A684 road

UK road routebox
road= A684
length-mi= 70
length-km= 112
direction= West-East
start= Kendal
end= Ellerbeck
(A19 road)
construction-date=
completion-date=
junctions= ukroadsmall|6
ukmotorwaysmall|6
ukroadsmall|683
ukroadsmall|6108
ukroadsmall|1
ukroadsmall|167
ukroadsmall|19
ukroadsmall|61The A684 is an A road that runs through Cumbria and North Yorkshire, starting at Kendal, Cumbria and ending at Ellerbeck and the A19 road in North Yorkshire. It crosses the full width of the Yorkshire Dales, passing through Garsdale and the full length of Wensleydale.

It has primary status for the short length between Kendal and junction 37 of the M6 motorway, though even this primary section involves two hills and some tricky twists. East of the M6, the road descends the "Black Horse" hill and passes through Sedbergh where there is a short diversion to avoid the main street and a difficult right-angled bend. Another right-angled bend six miles east at Garsdale Hall, and a narrow bridge approaching Hawes can cause difficulties for large vehicles.
Flooding can be a problem after heavy rain, especially at Apperset, near Hawes, and heavy snow can close the road in through Garsdale.

Settlements on the road

*Kendal
*Sedbergh
*Garsdale
*Hawes
*Bainbridge
*Worton
*Aysgarth
*West Witton
*Wensley
*Leyburn
*Constable Burton
*Patrick Brompton
*Crakehall
*Bedale
*Leeming Bar where it meets the A1 road.
*Morton-on-Swale
*Northallerton
*Ellerbeck where it meets the A19 road.

External links

* [http://www.uk-roads.org.uk/roadlists/r10/notes.php?number=A684 SABRE Roads By Ten - A684]