M6 for North Wales? &copy; Peter Whatley

2012

SJ6589 : M6 for North Wales?

taken 12 years ago, near to Martinscroft, Warrington, England

This is 1 of 7 images, with title starting with M6 in this square

M6 for North Wales?

The choice of primary destination on the southbound M6 is odd, to say the least. North Wales is only served by accessing the M56 and would normally be expected to feature as a subsidiary destination in the same way as Chester, also on the sign. Why not simply Birmingham, "The Midlands" or even "The South"? As is evident, the motorway here is 4 lanes wide, a by-product of early 1990s duplication of Thelwall Viaduct.

Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · M6 Motorway [7] · Sign [2] · Southbound [2] ·

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Grid Square: SJ6589, 26 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Peter Whatley (more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 23 March, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 8 April, 2012
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 6599 8946 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.0516N 2:30.7788W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SJ 6595 8952
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)