Bad Junctions
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The aim of this page is quite simple - investigate the interchanges of the major road network of Britain and root out the bad ones. Each bad junction has its own page, explaining where it is, what it does, and exactly why it's wrong. You can even respond - if you think a junction hasn't had a fair hearing, you can post your views for others to see.
Junctions can be bad for all sorts of reasons. But in this section, we're looking for bad design, not just the most congested places. Very often the ones most badly affected by congestion are of a perfectly good design, and are just no longer suitable for the amount of traffic they carry. Congestion can also be a symptom of bad design - and that's what we're after.
Click the name of a Bad Junction to open its page. They are arranged here in order of the lowest numbered road at the junction.
A1(M)-A194(M)Birtley Interchange |
A1-A17-A46Winthorpe Interchange |
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A1-A421Black Cat Roundabout |
A1-M25-A1081South Mimms Interchange |
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A12-A130-A138Boreham Interchange |
A14-A14-A141Spittals Interchange |
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A167-A184Eastgate Roundabout |
A21-M25-M26Chevening Interchange |
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A23-A27Patcham Interchange |
A3-A243-A309Hook Junction |
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A31-A338Ringwood Interchange |
A45-A46Toll Bar End |
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A46-A606Widmerpool Interchange |
A52-A61Pentagon Roundabout |
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A56-A682Edenfield Interchange |
A563-A5460Grove Farm Triangle |
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A7-A68-A720Sherriffhall Roundabout |
A8-A725Coatbridge Interchange |
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A9-M90-A93Broxden Roundabout |
A90-A945-B9077Bridge of Dee |
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M1-A405Waterdale Interchange |
M1-A41-A4008Berrygrove Interchange |
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M1-A421-A507Ridgmont Interchange |
M1-M25Chiswell Interchange |
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M1-M6-A14Catthorpe Interchange |
M1-M62Lofthouse Interchange |
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M11-A14-A428Girton Interchange |
M27-M271Rownhams Interchange |
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M3-A31Chilcomb Interchange |
M4 SpurHeathrow Interchange |
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M4-M5-A38Almondsbury Interchange |
M40-A404Handy Cross Interchange |
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M40-A43Cherwell Valley Interchange |
M40-A46-A429Longbridge Island |
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M42-A446-A4097Dunton Interchange |
M5-A417Brockworth Interchange |
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M5-M50Strensham Interchange |
M50-B4221Linton Interchange |
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M57-M58-A59Switch Island |
M58-A577Digmoor Interchange |
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M6 Toll-A38Langley Mill Interchange |
M6-A34Great Barr Interchange |
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M6-A683Halton Interchange |
M6-M58Orrell Interchange |
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M60-A560Lower Bredbury Interchange |
M60-M62-M602Worsley Interchange |
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M60-M62-M66Simister Interchange |
M62-M621-A650Gildersome Interchange |
Purgatory
Junctions that have been fixed, demolished, made bearable through reduced traffic levels or - in extreme cases - ripped apart by feral mobs of angry drivers brandishing axes and flaming torches, are sent to Bad Junctions Purgatory. You can find them here.

