The road measures 15.10 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 22 minutes to travel its length.
The A162 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 1 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like TADCASTER, Grimston, Towton, Barkston Ash, Sherburn In Elmet, South Milford, Monk Fryston, Hillam, Burton Salmon, Brotherton, Byram, and KNOTTINGLEY.
The road connects North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.