A1(M)

A1 and A1(M)

Great North Road

London to Edinburgh

The A1 is the UK's longest numbered road and probably its most famous, linking London with Edinburgh and forming the backbone of the road network in mainland Britain.

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A1(M) Darlington Bypass

Opened in May 1965, the A1(M) Darlington Bypass was one of the UK's earliest motorways and made huge strides in linking the North East to the rest of England. Explore the pioneering spirit of its engineers in the book they produced to mark its opening.

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A1 and A1(M)

The Great North Road was only ever going to play a walk-on part in London's proposed urban motorway network.

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The wonderful A1 21 December 2017

The A1 is the UK's longest road, but the part within London is easily overlooked. Here's five things you (maybe) didn't know about it.

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Where did the M25 come from?

London’s notorious orbital motorway turns 40 years old today. Where did it come from - and why the number “25”?

The long way round

When a road is closed, why isn't the diversion route just the quickest way past the closure?

Signs and sensibility

The one great attempt to make London’s streets logical - and how one retired chauffeur’s favourite routes changed the way you get around the capital.

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