EXHIBITION - Glasgow Motorway Archive
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The Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow, G3 7DN
View our illustrated history of Glasgow’s motorways and expressways, from the earliest proposals in Robert Bruce’s “First Planning Report” of 1945 to the completion of the M74 project in 2011. Analyse maps of cancelled schemes, such as the controversial section of Inner Ring Road planned for High Street and Glasgow Green, and long forgotten proposals such as the Maryhill Motorway and Great Western Road Expressway.
The Archive comprises hundreds of maps, reports, plans, drawings and photographs, the majority of which have been out of the public eye for decades. Amongst the reports on display are excerpts from “A Highway Plan for Glasgow”, published in 1965. It proposed an extensive network of new roads and motorways and an inner ring road for the city centre. Its aim was to eliminate city centre congestion, cater for traffic growth until the 1990s, control on-street parking and allow for the pedestrianisation of the city’s main shopping streets. The records provide a fascinating insight into what Glasgow’s road network might have been, with stunning visualisations, construction photos and physical models adding to the story. They are being made available to view for the very first time, with details on our digitisation and restoration processes also outlined. |
Mon 16th-Thurs 19th, 9am-8pm; Fri 20th & Sat 22nd, 9am-5pm
Booking not required Accessibility: Fully accessible -Lifts, Ramps, Disabled Facilities, Hearing Loops.
Facilities: Toilets, Baby Changing, Café, Cloakroom. Nearest Train/Subway: Charing Cross, Anderston. Parking: Charing Cross Multi-Storey, located on Elmbank Crescent. Disabled parking on Granville Street. Limited, metered on-street parking available. |