Chronology Maps
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| Completed | Route | Name | Start | End | Original number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M56 | Altrincham Bypass | J3 Princess Parkway | J7 Bowdon | ||
| A627(M) | Oldham - Rochdale | J1 Chadderton | J4 Sandbrook Park | ||
| M53 | Mid Wirral Motorway | J1 Bidston | J5 Hooton | ||
| M8 | Glasgow Inner Ring Road: Charing Cross Section | J17 St George’s Cross | J19 Anderston | ||
| M57 | Liverpool Outer Ring Road Phase 1 | J5 Knowsley Wood | J7 Switch Island | ||
| M73 | Baillieston - Mollinsburn | J2 Baillieston | J3 Mollinsburn | ||
| A38(M) | Aston Expressway | M6 J6 Gravelly Hill | Dartmouth Circus | ||
| M6 | Castle Bromwich - Great Barr | J5 Castle Bromwich | J7 Great Barr | ||
| M18 | Thorne Bypass | Thorne Road | J6 Waterside | ||
| M180 | Thorne Bypass | M18 J5 North Ings | J1 Tudworth | A18(M) | |
| M606 | Chain Bar - Staygate | J1 Chain Bar | J3 Staygate | ||
| M4 | Morriston and Llansamlet Bypass | J44 Lon-las | J46 Llangyfelach | ||
| M621 | Leeds South East Urban Motorway | J3 Holbeck | J7 Stourton | M1 | |
| M9 | Muriehall - Lathallan | Muriehall | J4 Lathallan | ||
| M62 | Outlane - Ainley Top | J23 Outlane | J24 Ainley Top |
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Sir James Drake
County Surveyor and Bridgemaster for Lancashire in the 1950s and 60s, Drake was instrumental in the motorway revolution.
