Chronology Maps
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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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