The road measures 10.74 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 22 minutes to travel its length.
The B6179 is a B Road and is located in the Zone 6 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like Little Eaton, Coxbench, Lower Kilburn, BELPER, Denby, Kilburn, Marehay, RIPLEY, Butterley, ALFRETON, and Swanwick.
The road is located entirely within Derbyshire.