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The Bromford Viaduct carries the
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 and the western end of the A14 at ...
between
Castle Bromwich
Castle Bromwich () is a large suburban village situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English county of the West Midlands. It is bordered by the rest of the borough to the south east; also Sutton Coldfield to the east and ...
(junction 5) and
Gravelly Hill
Gravelly Hill is an area of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Location
Gravelly Hill is approximately 4 miles north-east of Birmingham city centre. To the north-west is Perry Barr and to the north-east are Stockland Green, Erdington and Sutton Coldf ...
(junction 6 -
Gravelly Hill Interchange
The Gravelly Hill Interchange, popularly known as Spaghetti Junction, is a road junction in Birmingham, England. It is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38(M) Aston Expressway in the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham. The inter ...
) along the
River Tame valley in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
, England. This elevated stretch of motorway above the Tame itself is long, which makes it the longest viaduct in Great Britain,
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being longer than the
Second Severn Crossing
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. It was constructed during the period 1964–1972.
Between 2012 and 2014, the motorway along the length of the viaduct was converted to a
smart motorway
A smart motorway (formerly managed motorway and active traffic management), also known in Scotland as an intelligent transport system, is a section of motorway in the United Kingdom (primarily in England) that employs active traffic managemen ...
system, with variable speed limits.
References
Viaducts in England
Motorway bridges in England
Bridges in the West Midlands (county)
Buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands
M6 motorway
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