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JOHN LAING PLC. Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London,01/09/1971. Creator: John Laing plc.

JOHN LAING PLC. Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, 01/09/1971. An elevated view looking west along the route of the Westway Flyover, showing it overhanging the Grand Union Canal and curving to cross the railway near Westbourne Park Station. Work on site for the Western Avenue Extension began on 1st September 1966, and the Westway as it became known was officially opened on 28th July 1970. The elevated highway connecting the A40 at White City to Marylebone Road in Paddington, at around 2 ½ miles, was the longest in Europe. This photograph was taken at grid reference TQ2491181834.

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Author:

JOHN LAING PLC

Title:

Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London,01/09/1971. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption:

Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, 01/09/1971. An elevated view looking west along the route of the Westway Flyover, showing it overhanging the Grand Union Canal and curving to cross the railway near Westbourne Park Station. Work on site for the Western Avenue Extension began on 1st September 1966, and the Westway as it became known was officially opened on 28th July 1970. The elevated highway connecting the A40 at White City to Marylebone Road in Paddington, at around 2 ½ miles, was the longest in Europe. This photograph was taken at grid reference TQ2491181834.

Personalities:

HISTORIC ENGLAND

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Album / Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

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6597 x 5288 px | 99.8 MB

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55.9 x 44.8 cm | 22.0 x 17.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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