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6 unusual facts about A62 road

Colne Valley

The River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal provided early transport links which were soon added to by road and railway links to Huddersfield and Leeds to the east and Manchester and Liverpool to the west.

Crosland Moor

Crosland Moor begins at the junction of the Manchester Road A62 and Blackmoorfoot Road the main thoroughfare.

Huddersfield Broad Canal

The route to Ramsden's Canal follows the main course of the river, passing under the bridge which carries the A62 road over the river.

Longroyd Bridge

Longroyd Bridge is where the A62, Manchester Road, route to Manchester passes over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the River Colne, it then travels down through the Colne Valley passing Milnsbridge, Linthwaite, and Slaithwaite to Marsden before crossing the Pennine hills to Oldham and Manchester.

Milnsbridge

The Huddersfield to Manchester road route A62 passes Milnsbridge along the south side of the valley.

Standedge

From east to west, Standedge is crossed by five generations of road crossing, the earliest a Roman road from York to Chester and the latest the A62 road.