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Building Motorways Collection

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25 items

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Building Motorways Collection: Westway Flyover

Westway Flyover Collection
19 items

Building Motorways Collection: Severn Crossing M48

Severn Crossing M48 Collection
12 items

Building Motorways Collection: M4 Second Severn Crossing

M4 Second Severn Crossing Collection
31 items

Building Motorways Collection: M6 Motorway

M6 Motorway Collection
82 items

Building Motorways Collection: M1 Motorway

M1 Motorway Collection
49 items

Building Motorways Collection: Preston Bypass EAW073974

Preston Bypass EAW073974
Preston Bypass, Lancashire. Britains first motorway under construction, photographed in November 1958. It was opened by Harold MacMillan in December

Building Motorways Collection: Motorway junction N071919

Motorway junction N071919
BROADSPRING WOOD, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire. Aerial view. Junction 1A on the M40 joining the M25 motorway between Uxbridge and Gerrards Cross

Building Motorways Collection: Building Second Severn Crossing JLP01_60072_10

Building Second Severn Crossing JLP01_60072_10
New Severn Bridge, Pilning And Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. The Second Severn Crossing under construction, taken from the top of the bridge. Photographed in October 1995

Building Motorways Collection: Concrete train JLP01_10_01813

Concrete train JLP01_10_01813
Hampshire. A John Laing concrete train constructing a section of the M27 motorway. Photographed in October 1974

Building Motorways Collection: Spaghetti Junction EAW220279

Spaghetti Junction EAW220279
Gravelly Hills Interchange, Birmingham. Junction 6 on the M6 motorway meets the A38 and A5127 in a complex known as " Spaghetti Junction"

Building Motorways Collection: Severn Bridge

Severn Bridge
Grade I listed First Severn Crossing carrying the M4. It was by far the longest span in England when it was built. Gloucestershire. IoE 479259

Building Motorways Collection: Second Severn Crossing N010002

Second Severn Crossing N010002
SECOND SEVERN CROSSING, M4 Motorway, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. View of the bridge at sunset

Building Motorways Collection: M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_046

M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_046
Tickenham Hill, Clevedon, North Somerset, 1971. Construction of viaduct during M5 motorway construction works. ST4572

Building Motorways Collection: Motorway junction JEH_22028_89

Motorway junction JEH_22028_89
Almondsbury, Bristol. At the Almondsbury Interchange (Junction 15 on the M5 and Junction 20 on the M4) the M4 is carried over the M5

Building Motorways Collection: Second Severn Crossing JLP01_20_021_16_34

Second Severn Crossing JLP01_20_021_16_34
A view of progress on the construction of the Second Severn Crossing, showing cranes on a platform for installing concrete caissons and a dump truck operated by Jones Bros

Building Motorways Collection: Rescue helicopter JLP01_20_021_17_08

Rescue helicopter JLP01_20_021_17_08
A RAF Rescue helicopter hovering over the Second Severn Crossing construction site during an emergency rescue exercise. This photograph is from a batch appearing to show an emergency rescue exercise

Building Motorways Collection: Second Severn Crossing groundworks JLP01_20_021_16_20

Second Severn Crossing groundworks JLP01_20_021_16_20
A view of progress on the construction of the Second Severn Crossing, showing a Komatsu excavator working in the River Severn, and a recently installed concrete caisson behind

Building Motorways Collection: M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_078

M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_078
Clevedon, North Somerset, 1971. Construction of Junction 20 on the M5 motorway. ST4170

Building Motorways Collection: M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_055

M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_055
Banwell Road, Christon, North Somerset, 1971. Construction of M5 motorway. ST3857

Building Motorways Collection: M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_050

M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_050
Court Hill, Clevedon, North Somerset, 1971. Construction of M5 motorway. ST4372

Building Motorways Collection: M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_047

M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_047
Tickenham Hill, Clevedon, North Somerset, 1971. Construction of M5 motorway ST4572

Building Motorways Collection: Avonmouth Bridge under construction JEH_22045_038

Avonmouth Bridge under construction JEH_22045_038
Avonmouth Bridge, Shirehampton, Gloucesterhire. This view shows work underway on construction for the M5 motorway. Work started in 1969 and the foundations

Building Motorways Collection: Aust Services JEH_22049_020

Aust Services JEH_22049_020
Aust Services, Aust, South Gloucestershire. Large service station at the English end of the Severn Road Bridge, serving the former route of the M4 motorway

Building Motorways Collection: Road cutting JEH_22047_037

Road cutting JEH_22047_037
Court Hill, Tickenham, Somerset. Construction works for the M5 motorway included the creation of these precipitous cuttings. Photographed in November 1970 by Jim Hancock

Building Motorways Collection: Second Severn Crossing N010003

Second Severn Crossing N010003
SECOND SEVERN CROSSING, M4 Motorway, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. View of the bridge at sunset

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