Chronology Maps

1970 1971 1972

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number
M6 Coleshill - Castle Bromwich J4 Coleshill J5 Castle Bromwich
M56 Sutton - Hapsford J12 Rocksavage J14 Hapsford
M2 (NI) Templepatrick - Dunsilly J5 Templepatrick Steeple Road
M22 (NI) Templepatrick - Dunsilly Steeple Road J1 Dunsilly
M40 Beaconsfield Bypass J2 Beaconsfield Holtspur
M5 Piffs Elm - Stroudwater J10 Piffs Elm J13 Stroudwater
M9 Stirling Bypass Stage I J10 Craigforth J11 Keir
M8 Glasgow Inner Ring Road: Woodside 2 J16 Dobbie’s Loan J17 St George’s Cross
M73 Maryville - Baillieston J1 Maryville J2 Baillieston
M3 Basingstoke - Popham J6 Black Dam J8 Popham
M4 Stanton St Quintin - Tormarton J17 Stanton St Quintin J18 Tormarton
M3 Bagshot - Basingstoke J3 Bagshot J6 Black Dam
M6 Ansty - Coleshill J2 Ansty J4 Coleshill
M6 Catterlen - Golden Fleece J41 Catterlen J42 Golden Fleece
M62 Whitefield - Rockingstone Moss J18 Simister J22 Rockingstone Moss
M60 Whitefield - Rockingstone Moss J17 Whitefield J18 Simister M62
M60 Simister - Middleton J18 Simister J19 Rhodes M66
M22 (NI) Dunsilly - Ballygrooby J1 Dunsilly J2 Ballygrooby
M56 Preston Brook - Sutton J11 Preston Brook J12 Rocksavage
M4 Badbury - Spittleborough J15 Plough Hill J16 Spittleborough
M602 Eccles Bypass J1 Eccles J2 Gilda Brook
M4 Spittleborough - Stanton St Quintin J16 Spittleborough J17 Stanton St Quintin
M6 Catthorpe - Ansty M1 J19 Catthorpe J2 Ansty
A58(M) Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage II Woodhouse Lane Claypit Lane
A64(M) Leeds Inner Ring Road Stage II Claypit Lane North Street
M5 Stroudwater - Almondsbury J13 Stroudwater J15 Almondsbury
M20 Ditton Bypass J3 Addington J5 Aylesford
M26 Ditton Bypass J2A Wrotham Heath M20 J3 Addington M20
M90 Kinross and Milnathort Bypass Kinnaird J8 Arlary
M4 Holyport - Badbury J8/9 Holyport J15 Plough Hill
A308(M) Holyport - Bray Wick M4 J8/9 Holyport Bray Wick

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