Happy Birthday M1 Motorway!

[smeggypants]

Happy Birthday M1 Motorway!

Apparently the M1 was 50 years old yesterday!!!



Wouldn't it be great if roads today were as desolate!!!

[No Chance]

That's a coincidence; I was researching the construction of the M1 the other week. There's some info on the CBRD site.


Bridge 52 under construction, near Newport Pagnall

A thread about the M1 wouldn't be complete without a pic of the suicide bridge near to Junction 37, near Barnsley...



Here's a place I pass on a very frequent basis: the M1/M621 interchange, Leeds:



Back when it was first constructed, the M1 must have been a magical place. Now it's a sodding nightmare of immense proportions. After 1600 on any weekday, the M1 southbound/M62 exit is absolute chaos and huuuuge queues abound. Through derbyshire/Nottinghamshire there are about 14 miles of roadworks with a 50MPH limit (don't even get me started! ) while they widen the carriageway to four lanes. Here's a couple of my own pics of that, taken from the internal Bridge at Trowell Services not long ago...






And, finally, a pic to mark a bygone era: the Tinsley Cooling towers which were visible to motorway travellers passing Sheffield for years, until their recent demolition.



The M1's my favourite motorway. It's home to me, really; all roads lead to it. My next fave's the M74.

Happy birthday, M1!

[pack247]

eeeeeek yes that was a amazing site.
Views on M5 and M55 wales. Conway. Now thats something. Its worth getting stuck at. Take lots of pics and enjoy the views.