Vanishing road

[triskellian]

Was there ever an M41? If so, was it the road which now appears to be the A3220 (or possibly some other combination of those numbers) which runs south from the A40 in the vicinity of Shepherd's Bush?

Mental note: following directions of the form 'keep going until you see the signpost for <road that doesn't exist>' is a sure way to some or all of the following:

• Madness
• Nearly going into the Congestion Charge zone by accident
• Missing the support act (Asian Dub Foundation. I wasn't that interested; possibly smiorgan and onebyone were)
• Finding lots of no right turns, one way streets, closed roads etc
• Only being put off going through the row of cones by the police car between you and them
• Getting depressed enough to really appreciate the subsequent Radiohead concert
• Shouting, recrimination and hysteria

Comments

Sounds like fun

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

As it happens there are a number of lost motorways...

Re: Sounds like fun

[triskellian]

Ooh, thanks! Useful ammunition for the various people who've made smug 'it was there last time I looked' or 'it is in my atlas' comments ;-)

[chrisvenus]

still is according to my map which is no more than a couple of years old. :)

[triskellian]

Well, your map is out of date, so :-P

From the site bateleur mentions above:

M41: Recently downgraded along with the A40(M) after the TfL (Transport for London) authority was formed. It is now an extension of the A3220 The M41 was part of the ambitious London Box project that could never be completed.

[chrisvenus]

Yeah, I saw that too.2000 apparently it changed. *shrug* I don't care that much, I know that area well enough now not to need a map. :)

[lathany.livejournal.com]

I think you should blame onebyone. Last time bateleur and I took him to a concert, we were late too.

[triskellian]

Ooh, good plan! 'Specially cos I was navigating, so, in the absence of the person responsible for the wrong road names on the Earl's Court web site, I was to blame ;-)

[onebyone.livejournal.com]

We weren't as late for this as we were for the Thunder/Alice Cooper gig. I'd guess that we arrived about 2 or 3 songs into Asian Dub Foundation's set, and we could hear the rest reasonably well out in the eating area. So hardly late at all compared with the other gig, where we missed the entire never-heard-of-them first support band and all but a few songs from the Quireboys.

[dr-bob.livejournal.com]

Yep. I nearly got caught out by this one. Managed to get it right, because it was the right exit in the right place on the right roundabout. So we ignored the signs and realised it had been renamed only after we got to the other end and it was the right place!!! At least most authorities put up 'formerly M41' type signs when they change the names! Inconsiderate Londoners.