Marsh Lane overbridge, view north, 14 February 1997
Marsh Lane overbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
A road surface has been laid across Marsh Lane bridge in the last three months, and the bridge is now in use by traffic. On the right, work has been quick in removing the old course of the road and laying out the earthworks for the motorway across its path.
Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)
What's new
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.
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.
Have you seen...
Alley by gaslight
Some of Central London's quieter streets are still, surprisingly, lit by old and rather beautiful gas lanterns. Here are a few, by day and by night.
