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Want more? The following sites have been hand-picked for your viewing pleasure. They are also handily split into sections, and the sites in each section are now alphabetically listed for your perusal.
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UK roads
Regional interest
Specialist interest
As more people become interested in the UK's roads, specialisms develop and increasingly new websites are devoted to one particular subject. Sites in this section take a closer focus. Other sites less closely related to the subject are also included here.
British Pathé
The British Pathé site has a huge library of the company's old newsreels available to download and watch for free. Do a search for 'motorway' for plenty of excited sounding material from the road-building heyday of the 1950s and 60s.
Forton (Lancaster) Services
A detailed and well-researched history of Britain's most intriguing service area, Forton Services on the M6, complete with its iconic tower.
Highways Maintenance
An unofficial site written by an engineer who clearly knows what he's doing: it's a how-to guide of road maintenance from blacktop to white line painting. This site tells you everything you ever wanted to know about road maintenance but never found anyone to ask.
Motorway Service Area Trivia
In-depth information on Britain's service areas, including historic information and pictures, and a chance to see exactly what the food is like.
Motorway Services Info
Discussion and debate on the services as they stand today,
Motorway Map
The British motorway network, turned into a handy London Underground-style schematic.
Serena's Mr Floppy Site
The UK roads site with more innuendo than any other - Serena goes in search of Mr Floppy signs, and also turns up the occasional Mr Excited. Submit your own floppy photos.
Pre-Motorway New Roads
Invaluable for dating very old maps, Peter Edwardson's simple listing reveals all those forgotten stretches of arterial road built before the motorway age.
Street Light Online
Mike Barford's site is arguably the most comprehensive reference there is on British streetlighting. It includes more photos than you can shake a Philips MA 90 with in-lantern control gear at.
Wet Roads
There is no larger or more comprehensive resource on the fords of Britain! Just about every single one is listed here, and many have photos too. It's a wonder Lee Chapman has any time to drive through any of them!
The World's Road Numbering Systems
An extremely impressive catalogue of road numbers from most parts of the world, complete with photos and examples. Well worth a visit.
