Along the M62!You are in: Bradford and West Yorkshire > Places > The M62 For 40 years, the M62's been West Yorkshire's 'main street'. In rain or shine, it carries thousands of people across the Pennines and is Britain's highest motorway! Want to know more about a road that's more than 'just' a road? Read on...  Forty years on we take a look at the origins of West Yorkshire's very own 'highway in the sky'!  Take a virtual trip along 'West Yorkshire's Main Street' - the M62 - in just three minutes flat!  From rampant rams to sinking horses, the story of how the M62 began is as colourful as it can get!  West Yorkshire commuter John Campbell has plenty of tales to tell about day-to-day life on the M62!  Hartshead Moor service station on the M62's a welcome sight, but back in 1974 it saw tragedy unfold.  Meet Paul Thorp. He lives and works in the farm stuck right in the middle of the M62 in Calderdale!  Want to know more about Paul Thorp's farm in the middle of the M62? Watch Look North's film here!  Linking Hull to Liverpool via West Yorkshire, the M62 is a vital route - and a very busy one too!  You've seen it from the M62 - now take a walk IN PICTURES around West Yorkshire's landmark 'lake'!  Planning on using the M62 in West Yorkshire today? Get the latest traffic and travel updates here! You are in: Bradford and West Yorkshire > Places > The M62 |
