Gravelly Hill
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==Spaghetti Junction == |
==Spaghetti Junction == |
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[[File:Gravelly Hill Interchange OpenStreetMap.png|thumb|Gravelly Hill Interchange, with the Gravelly Hill area to the northeast of it]] |
[[File:Gravelly Hill Interchange OpenStreetMap.png|thumb|Gravelly Hill Interchange, with the Gravelly Hill area to the northeast of it]] |
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The [[Gravelly Hill Interchange]], also known as Spaghetti Junction, provides the intersection between the [[A38(M) motorway|A38(M) Aston Expressway]] from the centre of Birmingham to the [[M6 motorway]]. The complex junction also supports local roads joining the two motorways. The design of the intersection was |
The [[Gravelly Hill Interchange]], also known as Spaghetti Junction, provides the intersection between the [[A38(M) motorway|A38(M) Aston Expressway]] from the centre of Birmingham to the [[M6 motorway]]. The complex junction also supports local roads joining the two motorways. The design of the intersection was further complicated by the presence of two railway lines including a high speed electrified railway and the existence of three canals including a turning basin, and two rivers. |
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== Industry == |
== Industry == |
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