Chronology Maps

1984 1985 1986
Map legend:
Blue = Motorways already open
Red = Motorways opened in this year
Grey = Former motorways

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number
M25 Denham - Hunton Bridge J16 Denham J19 Chandlers Cross A405
M57 Huyton Spur J3 Huyton Stockbridge Lane
M3 Popham - Winnall J8 Popham J9 Winnall
M3 Winnall - Bar End J9 Winnall J10 Chilcomb
M42 Portway - Monkspath J3 Portway J4 Monkspath
M25 Poyle - Denham J14 Poyle J16 Denham
M25 Reigate Hill - Wisley J8 Reigate Hill J10 Wisley
M42 Coleshill - Tamworth J7A Coleshill J10 Tamworth

Road scheme and chronology data is courtesy SABRE (where much of it was gathered by member Ross Spur), with additional data from the UK Motorway Archive, the Scottish Roads Archive and the Northern Ireland Roads Site.

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