M6
60 years of motorways 5 December 2018
Today marks the sixtieth birthday of the motorway network, and of one entirely forgotten bridge in Lancashire.
Routes
The zombie motorway rises again 7 June 2018
Spaghetti Junction recipe 20 April 2018
Opening booklets 27 January 2018
In days gone by, new roads were often celebrated with a grand opening ceremony and the issue of a commemorative booklet heralding the exciting new highway. You'll find some of them here, complete with a glimpse of all that empty tarmac and a healthy dose of modernist optimism.
Histories
Traffic lights on motorways 22 November 2017
Preston Bypass 6 December 2008
Thelwall Viaduct 26 June 2004
Thousands of vehicles travel the M6 between the M56 and M62 each day. They all cross the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, and the bridge that carries them is notorious from travel reports nationwide. But what does it actually look like from the ground?
Routes