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Pontefract Road

A645

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16 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A645 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
5.5 km
How curvy
Gently winding
7% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
408
How these scores are measured

Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.

Speed limits along it

What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.

  • 30 mph55%
  • 40 mph12%
  • national limit (60)34%

Runs past

  • Pontefract·town·1.9 km
  • Snaith·town·50 m
  • Featherstone·town·240 m
  • Knottingley·town·1.2 km
  • Pollington·village·1.0 km
  • Purston Jaglin·village·10 m

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Shurma

    Restaurant · 260 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:Moo Cafe

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Bell & Crown

    Pub · 40 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:The Turnpike

    Pub · 150 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • accessible
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:The Shuhag

    Restaurant · 210 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:The Railway

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A645 yet. Plan the first one.

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