Bamber Bridge roundabout, view south, 16 October 1995
Bamber Bridge roundabout, view south (see all photos of the same view)
Bamber Bridge roundabout is nearly complete. In the distance, the new terminal roundabout has progressed enormously in the previous three months.
Date
16 October 1995
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
South
Roads visible
A582 Lostock Lane
A6 Preston Road
What's new
A bridge under troubled bridges
A bridge that was ruined by another bridge, and a type of highway planning beyond any of the UK’s worst nightmares.
The monster seen from below
What might it have been like to stand in one spot and witness the arrival, and the uncertainty, of plans for an urban motorway in West London?
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.
Have you seen...
Driver Location Signs
If you're on the motorway (in England at least) you might have noticed some funny blue signs down the side of the road. What are they for?
