Chronology Maps

1957 1958 1959

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number
M6 Preston Bypass J29 Bamber Bridge J32 Broughton
M55 Preston Bypass M6 J32 Broughton J1 Broughton M6

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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.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

Skid Risk, Accident, Fog

For the first time, we can share pictures of the pioneering experiment that lit up the Worcestershire countryside with enormous signs 61 years ago.

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B7076 and B7078

What sound at first like a pair of forgotten country lanes turn out to have had a major part to play in the history of Scotland's roads.