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Junction 32 of the A14

These shots are of Junction 32 of the A14 at Histon in Cambridgeshire before,during and after construction of the A45 Cambridge Northern Bypass, now the A14. Work started in 1976 and the road was opened on 21st December 1978. The pictures are arranged in chronological order. What was once a fairly rural location is now a notoriously busy and congested trunk road. Looking back at these shots 35 years ago, what stands out is the lack of a health and safety regime at the time. No construction staff appear to be wearing hard hats or hi vis jackets. There was also no objection to me clambering up ladders and piles of sand to get these photos. How times have changed.
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This part of the old Histon to Cambridge road will soon disappear for ever. View looking south towards Histon. The earth banks of the two slip roads can clearly be seen. In about a years time the A14 will wipe out this part of the road from left to right with the centre line being where the road sign is. Today the old road terminates here at the bank of the westbound slip road. 30th October 1977
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This part of the old Histon to Cambridge road will soon disappear for ever. View looking south towards Histon. The earth banks of the two slip roads can clearly be seen. In about a years time the A14 will wipe out this part of the road from left to right with the centre line being where the road sign is. Today the old road terminates here at the bank of the westbound slip road. 30th October 1977

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  • The old route of the B1049 Cambridge to Histon Road on 11th September 1977. Compare this to the fourth photo in this section. The field to the right is now filled with earthworks and the bank of the westbound slip road can be seen. A blue sign has gone up to the right advertising the construction of the A45 Cambridge Northern Bypass.
  • View west from Histon bound flyover. 11th September 1977
  • View east towards Milton 11th September 1977
  • This view is East towards Milton looking down the eastbound slip road onto the A14 from the Histon Interchange. Orchard Park is now on the right. July 1977
  • The Cambridge bound flyover with the top section under construction. The houses to the right are now part of the Holiday Inn. 11th September 1977. The green field site is still in evidence. The point from where the picture was taken is about where the existing route of the B1049 rises up to towards the flyovers with Cambridge behind.
  • The old Arbury Road junction with the old B1049 on 22nd February 1976. Arbury Road at this point no longer exists, the new junction with traffic lights is KIngs Hedges Road,
  • Although the negative has somewhat deteriorated, this is the scene before any work took place on the A14. The area has changed beyond all recognition. The view is looking towards Histon from near the old Arbury Road Junction with the old route of the B1049. No parts of this road are still in use as a main road, but it is is still there with access through a gate.. The A14 flyovers will be built in the fenced off field to the right which at the time contained sheep. The new current route of the B1049 will be built to the right of the picture running down from the flyovers. The only landmark which is still in place today is the house to the right of the large conifer in the middle of the picture which is in Cambridge Road Impington, but now the other side of the dual carriageway. Picture dated 22nd February 1976.
  • Arbury Road Junction with the old B1049. The new road comes across the field to the left and bisects the old road near the bend in the distance. 22nd February 1976. The scene is unrecogniseable today.
  • Work in progress on the Histon bound flyover support piers. 17th April 1977. Cambridge Road Impington on the left.
  • The view looking east towards Milton from the Cambridge bound flyover. Orchard Park is now on the right. The fishing lakes at the Holiday Inn can be seen to the left. 30th October 1977
  • This part of the old Histon to Cambridge road will soon disappear for ever. View looking south towards Histon. The earth banks of the two slip roads can clearly be seen. In about a years time the A14 will wipe out this part of the road from left to right with the centre line being where the road sign is. Today the old road terminates here at the bank of the westbound slip road. 30th October 1977
  • Looking from the area of the flyovers back towards Cambridge showing the new route of the B1049. The new junction for Kings Hedges Road is where the two diggers are. The old road runs to the right, the two cars showing the location of the old junction with Arbury Road. 30th October 1977
  • View looking east towards Milton from a pile of sand between the two flyovers. 26th December 1977.
  • View looking west on 26th December 1977
  • The old route of the B1049 to Cambridge with the new route up to the flyover under construction. 21st May 1978.
  • The new route of the B1049 Cambridge side of the flyover looking up towards the flyover. The old Arbury Road crosses in the foreground. To the right will be the present Kings Hedges Road junction with traffic lights. 21st May 1978
  • To the left the old route of the B1049 with the new road under construction to the right. The car in the distance, left, is at the old Arbury Road Junction. 21st May 1978
  • Two earth movers rest from work on the Cambridge bound new route of the B1049 up to the flyover. 23rd April 1978
  • View west towards Girton. The road is now taking shape. 23rd April 1978
  • The view east towards Milton. Orchard Park is now on the right. 23rd April 1978
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