M6 Motorway, Looking North from the... © David Dixon cc-by-sa/2.0

SD5523 : M6 Motorway, Looking North from the Bridge at Lydiate Lane

taken 6 years ago, near to Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire, Great Britain

M6 Motorway, Looking North from the Bridge at Lydiate Lane

The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby to the Gretna junction (J45). Here it becomes the A74(M) which continues to Glasgow.
The M6 is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom (232 miles) and one of the busiest. It incorporates the first length of motorway opened in the UK (the Preston bypass in 1958) and forms part of a motorway "Backbone of Britain", running north-south between London and Glasgow via the industrial North of England. It is also part of the east-west route between the Midlands and the east coast ports.

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Grid Square: SD5523, 26 images (more nearby )
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 10 May, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 15 May, 2015
Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Roads, Road transport
Motorway (from Tags): M6
Camera (from Tags): Panasonic DMC-G3
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 555 236 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:42.4260N 2:40.5187W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SD 554 235
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)