Thousands of motorists use the Leeds Inner Ring Road everyday to get across the city. Yet few will be aware of the untold story of how the project was hindered by delays, controversy and everything in between. It was devised in the 1950s, started in 1964 and yet only completed in the 2000s. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, aim to bring that story to life. READ MORE: Fascinating photos of Leeds city centre during the 1960s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. 1990s
Stage four in the Great Wilson Street and Meadow Lane area and stage five, which included a westbound flyover at the Woodpecker junction linking York Road with the Inner Ring Road, waited until the late 1980s and early 1990s.
20. April 1990
Councillor John Trickett at the cutting of the first sod for the new extension of the Leeds Inner Ring Rosd at the Woodpecker junction.
21. September 2008
Stage seven continued the road's tradition for excellence as it features the 500-yard John Smeaton Viaduct made up of steel beams weighing over 2,200 tons in total.
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