Motorway Database

Looking south-west along the motorway from the Copythorne Common bridge towards J1.
Photo by Jim Champion

A view of the cutting through Copythorne Common, where the motorway is very, very straight!
Photo by Jim Champion

The eastbound split for the M3 towards London, seen from the Chilworth - Lords Wood bridge.
Photo by Jim Champion

Looking westbound from the B3035 Botley Road overbridge, just north of junction 7. This is the last section of concrete surface remaining on the motorway.
Photo by Soton Steve

The view westbound from the B3033 overpass, showing the merge from junction 8. Until the mid-1990s this section of motorway had catenary lighting.
Photo by Soton Steve

Looking westbound from Whiteley Lane, with junction 9 in the distance. The parallel carriageways were meant to eliminate weaving between the junction and a planned service area that was never built. The nearest parallel carriageway was built but is unused. In the other direction its counterpart is used as an exit slip for J9.
Photo by Soton Steve

The view from the opposite side of the same bridge shows the eastbound parallel carriageway end suddenly as it starts to turn away from the motorway. In the other direction traffic exiting for junction 9 merges with a stub which would have been the exit from the westbound services.
Photo by Soton Steve