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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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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M6 Preston Bypass

The "Preston By-Pass" was Britain's first motorway, opened in 1958. These books show the road as it was on opening day and share some of the thrill of this pioneering project.