEKS after 40ft deep hole appears Manchester Evening News Manchester Evening News 14 August 2015 Archived from the original on 11 September 2015 Retrieved 14 August 2015 External links editPathetic Motorways A635 M 53 34 24 N 1 44 42 W 53 57324 N 1 74511 W 53 57324 1 74511 nbsp This England road or road transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A635 road amp oldid 1139830200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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