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Studland Motor Road 2 October 2010

The first motorway opened in 1958. The first road restricted to motor traffic, on the other hand, opened in 1923...

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The life and death of Ringway 3

The next pages in our series on London's unbuilt motorways are now online, charting the strange story of Ringway 3.

There's no such thing as Beesworth

There's no such place as Beesworth. So why does this sign say there is?

A470 in the Motorway Database

The bold and unique Cardiff to Merthyr expressway arrives in our database of major roads.

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London's Forgotten Arterial Roads

The 1920s and 30s saw a huge roadbuilding boom in London's suburbs. Some of those roads are incredibly well known, but here are five Arterial Roads that have been almost completely forgotten.

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Studland Motor Road 2 October 2010