Route
Junction number
16
Markerpost
260 km
Name
Barthomley Interchange
Terminus
Not a terminus
Other routes
A500, B5078
Authority
Restricted turns
Full access
Services
No services
M6 J16 Barthomley Interchange
Layout and signage
Lane configuration
- Lane 1 is gained from the entry sliproad.
- Lane 2 continues, with option to exit.
- Lane 3 continues ahead.
- Lane 4 continues ahead.
- Lane 1 exits and does not return.
- Lane 2 continues ahead.
- Lane 3 continues ahead.
- Lane 4 continues ahead.
Other events
Variable Speed Limits apply
National Speed Limit begins
What's new
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The road that made no sense
It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history.
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