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B7066

B7066, Greenrigg
The former A8 with the appearance of having a carriageway grassed over. Note the mature trees suggests that the road was designed for future widening. Now most traffic occupies the M8.
Taken leaving Harthill.

old A8 (B7066) Newhouse looking East Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Salsburgh looking west Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Salsburgh eastbound

This overbridge takes pedestrians right over both intended carriageways. Gaps in the fence at either side though (not visible here) suggest folk don;t bother using it nowadays.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Salsburgh eastbound

This whole atmosphere of the road here takes up back in time; a main road right through a smallish village, the former S3 layout, the wide verges for future upgrading, and the vintage lampposts. All we need now is some traffic!

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Salsburgh looking west

The wide grassy verge allowing future conversion to D2 that never happened is clearly visible here

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) sign for Shotts Junction

This, fairly new looking, sign looks rather large for B road status.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) at Shotts junction

This staggered junction must've prsented considerable hazards back in the day, and even today for there are speed-sensitive signs that light up on the approach to it from the west (downhill)

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) west of Harthill

Another one of the wide grassy verges. the M8 lies just to the north (left)

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

old A8 (B7066) Eastfield/Harthill Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Harthill

Some wag has turned the road signs on the left round 90 degrees to confuse unsuspecting Sabristi!

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Whitburn bypass

The old S3 layout is clearly evident, and I'd guess that's its original surface too

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Aged Sign, Polkemmet Rd, Whitburn

This is looking north, with the old A8 Whitburn bypass passing by ahead of the camera. Seems strange that 'M8' isn't shown in blue?

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) east of Harthill

The presence of mature trees on the grassy verge confirm that D2 never existed on these wide alignments despite it being planned for.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

old A8 (B7066) Harthill heading east

The wide alignment recommences east of Harthill, this time on the opposite side of the road

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Harthill

The wide alignment abruptly stops at the West end of Harthill, although a part of it has been used to good effect for a layby

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

D2 section old A8 (A7066) near Bathgate

I can remember when most of the M8 had little more in the centre than this. This D2 section must have been a welcome relief from the dangers of S3 for the vast majority of the old route.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Harthill looking west

At the point where the reservation for a second carriageway begins

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8, Salsburgh looking west July 07

The view looking west from the pedestrian bridge

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Poor surface Old A8 Near Salsburgh

I'd hazard that this is possibly the original surface, perhaps with a slightly newer surface dressing, hence the mis-matching white lines. Pretty rough nonetheless

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

A8 from Holytown to Broxburn - section 3

From OS 1-inch Popular Edition (military version) sheet 73, published 1933, print code WO 16000/39.C (1939). Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Feb 11, 2008 by FosseWay

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Pedestrian overbridge over old A8, from David St, Salsburgh

Not very attractive, but it takes us straight back to the 1960s

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) Salsburgh, from pedestrian bridge July 07

Looking east, the grassy reservation for the second carriageway is abundantly clear. The M8 is behind the trees to the left, and the Harthill transmitter is visible up ahead. I don't recall if the A8 was S3 through the middle of Salsburgh, but it certainly looks possible.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (A706) between Whitburn & Bathgate Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) west of Harthill looking east Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) West of Harthill looking West

Where the road curves to the left the wide grassy verge ends. From aerial photographs it looks as if the A8 could have joined the existing M8 at this point. The Harthill transmitter is visible on the hill

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) eastbound out of Salsburgh

The graveyard of the picturesque Kirk O' Shotts is visible on the right

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

old A8 (B7066) climbing east out of Salsburgh

This must've been a long, slow & frustrating experience for lines of traffic stuck behind a heavy lorry, for this section looks as if it was never S3. No bad thing considering the sharp bends up the hill over the summit ahead

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) between Harthill & Whitburn

The B7066 curves round to the north east to by pass Whitburn, whilst the original alignment carried straight on into Whitburn. You can just see the roof of a white van parked on a stub of this alignment which serves a row of houses

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) near Shotts junction looking east

Life must've been grim for these householders here when this was the main road. Lampost gricers might find these examples of interest.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) approaching Salsburgh eastbound

The old S3 lines and cats eyes are just about visible here

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680

Old A8 (B7066) west of Newhouse roundabout

Coming west, when you turn onto the B7066 at the roundabout visible here, one immediately gets the feeling of an important artery, with the wide, fairly straight carriageways (former S3), gentle curves and the wide verges for conversion to D2 that never happened

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 26, 2007 by leopard680