Sheffield Parkway at night, looking towards Victoria Quays junction.

The Sheffield Parkway is a major dual carriageway in the City of Sheffield, England. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The 5. 5 mile road was opened in 1974, and runs to the east of the City, connecting Park Square in the City centre with the inner ring road, outer ring road and out to the M1 motorway at junction 33. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. "Corporation Street" redirects here For the street in Birmingham, see Corporation Street Birmingham. Sheffield Outer Ring Road is one of two main routes circumventing Sheffield a partial ring around Sheffield City Centre and its Suburbs. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where On this route it passes the districts of Wybourn, Darnall, Handsworth, and the village of Catcliffe, at which a slip road connects to Sheffield City Airport, Sheffield Business Park and the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP). Manor Castle ward &mdashwhich includes the districts of Claywood, Manor, Manor Park, Park Hill, and Wybourn &mdashis one Darnall ward &mdashwhich includes the districts of Attercliffe, Carbrook, Darnall, Tinsley, and parts of Handsworth Handsworth is a Suburb of south eastern Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. Catcliffe is a village on the north-west bank of the River Rother in South Yorkshire, England. Sheffield City Airport was a small Airport located in Sheffield thats is now closed The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP is a manufacturing technology park on the Rotherham / Sheffield border at Waverley in South Yorkshire, facing the Sheffield Many businesses and Sheffield attractions are located close to the Parkway as it is known in Sheffield, and it can become highly congested. For approximately 2. 5 miles of its route the road forms a part of the A57 road, the rest being part of the A630 road. The A57 is a major road in England. It runs east from Liverpool to Lincoln, via Warrington and Manchester, then through the The A630 is an A road in the United Kingdom. It runs between Sheffield city centre and junction 4 of the M18 motorway, passing through Rotherham

On 27th September 2007 at around 3pm, an unexploded World War Two bomb was found whilst roadworks were taking place on the road. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The road was closed in both directions around the Handsworth and Manor junctions, causing major traffic problems around the area, especially during rush hour.

Plan of the Sheffield Parkway.

Junctions

External links

Sheffield City Council Live Traffic Cameras

• Park Square North - Commercial Street, Exchange Place, Parkway, Broad Street
• Bernard Road - Parkway - Parkway, Cutlers Gate, Bernard Road, Cricket Inn Road
• Handsworth Road - Parkway - Handsworth Road, Parkway