Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, London

Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, London - An elevated view looking west along the route of the Westway Flyover, showing it overhanging the Grand Union Canal and curving to cross the railway near Westbourne Park Station_x000D_
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Work on site for the Western Avenue Extension began on 1st September 1966, and the Westway as it became known was officially opened on 28th July 1970. The elevated highway connecting the A40 at White City to Marylebone Road in Paddington, at around 2 ½ miles, was the longest in Europe. This photograph was taken at grid reference TQ

Builder Connecting Curving Elevated Extension Flyover Grid Highway Laing Longest Marylebone Officially Overhanging Paddington Reference Westbourne Westway X000d

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