Preston's railways in 1914 Pic: Preston Digital Archive Studying old plans can lead to interesting discoveries. One such discovery reveals another of Presto
Studying old plans can lead to interesting discoveries. One such discovery reveals another of Preston’s lost railways. Also, the origin of the UK’s motorways goes back further than you might think. The first plans were drawn up as early as 1943, with the M6 junction at Samlesbury being shown on a local plan. It is also the 30th anniversary of this junction being rebuilt with three new bridges.Another railway proposal that never happened would have created an alternate route to Blackpool.
The image below shows the actual junction under construction. The main road has been moved closer to the river and the central bridge has gone. This section of what was known as the Preston Bypass opened in 1958.By the 1990s traffic growth and the tight slip roads had caused the junction to become a major bottleneck. As a result major reconstruction was begun in 1993. This involved building three new bridges and widening the centre section of the motorway. New much longer slip roads were built.
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