Chronology Maps
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| Completed | Route | Name | Start | End | Original number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A58(M) | Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage I | Westgate | Woodhouse Lane | ||
| A57(M) | Mancunian Way | Hulme | Ardwick | A57 | |
| M4 | Crick - Coldra | J23 Rogiet | J24 Coldra | ||
| M48 | Crick - Coldra | J2 Newhouse | M4 J23 Rogiet | M4 | |
| M4 | Newport Bypass | J24 Coldra | J28 Tredegar Park | ||
| M1 | Hendon Urban Motorway | Page Street | J4 Brockley | ||
| M1 | Nuthall - Annesley | J26 Nuthall | J27 Friezeland | ||
| A1(M) | Baldock Bypass (South) | J8 Corey’s Mill | J9 Letchworth Gate | ||
| M40 | High Wycombe Bypass (West) | J4 Handy Cross | J5 Stokenchurch | ||
| M1 | Annesley - Pinxton | J27 Friezeland | J28 Pinxton | ||
| A1(M) | Baldock Bypass (North) | J9 Letchworth Gate | J10 Stotfold | ||
| M8 | Shotts - Newhouse | J5 Shotts | J6 Newhouse | ||
| M1 | Ossett - Ardsley | J40 Flushdyke | J41 Carrgate | ||
| A1(M) | Aycliffe - Bradbury | J59 Aycliffe | J60 Bradbury | ||
| M1 | Pinxton - Barlborough | J28 Pinxton | J30 Barlborough | ||
| M1 | Ardsley - Stourton | J41 Carrgate | J43 Belle Isle | ||
| M621 | Ardsley - Stourton | J7 Stourton | M1 J43 Belle Isle | M1 | |
| M1 (NI) | Lurgan - Ballynacor | J10 Lurgan | J11 Ballynacor | ||
| M12 (NI) | Craigavon Spur | M1 J11 Ballynacor | J2 Carn | ||
| M1 | Barlborough - Tinsley | J30 Barlborough | J34 Tinsley | ||
| M18 | Thurcroft - Wadworth | M1 J32 Thurcroft | J2 Wadworth | ||
| M1 (NI) | Verner’s Corner - Dungannon | Verner’s Corner | J15 Dungannon |
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