Chronology Maps

1963 1964 1965

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Completed Route Name Start End
M90 Forth Road Bridge Northern Approach Roads J1C Admiralty Aberdour Road
A823(M) Forth Road Bridge Northern Approach Roads M90 J2 Masterton Pitreavie
M1 Crick - Lutterworth J18 Crick J20 Misterton
M8 Harthill Bypass Whitburn Shotts
M1 (NI) Birches - Verner’s Corner J12 Birches Verner’s Corner

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The road that made no sense

It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history.

The forever bottleneck, part 2

The second part of the story, where we learn why exactly the M4 gets narrower on the final approach to Europe’s biggest city.

The forever bottleneck, part 1

The M4 into London was one of the UK's earliest and most ambitious motorway projects. It was bold, pioneering... and almost instantly regretted.

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Above the M8

Go to Glasgow and it's almost inevitable that you'll use the M8. The views of the city surrounding it are really quite unique.