The A6178 is a 4 digit

A road A roads may be *motorways or freeways, usually where the local word for motorway begins with A (for example, ''Autobahn'' in German; ''Autostrada'' in Italian). * main roads or highways, in a system where roads are graded A, B and sometimes lower c ...

in South Yorkshire, England. It begins in the Lower Don Valley area of Sheffield, at a junction with the A6109 (Fred Mulley Way). The road heads northeast, crossing the River Don before passing through Attercliffe. The road passes a junction with

Staniforth Road Staniforth Road is located in Sheffield, England. It connects the Attercliffe and Darnall areas of the city. Historically the road has been used as a shopping street, with notable businesses being present over the years, including 2 cinemas, ...

before passing the

Don Valley Bowl Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, is a sports and recreation hub for health and wellbeing collaborative research and learning. About Legacy Park Ltd. is a joint venture between Sheffield Hallam Universit ...

IceSheffield iceSheffield is an ice arena in the Lower Don Valley, Sheffield, England. iceSheffield was completed in May 2003 at a cost of £15 million and is a Centre of Excellence for figure skating, ice dance and hockey, and it is one of only two faciliti ...

, the English Institute of Sport and the historic Hill Top Chapel. The road meets a junction with the A6102 at Carbrook, before continuing northeast as Attercliffe Common passing

Valley Centertainment Valley Centertainment is a leisure and entertainment complex in the Don Valley in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It was built on land previously occupied by steel mills which also includes what is now Meadowhall shopping centre and the ...

and the South Yorkshire Police headquarters. The road passes a number of car dealerships including

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and

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before meeting the entrance to the

Meadowhall Shopping Centre Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies north-east of Sheffield city centre, and from Rotherham town centre. It is the largest shopping centre in Yorkshire, and currently the eleventh-largest i ...

Railway bridge across Sheffield Road (geograph 5162765)

Continuing East, the road meets a junction with the M1 at the large Tinsley Roundabout at the Tinsley Viaduct. The road continues into Templeborough, passing various old

steel mills A steel mill or steelworks is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. It may be an integrated steel works carrying out all steps of steelmaking from smelting iron ore to rolled product, but may also be a plant where steel semi-finished ...

and the

Magna Science Adventure Centre Magna Science Adventure Centre is an educational visitor attraction, appealing primarily to children, located in Rotherham's former Templeborough steelworks. Location The site used to be home to the Steel, Peech and Tozer steel works (also ...

. Continuing east, the road passes a junction with the

A630 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 and Doncaster on the way. The road is entirely in South Yorkshire. Route The road starts at th ...

before crossing the River Rother close to its meeting with the River Don. The road enters Rotherham, terminating at a roundabout at a junction with the A6021.

Settlements on road

* Attercliffe * Carbrook * Tinsley * Templeborough * Rotherham

References

Roads in Yorkshire Roads in Sheffield Transport in South Yorkshire {{England-road-stub