A49 underbridge, view west, 12 December 1997
A49 underbridge, view west (see all photos of the same view)
The unusual terminus of the motorway west of the M6 can be seen here, designed to allow for a future extension of the motorway to form a southern and western bypass for Preston. This never happened, and the land beyond the terminal roundabout is now increasingly heavily developed.
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
Structure 5 (A49 underbridge)
A49 Wigan Road
M6 motorway
What's new
Red, white and blue
Kent County Council is run by eurosceptic nationalists. So why are they putting EU flags on their road signs?
The sunlit uplands
On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.
Grand openings
Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.
Have you seen...
Reigate Tunnel
An unassuming Surrey market town with an amazing claim to fame — the world's first road tunnel.
