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Since August 2001, I've been periodically getting odd looks from passers-by as I wander the countryside of Britain, taking photos of roads. I don't get any special thrill out of making a spectacle of myself in this way, but I do get a nice collection of images to share here.
Above the M8
Go to Glasgow and it's almost inevitable that you'll use the M8. The views of the city surrounding it are really quite unique.
Hogarth Flyover
It makes the traffic situation in one part of West London much more bearable - yet it should have been removed more than quarter of a century ago. But then it's amazing what you can do with a big Meccano kit.
A Piece of History
The lowly and pathetic A6144(M) motorway was downgraded in May 2006. This is the story of the mission to rescue some memorabilia.
M1 Under Construction
Pictures taken as the first section of the M1 was being built in 1958-9, with all its unique architecture still under construction.
M1 Architecture
The most unique motorway in Britain owes its identity to its fifties architecture. Much of it will soon be gone. This page documents it in detail.
Scammonden Bridge
If you've ever been on the M62 across the Pennines, you'll know the one. It's the huge arched bridge 120ft above the road. And this is what it's like when you're standing on top of it!
New Medway Viaducts
Taken over the course of two years, from 2002 to 2003, these sixteen images chart the construction of two new bridges alongside the M2 Medway Viaduct.
Thelwall Viaduct
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?
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. Email your own in.
1950's Streetlights
Some examples of the old-fashioned concrete lamp posts dating from the 1950's with their distinctive arched arm and fin around the back. These are now very much a dying breed.
Cockfosters
A North London roundabout signposted almost exclusively in pre-Worboys signs.
Bingley Relief Road
Most bypasses go around the town they relieve. Not so the Bingley Relief Road, presently under construction, that ploughs through the town centre instead.
Spontaneous Motorway
The unique and perhaps illegal situation on the A1 Micklefield Bypass, West Yorkshire.
C-Roads
A collection of photos of signs confirming the existence of C-roads. See the Great C-Road Hunt section for more information.
Overkill
Even in these days of underfunding and cutbacks on road spending, here's proof that we can still fritter cash away in the grand tradition of the M50.
Kendal and Back
A day trip to Kendal no less - taking in such sights as the Preston Bypass and M62 no the Pennines.
Cheltenham Sights
A few unusual sights and signs in the Gloucestershire town.
Maps and Scans
Scans from a 1953 road atlas. Includes the Severn Estuary and Humber before bridges were built and many more.
Signing in the Rain
Some recent pictures contributed by Andy Martin. Some good examples of standard signs here, looking quite wet.
Old Signs
A few photos of the increasingly rare signs from before the big change-over in the mid 1960's.
Leeds
Thrills and spills in Leeds City Centre, specifically around the Inner Ring Road, and including what is possibly Britain's shortest motorway.
Town Centre Regulars
Some examples of the commonest sights in British towns, from double-yellow lines to the mighty Zebra Crossing.
Brand New Tarmac
A few photos of the new extension to the M1 around Leeds (very close to my house). Demonstrates a few interesting points about the newest roads.
