Chronology Maps

1958 1959 1960

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number Downgraded
M4 Chiswick Flyover J1 Chiswick Great West Road A4
M1 London-Yorkshire Motorway J5 Berrygrove J18 Crick
M45 Dunchurch Spur M1 J17 Kilsby J1 Dunchurch
A414 St Albans Bypass J1 Park Street M1 J7 Breakspears M10

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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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