Transport Craven

1 transport

1.1 passes
1.2 main routes

1.2.1 a59 york–liverpool
1.2.2 a56 skipton–chester
1.2.3 a629 , a65 keighley–kendal

transport

the district free motorways. shown national detailed land use survey office national statistics in 2005, craven has least proportion of land taken roads of district in england: 0.7%. compared maximum of on 20% in 4 london boroughs , city of london.

passes


the central pennines can traversed low passes: * airedale ribblesdale 144 m (472 ft) near barnoldswick. * airedale pendle water 165 m (541 ft) near colne. * ribblesdale lonsdale 166 m (545 ft) near settle.

transport can find pennines formidable barrier roads can blocked snow several days. craven of great significance north of england topography provides low-altitude passes through backbone of england . significant railway , canal builders. lowest passes through pennines are:

the airedale ribblesdale pass near barnoldswick 144 m (472 ft) @ thornton-in-craven 53°56′03″n 2°09′46″w / 53.93413°n 2.16276°w / 53.93413; -2.16276 (the barnoldswick pass between airedale , ribblesdale)
the airedale ribblesdale pass near settle 160 m (525 ft) east of hellifield 54°00′00″n 2°10′00″w / 54.00000°n 2.16667°w / 54.00000; -2.16667 (the airedale , ribblesdale pass near settle) point labelled aire gap on maps.
the airedale pendle water pass near colne 165 m (541 ft) @ foulridge 53°52′36″n 2°10′35″w / 53.8768°n 2.176420°w / 53.8768; -2.176420 (the foulridge pass near colne) called aire gap
the ribblesdale lonsdale pass near settle 166 m (545 ft) @ giggleswick scar 54°04′27″n 2°19′05″w / 54.074167°n 2.318056°w / 54.074167; -2.318056 (the lowest pass ribblesdale lonsdale)

the nearest alternative pass through pennines stainmore gap (eden-tees) north, not in craven’s league climbs 420 m (1,378 ft) , climate classed sub-arctic in places.

the nearest low-level routes across country on 62 miles (100 km) away: 228 m (748 ft) tyne gap north, or a619 road in derbyshire south.

main routes

a59 road: york, harrogate, skipton, barnoldswick, clitheroe, preston, liverpool
a65 road: ilkley, skipton, settle, ingleton, kendal
a629 road: skipton, keighley, halifax, huddersfield, rotherham
a56 road: earby, colne, m65 motorway, burnley, manchester, chester
train: skipton railway station leeds on airedale line
train: skipton railway station morecambe on little north western railway
train: settle railway station carlisle or leeds on settle-carlisle railway

a59 york–liverpool

the a59 road runs along southern edge of airedale ribblesdale. runs 0.62 miles (1 km) north of disused roman road through craven took lowest pass through thornton-in-craven.

a56 skipton–chester

the route known a56—-m65 first developed c.1773–1816 leeds , liverpool canal carry heavy industrial goods masonry stone, limestone, , coal. planned route ribblesdale via lower level pass industrial revolution in nelson , colne made seem more profitable change route foulridge near colne despite being highest pass.

a629 , a65 keighley–kendal


the new a629 bypasses kildwick village, built 1968–88

the route of a65 road perhaps oldest follows neolithic trade route stone axes central cumbria. 18th century principal exports cattle , imports came on ninety pack horses kendal. cost of heavy goods prohibitive textile industrialist of settle campaigned road keighley kendal made passable wheeled vehicles , in 1753 keighley , kendal turnpike trust founded. 1840 passenger stagecoaches ran daily in 1878 parliament abolished turnpikes , set county councils; , management of main roads transferred them.

by 1968 traffic had increased in volume necessitated rebuilding of a629 , a65. skipton northern bypass of 1981 cost £16.4 million. kildwick bypass completed in 1988.