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M11

London to Cambridge

The motorway that connects London to its most distant airport is also the main road to East Anglia, rolling across the hills of Essex and Cambridgeshire.

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M11

Looking out for number one 04 October 2022

Markerposts are meant to start at one end of a road and count the kilometres to the other. But things are never that simple.

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M1 M3 M4 M6 M6 Toll M11 M18 M23 M26 M27 M40 M55 M56 M74 M271 A1 A1(M) A3 A23 A35 A74(M)

M11

1960s plans for the motorway to Stansted and Cambridge kept shifting course, and its brutal extension to Central London never saw the light of day.

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M11

Ten service areas that never existed 03 October 2017

England's motorways are littered with the remnants of service areas that were never built. Here's ten of our favourites.

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M1 M3 M5 M6 M11 M18 M27 M40 A1(M)

M11 - A14 - A428

Girton Interchange

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M11 A14 A428

Region

East of England

Old Motorway Photos

A gallery of images sent in by visitors to the site of original photos of motorways — including some impressive views of the M4 and M11 under construction.

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M4 M11 M40 M62 A1 A3 A14

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A century of motorways

It's 100 years since the opening of the world's first motorway, the Autostrada from Milan to the Lakes.

Schrödinger’s speed limit

In 2022, Manchester City Council say they reduced the speed limit on the Mancunian Way to 30mph. But it’s not clear if they did. It’s not even clear if they can.

Sorry, wrong number

Road numbering is a system with clear rules. What happens when the people responsible for numbering roads don't follow them?

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