M63 - The Lost Motorway
Description: Examines and pokes fun at some of the lesser known British motorways. Includes photos and videos
uk (34496) road (1935) route (687) britain (387) junction (84) motorway (38) motorways (18) junctions (6) bypasses (1)
Most people don't stop to think about motorways. Ever.
Even though they've only been part of the landscape since December 1958 when the M6 Preston Bypass, Britain's first motorway, opened they seem to have been around forever. We have had a love-hate relationship with them from the early enthusiasm towards the future that they seemed to offer to the later hatred and negativity. Within Great Britain they're not even being built much any more - though in Ireland there's plenty of construction going on.
Yet when we want to travel any long distances to somewhere that's not next to an airport, or is poorly served by rail, then we all turn to the motorway, even though often they are full of delays and jams, so can be pretty unpleasant to use!
M63 - The Lost Motorway