Old USGS imagery showing former road layouts

[Patrick Harper]

Anyone can but the USGS site seems to require some arcane account registration process and I don't care enough about the data to bother completing it.

The latest image I uploaded to the wiki was extracted from a PDF as 1000+ lines, which I then concatenated together and compressed.

Probably the most interesting road-related UK imagery from the early 70s would be both ends of the now M5 Cullompton Bypass, and maybe the early stages of the M25/M23 interchange construction.

[wrinkly]

Probably the most interesting road-related UK imagery from the early 70s would be both ends of the now M5 Cullompton Bypass, and maybe the early stages of the M25/M23 interchange construction.

One of the shots upthread is of the A18(M), predecessor of the west end of the M180, but I'd like to see better quality pictures of it.

[Jonathan B4027]

M40 at Stokenchurch would be interesting if the images are pre 1974. Probably too late for the temporary terminus at Beaconsfield.

[JackieRoads]

Anyone can but the USGS site seems to require some arcane account registration process and I don't care enough about the data to bother completing it.

The latest image I uploaded to the wiki was extracted from a PDF as 1000+ lines, which I then concatenated together and compressed.

Probably the most interesting road-related UK imagery from the early 70s would be both ends of the now M5 Cullompton Bypass, and maybe the early stages of the M25/M23 interchange construction.

Still have that image, of the Cullompton Bypass?

[JackieRoads]

Bringing this thread back, because I kinda feel interested in this, but can't seem to download it.

I've been curious, what did the following look like in 1973:

- Both ends of the Cullompton Bypass (A38)
- Draffan Interchange (M74/A74)
- Eccles Interchange (M602/M62/M63)
- Bristol Inner Ring Road (it should have some history)
- M8 J26, J28A/J29, J29A and interchange with M898.

If any of these are unavailable - I'm fine with it, since was just asking questions.

[bxtr174]

Sorry to bump this thread but another section of the 1976 USGS imagery of the UK is now available (D3C1212-200313A004) - I managed to sign up (a somewhat laborious process), paid my $30 and after waiting patiently over four weeks for them to digitalise it, they've finally e-mailed me a download link last night. I've attached a map of the full areas it covers.

Looks like they haven't made it available to download on the USGS website yet however I have all the full-res TIF files. Sadly, some areas are covered by cloud on the imagery.

If anyone is interested I can compress to JPG and link them here?