Chronology Maps

1961 1962 1963

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Completed Route Name Start End
M1 (NI) Donegall Road - Lisburn J1 Broadway J6 Saintfield Road
M5 Lydiate Ash - Strensham J4 Lydiate Ash J8 Strensham
M50 Strensham - Brockeridge Common M5 J8 Strensham J1 Brockeridge Common
A1(M) Stevenage Bypass J6 The Clock J8 Corey’s Mill
M6 Stafford Bypass J13 Dunston J14 Creswell
M6 Creswell - Hanchurch J14 Creswell J15 Hanchurch

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