In the 1960's building bold urban motorways in UK city's was all
the rage, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and
Glasgow all had either schemes in progress or bold plans in the
making. Sheffield was soon to be linked into the national motorway
network, land was cheap, much of the route was littered by Victorian
slums earmarked for clearance, Sheffield was "A City on the move"
according to a promotional film.
The Concept ::
The scheme was originally developed by Sheffield City Engineers
Department in the late 1960's, then inherited by South Yorkshire
County in 1974. Some of the less ambitious elements managed to make
it to site and actually still exist today. Sadly, in the mid 1970's
the idea of a modern tramway system idea developed, the Sheffield
Parkway was under construction, Mosborough Townships was eating
millions of pounds worth of rate payers money, as was the publicly
owned local bus operator. The scheme failed to develop any further
and was sadly placed in the proverbial bottom drawer to be cooed at
by later generations of Engineers.
The 1971 Plans ::
:: Sheffield
Engineering Services Plan
The 1968 Plans :: (including proposals elsewhere
in the city centre)
:: Northern Half of the
City - Including the A61(M) Northern Section
:: Southern Half of the
City - Including the A61(M) Eastern Section
Build Stages ::
I'm informed that the Urban Motorway was to be developed in three
stages,
:: Stage 1 – Parkway to Queens Road junction
:: Stage 2 – Penistone Road to The Wicker (A61/A57)
:: Stage 3 – The Wicker to Parkway and Granville Street(A57)
Wish List ::
:: Original Plans
:: Original Leaflets
:: Dated map extracts
Visitor Comments ::
:: None yet
