Chronology Maps

1968 1969 1970

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number Other numbers Downgraded
A1(M) Durham Motorway I J60 Bradbury J61 Bowburn
M40 High Wycombe Bypass (East) Holtspur J4 Handy Cross
A102 Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach Blackwall Lane Shooters Hill A102 A102(M)
M2 (NI) Ballymena Bypass J10 Larne Road J12 Teeshan
A1(M) Durham Motorway II J61 Bowburn J62 Carrville
A1(M) Durham Motorway III J62 Carrville J63 Blind Lane
M5 Cribbs Causeway - Avonmouth J17 Cribbs Causeway J18 Lawrence Weston
M8 Dechmont - Whitburn J3 Dechmont Whitburn
M61 Horwich Link - M6 Preston J6 Horwich M6 J31 Blacow Bridge
M90 Crossgates, Cowdenbeath and Kelty Bypass Aberdour Road Kinnaird
M6 Hackthorpe - Thrimby Thrimby Hackthorpe

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