Motorways Collection

Snow Scenes, A19 Motorway, Teesside, 22nd February 1994

M4 Motorway Construction, June 1970. Near Woodley, Wokingham, Berkshire

Traffic flow at Switch Island Junction illustrated in the Liverpool Echo drawing Circa 1980, showing A5036, A59, M58 & M57 motorways

Patrol Car, Cambridge Police Feature, 28th July 1986

M58, new 6. 5 mile stretch from Aintree to Skelmersdale helps link North Merseyside to
M58, new 6.5 mile stretch from Aintree to Skelmersdale helps link North Merseyside to the M6 after years of controversy, and the notorious bottleneck at Aintree called Switch Island has been extended

Aerial view of M57 Motorway, The East Lancashire Road is seen (right) at the point where the motorway extension crosses at Kirby, the Cress Motel is seen bottom centre, 12th April 1973

M4 Motorway Construction, June 1970. Junction 10, Winnersh, Wokingham

The Sandwell Valley Riding Centre in West Bromwich, West Midlands (formerly Staffordshire). Pupils master one of Englands most loved sports near two motorway link roads, the M5 and M6

Aerial View of Dumplington, proposed development site of Trafford Centre, Circa 1995. The Trafford Centre, a large indoor shopping centre and leisure complex in Dumplington, Greater Manchester

Victoria Square, Newcastle, where a motorway fly-over interchange is being built. 10th September 1973

Heavy traffic on the M4 coming into London. 28th June 1989

Motorway Signage, on the A59, the new Preston By-pass, the UKs first motorway, that would later form part of the M6 motorway, Monday 1st December 1958

A59 Exit Sign, this monster sign, 23ft by 19ft is the largest road sign ever erected in Britain, it is on the new Preston By-pass, the UKs first motorway

The line of the new section of the M57 between Prescot (left) and Knowsley (right), East Prescot Road is shown on the left of the picture, 12th April 1973

Seaforth Docks Approach, Merseyside, the final section of 2.5 million roadway linking Seaforth Docks with the national motorway system is to be opened to traffic from Saturday 22nd February 1975

People crossing the motorway dangerously, in the north of England. 8th November 1974

View of the new Mancunian Way motorway. 12th June 1967

Sugarloaf Mountain on the shores of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 1969. In foreground, local highways and a football match being played

All stop on the main Cardiff Barry Road. Where 50 mph speed limit need not apply. Wales. 20th February 1978. A4050 Closed

A solitary pedestrian on Western Avenue in Cardiff, a place where walkers usually fear to tread, but now free of traffic, Cardiff, Wales, 19th February 1978

M4 Motorway at Margam, fast disappearing under hugh snow drifts, pictured from Port Talbot end, Wales, 19th February 1978

Stranded cars on the A48 Cowbridge bypass, South Wales, 20th February 1978

Views from the Leisure Park Tower, completed today, when TDC chairman Ron Norman fixed the last bolt into place, tower is beside the new Showcase Cinema

M4 Motorway Construction, June 1970. Reading

M4 Motorway Construction, June 1970. Reading

Official Opening of M4 Motorway by Conservative Junior Minister Michael Heseltine, Member of Parliament for Tavistock, 28th December 1971. With the English section of the motorway completed

Opening of M4 Motorway 22nd December 1971. With the English section of the motorway completed. A 50 mile (80 km) stretch between Junctions 9 and 15 (Maidenhead and Swindon) and opened to traffic

M4 Motorway Construction, 21st July 1971. Reading, Berkshire

M4 Motorway Construction, June 1971. Reading, Berkshire

Coventry Ring Road construction, Warwick Road. 29th August 1973

Aerial View of Gravelly Hill Interchange, knowns as Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham, Tuesday 21st June 1988

Aerial view of Flyover, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 22nd December 1965. The town was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City

Scene on the M2 motorway after the Government and Petreol companies requested motorists to ease up on Sunday driving an not exceed 50 miles per hour during the Petrol Crisis. 25th November 1973

A traffic jam on the M61 motorway as holidaymakers try to make their way to Blackpool and the Lake District. The congestion was caused by traffic trying to get onto the M6. 19th April 1973

Opening Of New M5 Motorway Greencastle September 1980 Mr Philip Goodhart, Minister of the Environment, walking along the new M5 at Greencastle after the official opening with the Mayor of

Margaret Thatcher seen here opening the final section of the M25 motorway October 1986

Mrs Dolly Golvy and Mrs Hilda Black at work on the M4 December 1971

Margaret Thatcher seen here opening the final section of the M25 motorway October 1986

The Vauxhall Viva on a road test on the M1 motorway. 20th September 1966

An airliner on Manchester Airports new main runway extension which bridges the Altrincham-Wilmslow Road, Cheshire, January 1969

Charity: Walking. Off on the M61 the walkers set off on a sponsored walk to help raise money for a new lounge for day patients at Chorley hospital. October 1969 Z10367-002

Transport: Roads: Fred Mulley, Minister of Transport, opened the 13 mile stretch of the Manchester - Preston Motorway(M61) between Horwich and the Preston By-Pass. Mr

Waitresses at a motorway service station pose for the Camera. November 1963 P009589

Traffic at junction 16 on the M1 April 1985 *** Local Caption
Traffic at junction 16 on the M1 April 1985 Ford Escort 2CV Ford Transit Van Fiat Panda Vauxhall Astra Datsun Nissan Cherry

Heavy traffic on the M6 around Birmingham. 29th January 1979

Heavy traffic on the M4 coming into London. 28th June 1989

Heavy traffic going into Heathrow Airport. 28th June 1976

Heavy traffic on the M6 around Birmingham. 29th January 1979

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