Chronology Maps

1963 1964 1965

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Completed Route Name Start End
M90 Forth Road Bridge Northern Approach Roads J1C Admiralty Aberdour Road
A823(M) Forth Road Bridge Northern Approach Roads M90 J2 Masterton Pitreavie
M1 Crick - Lutterworth J18 Crick J20 Misterton
M8 Harthill Bypass Whitburn Shotts
M1 (NI) Birches - Verner’s Corner J12 Birches Verner’s Corner

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All change

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A century of motorways

It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.

Schrödinger’s speed limit

In 2022, Manchester City Council say they reduced the speed limit on the Mancunian Way to 30mph. But it’s not clear if they did. It’s not even clear if they can.

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