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Motorway Archive - Links page

The following list of website links is by no means exhaustive, but provides easy access to sites which those with an interest in the UK motorway system may find useful.

Institutions etc:

The Institution of Civil Engineers

 The UK's premier Engineering Institution
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) The UK's leading Transportation related Institution
CIHT - Recruitment Would you like to join??
Government Departments:
Highways Agency website Government Agency responsible for the management of Trunk motorways in the UK.
Highways Agency news site New schemes, improvements etc, and recent press releases
Department for Transport website The Government Department responsible for all Transportation matters
US Department of Transportion. Federal Highway Administration The US Government Department responsible for all Transportation matters
Route Planning:
Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Route Planner Covers UK and Europe. Specify exact address and/or postcode if required.
Automobile Association (AA) Route Planner From the AA for UK and Europe. Based only on Towns and certain features.
Michelin Route Planner Covers UK and Europe. Specify exact address and/or postcode if required.
Maps:
Streetmap Great Britain only. Variety of input options. Good for fine detail
Multimap Worldwide, including GB. Good range of map scales. Includes some limited routeing capability
Michelin Map Finder Covers UK and Europe. Specify exact address and/or postcode if required. Good range of map scales.
Motorwaymap A representation of the UK motorway system in 'London Underground' format. Great fun.
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Balfour Beatty  
Bullen Consultants  
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation  
Carillion Construction  
Fitzpatrick  
John Mowlem Construction  
Kier Group  
John Laing  
Owen Williams Group  
Shell UK  
Tarmac Ltd  
Tilbury Douglas Construction  
Wrekin Construction  
W S Atkins  
Aggregate Industries  
Some other road-related websites:
Chris's British Road Directory Chris Marshall's site providing a brief summary of all major roads in the UK. It is beautifully illustrated and includes a commentary on each road
The UK Roads Portal The "umbrella" site of the SABRE (Society for All British Road Enthusiasts) Group. It links to all the main British roads sites listed here, and includes a "road search" facility, allowing easy access to the description of (nearly) every numbered road in Great Britain
UK Roads Another interesting site associated with SABRE. This gives a different slant to the lists, including topics such as "lost Motorways", "Near-motorways", "Railways to Roads" etc
Major Roads of Great Britain Reviews of motorways and other major roads in Great Britain, information about the numbering system, discussion of anomalies, and much more. A genuine alternative to those mentioned above
Pathetic Motorways Site that deals with the lesser examples of British Motorways. Includes photographs and video footage
Lancashire Historic Motorways Part of the Lancashire County Council website containing full histories of motorways in the County - M6, M61, M58, M55, A627(M) and the A666(M).
Freefoto Includes various pictures of motorways and trunk roads
BBC video Drive round the M25 in 27 minutes (you will need Real player and preferably boadband)
A1 - The Great North Road A thorough, but personal, analysis of all aspects of Britain's longest road, the A1
Route 6 - The A6 and M6 Website A site about the A6 and M6 roads and the counties, cities, towns and villages which these pass through along the way.