Chronology Maps
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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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