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The Motorway Archive. A1(M), Durham motorway |
 | | The Durham Motorway contract 3, Bowburn - Carrville, was obtained by French in April 1967, at a figure in the region of £3,500,000. |
 | | It comprised the construction of a further 4½ miles of the Durham Motorway from north of its junctions with the A177 at Bowburn to half a mile north of the two level interchanges with the A690 at Carrville. |
 | | This consideration, together with a desire to keep obstructions in the motorway to a minimum, resulted in a simply supported single span bridge of robust appearance, which reflects the workmanlike character of the region to visitors approaching from the South, and was in keeping with the semi-industrial nature of the mid-Durham countryside. |
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