5. prosinca 1958. otvoren otvoren Preston By-pass, prva dionica autoceste u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu

06. 12. 2024. 15:02

A view looking south along Section C of the recently completed Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6) near Trentham Park, showing the A519 passing beneath the motorway and the access bridge to Trentham Park in the background_x000D_ _x000D_ The work on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), between junctions J13 to J16 started in June 1960 and was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. Section C was 5 miles in length between Beech and Keele. Date: 1963,Image: 795744726, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: © Historic England Archive / John Laing Photographic Collection / Mary Evans / Mary Evans Picture Library / Profimedia

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Preston By-pass, 13,3 km dugu dionica, koju je prije 66 godina svečano otvorio premijer Harold Macmillan, danas je dio autoceste M6

Premda je Velika Britanija jedna od najrazvijenijih europskih zemalja, u pogledu razvoja suvremene cestovne mreže desetljećima je kaskala za Italijom i Njemačkom…

Tek je Preston By-pass, 13,3 km duga dionica, koju je svečano otvorio premijer Harold Macmillan, a danas je dio autoceste M6, stavila Englesku na mapu zemalja koje imaju taj najsuvremeniji tip prometnica.

Riječ je zapravo o istočnoj obilaznici grada Prestona u grofoviji Lancashire. Izvorno je cesta imala po dvije trake u svakom smjeru, no već je pri gradnji predviđeno kasnije proširenje dodatkom još po jedne trake, što je realizirano 1966.