The Motorway Archive consists of a store of material distributed across various local record offices. It includes memorabilia, documents of the time, and the recollections of those involved in creating the UK’s motorways. The collection constitutes the history of the motorway programme.
The Motorway Achievement, Volume 1 : Visualisation of the British motorway system: Policy and Administration
Chaper 1 : Visualising the system - insights into the history of Britain's motorway
Chaper 2 : The economic justification for and delivery of affordable motorways
Chaper 3 : Orientation of motorways
Chaper 4 : Resolving issues in the design and construction of motorways
Chaper 5 : The influence of science and technology within motorway policy
Chaper 6 : Safety provision
Chaper 7 : Administration
Chaper 8 : Direction of policy towards the future
Chaper 9 : Technical appendices
The Motorway Achievement, Volume 2 : Frontiers of knowledge and practice
Acknowledgements
Chaper 10 : Motorway programme : Planning and Engineering
Chaper 11 : The Introduction of Computers
Chaper 12 : Route Alignment and Road Geometry
Chaper 13 : Earthworks and Drainage
Chaper 14 : Structural Design of Pavements
Chaper 15 : The Development of Bridge Design Practice
Chaper 16 : Contracting to Build the Motorway
Chaper 17 : Motorway Communications and Control
Chaper 18 : Conversion of Historic unit to S.I
Chaper 19 : Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
Index
The Motorway Achievement, Volume 3 : Building the network
Preface
Introduction
Chaper 20 : England - Eastern
Chaper 21 : England - London
Chaper 22 : England - Midlands
Chaper 23 : England - North Eastern
Chaper 24 : England - North Western
Chaper 25 : England - South Eastern
Chaper 26 : England - South Western
Chaper 27 : Northern Ireland
Chaper 28 : Scotland
Chaper 29 : Wales
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
Index
