Gabalfa flyover, Cardiff
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Gabalfa flyover, Cardiff
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 19 Feb 2010
Looking along North Road towards the northern end of the Gabalfa Flyover, part of the Gabalfa Interchange. The building of the Gabalfa Interchange in the late 1960s caused many changes in the area. Excavations were needed to form the new road linking Western Avenue and Eastern Avenue. Two bridges were built, as part of a roundabout controlling the traffic flow along five roads. A flyover provided a route carrying vehicles directly towards the city centre. More than 100 houses and other buildings were demolished, among them the local library and the Regal dance hall. The most notable loss was St Mark the Evangelist church and vicarage. A final service was held in April 1968, whereupon worshippers moved to the new church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1462652 nearby in North Road.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.505584
Longitude
-3.20015