Roads

Bradford was first connected to the developing turnpike network in 1734, when the first Yorkshire turnpike was built between Manchester and Leeds via Halifax and Bradford. In 1740 the Selby to Halifax road was constructed through Leeds and Bradford. Several more local and long-distance roads were built through the rest of the century.

Today Bradford lies on several trunk roads:
the A650 between Wakefield and Skipton
the A647 to Leeds
the A658 to Harrogate
the A6036 to Halifax

The M606 is a spur off the M62 motorway serving Bradford, but it does not come right to the city centre.