A63 road
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The A63 is a major road
in Yorkshire
, England
between Leeds
and Hull
.
.
The route begins just east of Leeds
city centre at a junction with the A61
, although, prior to its February 2009 realignment along the new East Leeds Link Road, it began at a junction with the A64
in the Halton Moor
area of the city (now signed as the B6159). Heading out of Leeds the route, despite being of dual carriageway
standard, is subject to a 40mph speed limit, and incorporates peak-time HOV lanes
. At the end of this dual carriageway section, the route meets the M1
, and the road continues north along the motorway for one junction then resumes as the A63.
From junction 46 of the M1, the Thorpe Park roundabout, the route continues east, meeting the A642
at Garforth. There is a turning for Lidgett Lane (B6137) to the left, next to Garforth Community College
, with the TOTAL
Garforth West garage on the right. It crosses the Leeds Country Way
(a former railway), and there is the B6137 to the right for Kippax
. On the Garforth/Micklefield parish boundary is a roundabout with the A656 Roman Ridge
.
At the Boot and Shoe junction, with the former A1, there is the Esso
Boot & Shoe Service Station, and the Best Western
Milford Hotel. There is a grade-separated left turn for the B1222 (for Sherburn-in-Elmet
). This dual-carriageway section of the former A1, follows the Leeds - North Yorkshire boundary (Ledsham
and South Milford
), and was built as part of the Brotherton
-Micklefield
scheme in November 1964 by Dowsett Engineering Construction. At the Selby Fork junction south of the Selby Fork Hotel, the A1246 continues southwards along the former A1, and the road enters the district of Selby
, in North Yorkshire
.
It crosses the A1(M) at junction 42 at South Milford. It meets the A162 at a roundabout, crosses a railway, and passes through Monk Fryston
. It follows Causeway Dike and passes through Hambleton
, where to the east it crosses the Selby Diversion of the East Coast Main Line
, and the A1238 (former A63) at a roundabout. The route follows the six-mile £44 million Selby Bypass and £5 million Barlby
Bypass, the latter of which is shared
with the north-south A19
, although the A19 still passes through Selby itself. On the bypass the road passes Selby Golf Club, meets the A19 at a roundabout at Brayton, crosses the Selby Canal
, crosses the Doncaster-Selby railway
, meets the A1041 at a roundabout, and crosses the River Ouse
(Ouse Swing Bridge) and the Selby-Hull railway. The short section around Barlby follows what was the old East Coast Main Line
railway before the Selby Diversion opened in the early 1980s. An alternative route eastwards from the Selby bypass, to the M62, is the A1041 via Camblesforth
, then the A645 past Drax power station. The route out to Hull is shadowed by the Hull to York Line
(Selby-Hull).
It leaves at the dangerous Barlby Crossroads to the right, passing Osgodby then over the railway line
and passes Hemingbrough
. The Osgodby Bypass was cancelled due to increases in prices of land. It crosses the River Derwent
and enters the East Riding of Yorkshire
. It passes through Newsholme
before passing straight through Howden next to Howden Minster
. It passes through the town as Bridgegate and Hull Road, passing Howden School and Technology College
, where it meets the A614
at a roundabout at the BP
Longs Corner Garage. Access to the M62 is via junction 37 to the west, along Boothferry Road (A614).
From Howden, the A63 is renamed to be the B1230, at the Howden end but is still signposted as the A63. The B1230 continues and carries the A63 traffic over the M62 motorway
and onwards in to Gilberdyke
. When the B1230 was originally the A63, the main road through Gilberdyke was a dual carriageway for about three miles to the other side of Newport
. Where the B1230 crosses the M62 motorway
at Newport, the M62 finishes and the A63 starts. Prior to the last eastern section of the M62 to be built, the motorway terminated at a temporary junction at Balkholme
onto the A63 (now B1230). Before the M62 opened, the single carriageway A63 was Hull's main route to the South of England, causing many bottlenecks.
was single carriageway before the M62 opened in May 1976. The section was constructed as the dualling of the Caves Bypass and opened when the last eastern section of the M62 opened, completing the dual carriageway link to the outskirts of Hull. From junction 38, the B1230 leads to North Cave
(and in the direction of Beverley
) along the former A63. The BP
Triangle North Cave is alongside the junction.
There is the Beacon Service Area on the eastbound side, with the South Cave East Little Chef
and Shell
Beacon, situated just south of Everthorpe
and Wolds
prisons. The road skirts the southern edge of South Cave, and near Ellerker
it crosses the former route (and Ermine Street
from Brough
, then known as Petuaria
, to York
) at the A1034 junction.
The 2.5 miles (4 km) Elloughton
bypass was built in October 1971, from the A1034 to the Welton/Brough junction passing Brantingham
to the west. It replaced the former road through Elloughton and Brough. This section skirts the southern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds
.
The Welton
/Brough
– North Ferriby
section opened in 1963. At the Elloughton-cum-Brough
-Welton parish boundary, there is a grade-separated junction for Brough to the south and Welton to the north. The road passes on the south side of South Hunsley School
(with a leisure centre) at Melton
, part of the parish of Welton
. The Shell
Grand Dale is on the westbound side, west of the Melton interchange.
At the west end of North Ferriby on the parish boundary with Welton, the former traffic lights and crossroads were replaced in early 2007 with an interchange. The Yorkshire Wolds Way
crosses at this point.
The North Ferriby bypass and North Ferriby – Hessle were two sections that opened in 1961. The former route is partly the B1231 (for Swanland
). The road meets the A15 at a grade-separated junction. The former route, before the South Docks Road improvement, followed the current A1105 into Hull.
The road continues through the Humber Bridge Country Park, across the railway
, and under the Humber Bridge
. The bridge was designed to take some of Hull's traffic southwards, but the vast majority takes the A63 westwards, then along the M18. It passes the south side of Hessle
, next to Hessle railway station
. The railway follows the road on the northern side. There is a junction with Priory Road, and at Gipsyville
it meets the A1166 at a grade-separated roundabout near St Andrew's Quay. Near the Albert Dock, there is a fly-over where it rejoins the former Hessle Road next to the Smith & Nephew
factory to the south. It meets the A1079
(for central Hull) at a junction, which is planned to incorporate the Castle Street Improvement. It crosses the River Hull
at Myton Bridge (a swing-bridge), near the Hull Tidal Surge Barrier and The Deep
. At Drypool
it meets a roundabout as Garrison Road with the A1165, then a junction for the A1033 (Hedon Road) where the road terminates.
It terminates in Hull
. This final section carries the name Clive Sullivan Way, and was named after the rugby league player Clive Sullivan
, being originally titled the South Docks Road.
A section of the A63 forms part of the unsigned Euroroute
E20
.
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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between Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
and Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
.
Leeds – Howden
The route out to Selby is shadowed by the Leeds-Selby railwayYork & Selby Lines
The York & Selby Lines is the name given to a group of services in the West Yorkshire Metro area, connecting Leeds with places to its north and east: as well as the Northern Rail local services to York and Selby, the services extend to:...
.
The route begins just east of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
city centre at a junction with the A61
A61 road
The A61 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. From Derby, it heads north via Alfreton, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Barnsley, Wakefield, Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon...
, although, prior to its February 2009 realignment along the new East Leeds Link Road, it began at a junction with the A64
A64 road
The A64 is a road in North and West Yorkshire, England which links Leeds, York and Scarborough. The A64 starts as the A64 ring road motorway in Leeds and then is a dual carriageway for the rest of its route, except parts of the road from Malton to Scarborough.The road approximates a section of the...
in the Halton Moor
Halton Moor
Halton Moor is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, located around three miles east of Leeds city centre and is close to the A63. It is situated between Killingbeck to the north, Temple Newsam to the south, Osmondthorpe to the west and Halton and Colton to the east.The area is mainly...
area of the city (now signed as the B6159). Heading out of Leeds the route, despite being of dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
standard, is subject to a 40mph speed limit, and incorporates peak-time HOV lanes
High-occupancy vehicle lane
In transportation engineering and transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane is a lane reserved for vehicles with a driver and one or more passengers...
. At the end of this dual carriageway section, the route meets the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
, and the road continues north along the motorway for one junction then resumes as the A63.
From junction 46 of the M1, the Thorpe Park roundabout, the route continues east, meeting the A642
A642 road
The A642 is an A-road in West Yorkshire, England which runs from Huddersfield to the A64 near Leeds. It connects with the M1, M62 and A63.The road begins at Waterloo east of the town centre before going on via Lepton, Grange Moor, Middlestown, Horbury into Wakefield City Centre.The road then goes...
at Garforth. There is a turning for Lidgett Lane (B6137) to the left, next to Garforth Community College
Garforth Community College
Garforth Academy is a secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11–18 and is located on Lidgett Lane in Garforth, West Yorkshire, England.The college has specialist Arts College status...
, with the TOTAL
Total S.A.
Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
Garforth West garage on the right. It crosses the Leeds Country Way
Leeds Country Way
The Leeds Country Way is a circular long-distance footpath of 62 miles around Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is never more than 7 miles from Leeds City Square, but is mainly rural with extensive views in the outlying areas of the Leeds metropolitan district...
(a former railway), and there is the B6137 to the right for Kippax
Kippax, West Yorkshire
Kippax is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the east of the city, near to Garforth and Great Preston....
. On the Garforth/Micklefield parish boundary is a roundabout with the A656 Roman Ridge
Roman Ridge
The Roman Rig is the name given to a series of earthworks to the north east of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England that are believed to originally have formed a single Dyke running from near Wincobank in Sheffield to Mexborough. Its purpose and date of construction are unknown...
.
At the Boot and Shoe junction, with the former A1, there is the Esso
Esso
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Boot & Shoe Service Station, and the Best Western
Best Western
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Milford Hotel. There is a grade-separated left turn for the B1222 (for Sherburn-in-Elmet
Sherburn-in-Elmet
Sherburn-in-Elmet is a town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, situated close to Selby. It is one of only three places in the area to be explicitly associated with the ancient Celtic kingdom of Elmet via featuring the kingdom's title in its name, the others being...
). This dual-carriageway section of the former A1, follows the Leeds - North Yorkshire boundary (Ledsham
Ledsham, West Yorkshire
Ledsham is a village and civil parish north of Castleford and east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough and near to the River Aire and the A1 Great North Road. It has a population of 162.There is an 8th century Anglo-Saxon...
and South Milford
South Milford
South Milford is a small village and civil parish located in the district of Selby, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically an agricultural village, the population has recently boomed due to housing development...
), and was built as part of the Brotherton
Brotherton
Brotherton is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 672. The village is on the border with the City of Wakefield and West Yorkshire . Brotherton was on the A1 road two miles north of Knottingley, before...
-Micklefield
Micklefield
Micklefield is a village and civil parish east of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It neighbours Garforth, Aberford and Brotherton and is close to the A1 Motorway. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It has a population of 1,852.-Geography:...
scheme in November 1964 by Dowsett Engineering Construction. At the Selby Fork junction south of the Selby Fork Hotel, the A1246 continues southwards along the former A1, and the road enters the district of Selby
Selby (district)
Selby is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby and provides services to an area which includes Tadcaster and a host of villages....
, in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
.
It crosses the A1(M) at junction 42 at South Milford. It meets the A162 at a roundabout, crosses a railway, and passes through Monk Fryston
Monk Fryston
Monk Fryston is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The name of the village originates from Monk's Free Stone as all of the stone used to build Selby Abbey was obtained from a quarry in the centre of the village across the road from the old school...
. It follows Causeway Dike and passes through Hambleton
Hambleton, Selby
Hambleton is a small village and civil parish near to Selby in North Yorkshire, England. It is a ward of the district of Selby and should not be confused with the district of Hambleton, another district of North Yorkshire....
, where to the east it crosses the Selby Diversion of the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
, and the A1238 (former A63) at a roundabout. The route follows the six-mile £44 million Selby Bypass and £5 million Barlby
Barlby
Barlby is a linear village in North Yorkshire, England. It lies to the north-east of the market town of Selby, and is bordered to the west by the River Ouse and to the east by the A19 Barlby bypass...
Bypass, the latter of which is shared
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with the north-south A19
A19 road
The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road, although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland...
, although the A19 still passes through Selby itself. On the bypass the road passes Selby Golf Club, meets the A19 at a roundabout at Brayton, crosses the Selby Canal
Selby Canal
The Selby Canal is a canal with 2 locks which bypasses the lower reaches of the River Aire in Yorkshire, England, from the village of West Haddlesey to the town of Selby where it joins the River Ouse. It opened in 1778, and provided the main outlet for the Aire and Calder Navigation until 1826,...
, crosses the Doncaster-Selby railway
Sheffield to Hull Line
The Sheffield to Hull line is a railway line in northern England. It runs from Sheffield north east to Hull Paragon via Doncaster. Stopping services on the line are provided by Northern Rail, with many branching off to Adwick or Scunthorpe...
, meets the A1041 at a roundabout, and crosses the River Ouse
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...
(Ouse Swing Bridge) and the Selby-Hull railway. The short section around Barlby follows what was the old East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
railway before the Selby Diversion opened in the early 1980s. An alternative route eastwards from the Selby bypass, to the M62, is the A1041 via Camblesforth
Camblesforth
Camblesforth is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,526...
, then the A645 past Drax power station. The route out to Hull is shadowed by the Hull to York Line
Hull to York Line
The Hull to York Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs from Hull north west to York, via Selby.Between Selby and York services can take one of two routes. Most services run via Sherburn-in-Elmet, but there is also a more direct route which follows the East Coast Main Line to...
(Selby-Hull).
It leaves at the dangerous Barlby Crossroads to the right, passing Osgodby then over the railway line
Hull to York Line
The Hull to York Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs from Hull north west to York, via Selby.Between Selby and York services can take one of two routes. Most services run via Sherburn-in-Elmet, but there is also a more direct route which follows the East Coast Main Line to...
and passes Hemingbrough
Hemingbrough
Hemingbrough is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England that is located approximately from Selby and from Howden on the A63....
. The Osgodby Bypass was cancelled due to increases in prices of land. It crosses the River Derwent
River Derwent, Yorkshire
The Derwent is a river in Yorkshire in the north of England. It is used for water abstraction, leisure and sporting activities and effluent disposal as well as being of significant importance as the site of several nature reserves...
and enters the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
. It passes through Newsholme
Newsholme, East Riding of Yorkshire
Newsholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north west of the market town of Howden and lies on the north side of the A63 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Wressle.-References:...
before passing straight through Howden next to Howden Minster
Howden Minster
Howden Minster is a large Grade I listed Church of England church in the Diocese of York. It is located in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the largest and most magnificent churches in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul and it is therefore...
. It passes through the town as Bridgegate and Hull Road, passing Howden School and Technology College
Howden School and Technology College
Howden School and Technology College is a secondary school located in Howden East Riding of Yorkshire, England.Students usually attend the school from Year Seven to Year Eleven , but the school also offers a Sixth Form College for those wishing to take further education, working in conjunction...
, where it meets the A614
A614 road
The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Beginning at Redhill, near Calverton in Nottinghamshire at a roundabout with the A60, the road meets the A6097 at a junction which looks like a roundabout but...
at a roundabout at the BP
BP
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Longs Corner Garage. Access to the M62 is via junction 37 to the west, along Boothferry Road (A614).
From Howden, the A63 is renamed to be the B1230, at the Howden end but is still signposted as the A63. The B1230 continues and carries the A63 traffic over the M62 motorway
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
and onwards in to Gilberdyke
Gilberdyke
Gilberdyke is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Hull city centre and east of Howden town centre.It lies a mile south of the M62 motorway on the B1230 road....
. When the B1230 was originally the A63, the main road through Gilberdyke was a dual carriageway for about three miles to the other side of Newport
Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire
Newport is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of the market town of Howden. It lies on the B1230 road to the south of the M62 motorway...
. Where the B1230 crosses the M62 motorway
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
at Newport, the M62 finishes and the A63 starts. Prior to the last eastern section of the M62 to be built, the motorway terminated at a temporary junction at Balkholme
Balkholme
Balkholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Goole town centre and about east of Howden. It lies to the south of the B1230 road as it crosses the M62 motorway....
onto the A63 (now B1230). Before the M62 opened, the single carriageway A63 was Hull's main route to the South of England, causing many bottlenecks.
North Cave – Hull
The section from junction 38 of the M62 (its terminus) to the A1034 junction near South CaveSouth Cave
South Cave is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately to the west of Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. North Cave is approximately to the north west.- Overview :...
was single carriageway before the M62 opened in May 1976. The section was constructed as the dualling of the Caves Bypass and opened when the last eastern section of the M62 opened, completing the dual carriageway link to the outskirts of Hull. From junction 38, the B1230 leads to North Cave
North Cave
North Cave is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the west of Hull city centre on the B1230 road. South Cave is approximately to the south east....
(and in the direction of Beverley
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
) along the former A63. The BP
BP
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Triangle North Cave is alongside the junction.
There is the Beacon Service Area on the eastbound side, with the South Cave East Little Chef
Little Chef
Little Chef is a chain of roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and owned by the UK private equity group RCapital. Little Chef's previous owners were The People's Restaurant Group Ltd., a company belonging to British catering entrepreneurs Simon Heath and Lawrence Wosskow,...
and Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
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Beacon, situated just south of Everthorpe
Everthorpe (HM Prison)
HM Prison Everthorpe is a Category C men's prison, located to the south west of Everthorpe, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...
and Wolds
Wolds (HM Prison)
HM Prison Wolds is a Category C men's private prison, located south west of Everthorpe, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by G4S, and is situated next to HMP Everthorpe.-History:...
prisons. The road skirts the southern edge of South Cave, and near Ellerker
Ellerker
Ellerker is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Hull city centre and east of the market town of Howden...
it crosses the former route (and Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
from Brough
Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire
Brough , or Brough-on-Humber, is a small town in the civil parish of Elloughton-cum-Brough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town has a population of around 7,000.-Location:...
, then known as Petuaria
Petuaria
Petuaria was originally a Roman fort situated where the town of Brough-on-Humber in the East Riding of Yorkshire now stands. Petuaria means something like 'quarter' or 'fourth part', incorporating the archaic Brythonic *petuar, 'four' .It was founded in 70 AD and abandoned in about 125...
, to York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
) at the A1034 junction.
The 2.5 miles (4 km) Elloughton
Elloughton
Elloughton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the west of Kingston upon Hull to the south of the A63 road. It lies on the southern end of the Yorkshire Wolds. It is conjoined with Brough that lies to the south east, with which it forms the civil...
bypass was built in October 1971, from the A1034 to the Welton/Brough junction passing Brantingham
Brantingham
Brantingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about north of Brough, and west of Kingston upon Hull. It lies to the north of the A63 road...
to the west. It replaced the former road through Elloughton and Brough. This section skirts the southern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....
.
The Welton
Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Welton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the town of Brough on the north side of the A63 road to Kingston upon Hull....
/Brough
Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire
Brough , or Brough-on-Humber, is a small town in the civil parish of Elloughton-cum-Brough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town has a population of around 7,000.-Location:...
– North Ferriby
North Ferriby
North Ferriby is a village and civil parish in the Haltemprice area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.-Geography:It is situated on the north bank of the Humber Estuary, approximately to the west of Hull city centre. To the north, atop a hill, lies Swanland via the B1231. South Ferriby is...
section opened in 1963. At the Elloughton-cum-Brough
Elloughton-cum-Brough
Elloughton-cum-Brough, a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the west of Hull city centre and covering an area of .It comprises the town of Brough and the village of Elloughton....
-Welton parish boundary, there is a grade-separated junction for Brough to the south and Welton to the north. The road passes on the south side of South Hunsley School
South Hunsley School
South Hunsley School & Sixth Form College is a large secondary school and sixth form, situated in Melton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England near the A63. In April 2010, the school became an Academy.-Overview:...
(with a leisure centre) at Melton
Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Melton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and lies to the north of the A63 road.With Welton and Wauldby, it forms the civil parish of Welton....
, part of the parish of Welton
Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Welton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the town of Brough on the north side of the A63 road to Kingston upon Hull....
. The Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
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Grand Dale is on the westbound side, west of the Melton interchange.
At the west end of North Ferriby on the parish boundary with Welton, the former traffic lights and crossroads were replaced in early 2007 with an interchange. The Yorkshire Wolds Way
Yorkshire Wolds Way
The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a National Trail in Yorkshire, England. It runs 79 miles from Hessle to Filey, around the Yorkshire Wolds...
crosses at this point.
The North Ferriby bypass and North Ferriby – Hessle were two sections that opened in 1961. The former route is partly the B1231 (for Swanland
Swanland
Swanland is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The village is about to the west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and north of the Humber Estuary on the B1231 road. To the east lies West Ella, to the west, separated by farmland, lies Melton and to the south...
). The road meets the A15 at a grade-separated junction. The former route, before the South Docks Road improvement, followed the current A1105 into Hull.
The road continues through the Humber Bridge Country Park, across the railway
Hull to York Line
The Hull to York Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs from Hull north west to York, via Selby.Between Selby and York services can take one of two routes. Most services run via Sherburn-in-Elmet, but there is also a more direct route which follows the East Coast Main Line to...
, and under the Humber Bridge
Humber Bridge
The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, England, is a 2,220 m single-span suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. It is the fifth-largest of its type in the world...
. The bridge was designed to take some of Hull's traffic southwards, but the vast majority takes the A63 westwards, then along the M18. It passes the south side of Hessle
Hessle
Hessle is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area which consists of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of Hessle and a number of other villages but is not part of the...
, next to Hessle railway station
Hessle railway station
Hessle railway station serves Hessle in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail.This is the nearest station on the north bank of the Humber to the Humber Bridge-Services:...
. The railway follows the road on the northern side. There is a junction with Priory Road, and at Gipsyville
Gipsyville
Gipsyville is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, on the A1166 road, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Gipsyville has a library, a post office and a school.-References:*Philip's Street Atlas East Yorkshire...
it meets the A1166 at a grade-separated roundabout near St Andrew's Quay. Near the Albert Dock, there is a fly-over where it rejoins the former Hessle Road next to the Smith & Nephew
Smith & Nephew
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factory to the south. It meets the A1079
A1079 road
The A1079 is a major road in northern England. It links the cities of York and Kingston upon Hull, both in Yorkshire.-Route:The road begins in central York, heading east initially as Lawrence Street and then Hull Road. After it meets the A64 at a grade separated roundabout and gains primary status...
(for central Hull) at a junction, which is planned to incorporate the Castle Street Improvement. It crosses the River Hull
River Hull
The River Hull is a navigable river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. It rises from a series of springs to the west of Driffield, and enters the Humber estuary at Kingston upon Hull. Following a period when the Archbishops of York charged tolls for its use, it became a free...
at Myton Bridge (a swing-bridge), near the Hull Tidal Surge Barrier and The Deep
The Deep (aquarium)
-External links:* in association with the University of Hull*...
. At Drypool
Drypool
Drypool is an area within the city of Kingston upon Hull, EnglandHistorically Drypool was a village, manor and later parish on the east bank River Hull at the confluence of the Humber Estuary and River Hull, it is now part of the greater urban area of Kingston upon Hull, and gives its name to a...
it meets a roundabout as Garrison Road with the A1165, then a junction for the A1033 (Hedon Road) where the road terminates.
It terminates in Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
. This final section carries the name Clive Sullivan Way, and was named after the rugby league player Clive Sullivan
Clive Sullivan
Clive A. Sullivan MBE was a Welsh rugby union and professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. A Great Britain and Wales international winger, he played with both Hull and Hull Kingston Rovers in his career, and also played for Oldham, and Doncaster...
, being originally titled the South Docks Road.
A section of the A63 forms part of the unsigned Euroroute
International E-road network
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe . The network is numbered from E 1 up and its roads cross national borders...
E20
European route E20
The European route E 20 is part of the United Nations International E-road network.It runs roughly west-east through Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia and finally Russia. The length is . The road is not continuous, at three points, a sea crossing is required. ...
.