Motorway Database

The usual evening trouble at junction 8 - the M5 and M6 collide, resulting in this heavy congestion stretching most of the way through the West Midlands in both directions on a daily basis.
Photo by Steven Jukes.

Heading south towards the M5, the unusual lane markings - a fake lane drop - are highlighted by permanent yellow signs.
Photo by Steven Jukes.

Northbound on the Thelwall Viaduct. Current long-term roadworks mean that most traffic in both directions is on the newer, narrower viaduct.
Photo by Steven Jukes.

The Thelwall Viaduct, as seen from the River Mersey. The older Viaduct is in the foreground, with the newer (southbound) one behind it.

Southbound on the Preston Bypass, approaching the A59. The road here has been widened and realigned now to the extent that it's virtually unrecognisable as the oldest motorway in the country.
Photo by Steven Jukes.

Southbound, approaching Lancaster Forton services and their famous observation tower. When the services opened, this was a restaurant with table service, but the tower is now closed and in disrepair.
Photo by Steven Jukes.

Intermittent hard shoulders on the Lancaster Bypass reveal that this section used to be dual two-lane and was widened cheaply in the 1960's.
Photo by Steven Jukes.

Approaching the A683, the substandard junction in the middle of the Lancaster Bypass, the signing warns of the sharp bend on the sliproad.
Photo by Steven Jukes.

The view north at the junction with the A601(M).
Photo by Nick Allan.