{% set previous = arguments.year - 1 %}{% set next = arguments.year + 1 %}
{% if arguments.year > 1957 and arguments.year < 2025 %}
{% if previous > 1957 %}{{ previous }}{% else %}{{ previous }}{% endif %} {{ arguments.year }} {% if next < 2025 %}{{ next }}{% else %}{{ next }}{% endif %}
{% else %}{% endif %}
No new motorways were opened in this year.
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A bridge under troubled bridges
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A1(M) Darlington Bypass
Opened in May 1965, the A1(M) Darlington Bypass was one of the UK's earliest motorways and made huge strides in linking the North East to the rest of England. Explore the pioneering spirit of its engineers in the book they produced to mark its opening.