M5 Motorway - half-mile to junction 11a
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M5 Motorway - half-mile to junction 11a
Image: © J Whatley Taken: 31 Aug 2010
The "a" suffix is required as this junction is a relatively recent addition to the M5. Why a junction was not provided here when this section of the M5 was opened in 1971 is something of a mystery. Possibly it was due to dithering over whether the A40 or A417 should form the principal route east from Cheltenham and Gloucester. Over time, the A417 has "won": hence the junction.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.850912
Longitude
-2.182589