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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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Devon help us

Road signs are colour coded for different types of road, but in Devon there are more colours than anywhere else. What do Devon's colourful signs mean?

Twenty Years

It's our 20th birthday! Join us as we celebrate with the return of a much-missed feature.

A walk on the M621

Fancy a stroll? In 1972, the City of Leeds was about to open its new South East Urban Motorway and proudly showed off the achievement with a "walkabout" event.

Have you seen...

The UK's widest motorway is not where you might expect to find it — in fact, it's on the unassuming M61 near Manchester. This gallery offers an overhead view of one of the UK's most unique and spacious interchanges.

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Studland Motor Road 2 October 2010

Devon help us

Twenty Years

A walk on the M621

Linnyshaw Moss