connected with Leyburn through Bellerby. This is now part of the route of the A6108 road. The Richmond to Lancaster Turnpike connected with the Askrigg to Sedbergh Turnpike at Askrigg. This road, which was opened in 1761, extended westwards along the north bank of the River Ure and is now the A684 from where it crosses the river at Appersett and leaves North Yorkshire at a point close to the Moorcock Inn. At Hawes, the 1829 turnpikes to the hamlet of Gayle and to Kirkby Stephen opened. In 1836, barring short extensions, the last major turnpike to be built in the Yorkshire Dales was constructed between Richmond and Reeth. At Ingleton, the road intersected with the Keighley and Kendal Turnpike. Present day The route of Cam High Road between Bainbridge and Gearstones is now a popular walking track and hosts both the Pennine Way and the Dales Way along parts of its length. The route from Richmond to Askrigg is still in use as a local road and the section from Bainbridge to Hawes is part of the A684. The road through Widdale from Hawes all the way to Ingleton is the B6255, and the last section into Lancaster is partly on the A683. The B6255 road between Hawes and Ingleton has six mileposts. which are all grade II listed. See also Keighley and Kendal Turnpike Notes References Sources External links Images of Cam High Road Turnpike roads in the United Kingdom Roads in Yorkshire History of North Yorkshire Transport in North Yorkshire History of Lancashire