| At the northern end of the M23 is J7, where the motorway ends and becomes the narrow A23 into London.
Original plans took the M23 as far north as Streatham and J7 was laid out in readiness. A bridge was built that would have taken M23 traffic over the northbound A23. 30 years on it only serves to let rabbits cross above all London-bound traffic. I managed to find access to the top of the bridge and took a set of photographs. The other unused M23 bridge at Hooley is private property and contains a works compund for the M25 (1 mile to the south). Please also see the general collection of pictures depicting the half-finished J7 at Hooley. ============================================= 29-12-2005: 4 pictures received from Chris Evans, another member of SABRE, who accompanied me on a second visit to the M23 site at Hooley. With his permission, I have added these to the collection. He thought it might be good to include me in the photos - can't think why? |
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A view of the parapet on what would have been the northbound carraigeway (Chris Evans photo) 2288x1712 REDHILL_AWAY_DAY_008.jpg |
The bitumen covering to bridge structure which has been waiting for a road to go over it for over 30 years (Chris Evans photo) 2288x1712 REDHILL_AWAY_DAY_009.jpg |
A picture of me sitting where traffic should have been flowing (Chris Evans photo) 1712x2288 REDHILL_AWAY_DAY_010.jpg |
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As if one photo of me on the M23 unused & abandoned bridge wasn't enough, here is another - but closer in this time. Still sitting on and waiting for that M23 motorway to arrive (30 years and still counting)..... (Chris Evans photo) 1712x2288 REDHILL_AWAY_DAY_011.jpg |
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