Shap Interchange
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Shap Interchange | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Location | |||
Hardendale Fell | |||
County | |||
Westmorland | |||
Highway Authority | |||
National Highways | |||
Junction Type | |||
Diamond | |||
Roads Joined | |||
M6, | |||
Shap Interchange is junction 39 of the M6, and one of the highest motorway junctions in the country. It is a simple diamond giving a bizarre primary length of the B6261 a reason to exist, even though the fork signs on the mainline simply state "(A6)" and signs adjacent to the interchange are coloured white rather than green.
Unlike nearby J38 and J37, there are no cattle grids on the slip roads despite the altitude and remote grazing land close by.
Engineering notes say that this junction was going to be "T-shape", but it was modified to include a local link road, because the county surveyor wanted to ensure that the link to the A6 was designated B6261, rather than motorway.
Routes
Route | To | Notes |
The NORTH, Penrith, Carlisle | ||
The SOUTH, Lancaster | ||
Shap, Kendal (A6), Orton | ||
Hardendale |