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M8 Motorway | Inner Ring Road
Townhead Interchange

Pre-Motorway

Alexandra Parade at Wishart Street prior to construction of the M8 (1965).

Townhead, Glasgow prior to construction of the M8 (1965).

Townhead, Glasgow prior to construction of the M8 (1965).

Castle Street, Glasgow prior to construction of the M8 motorway (1965).

Canal basin at Castle Street, Glasgow prior to construction of the M8 motorway (1964).

Canal basin at Castle Street, Glasgow prior to construction of the M8 motorway (1964).

Townhead, Glasgow prior to construction of the M8 motorway (1964).

Canal basin near Townhead, Glasgow prior to construction of the M8 motorway (1964).

Looking west towards Pinkston Power Station above the drained Monkland Canal prior to construction of the M8 motorway (1965).

Models and Impressions

Illustration of Townhead Interchange drawn in 1965 by A.D. Bell for Glasgow's Highway Plan.

Scale model of Townhead Interchange produced early 1960s.

Scale model of Townhead Interchange produced early 1960s.

Proposed landscaping arrangement of the completed Townhead Interchange.

Construction

Construction of Townhead Interchange, Glasgow from the south (1966).

West over Townhead Library and Castle Street, Glasgow (1965).

Construction of Townhead Interchange, Glasgow from the west (1966).

West along the extended Baird Street, Glasgow after completion of works (1967).

Looking west along Alexandra Parade at its junction with Wishart Street shortly before completion of the M8 motorway near Townhead Interchange (March 1968).

Construction of Townhead Interchange, Glasgow from the south (1968).

Construction of Townhead Interchange, Glasgow (1967).

Construction of Townhead Interchange, Glasgow from the west (1968).

Construction of Townhead Interchange Ramp K, Glasgow from the west (1967).

Construction of Townhead Interchange Ramp K, Glasgow from the east (1967).

Construction of Ramps J and K at Townhead Interchange (October 1966).

Castle Street at Baird Street, Glasgow during construction of Townhead Interchange (1968).

Construction of Townhead Interchange Ramp K, Glasgow from the east (1968).

Construction of Townhead Interchange, Glasgow from the west (1968).

Looking west along the M8 motorway during construction of Townhead Interchange (1968).

Project information board for the Townhead Interchange scheme (1968).

Looking west along the M8 motorway during construction of Townhead Interchange (1968).

Construction of Baird Street underpass (1968).

Eastern extent of the Townhead Interchange with temporary connection to Alexandra Parade in use (1968).

View of Wishart Street and Glasgow Cathedral during construction of Townhead Interchange (1968).

Construction of Townhead Interchange Ramp K, Glasgow from the east (1968).

Construction of Townhead Interchange Ramp K, Glasgow from the west (1968).

Construction of the M8 and first stage of Townhead Interchange nears completion in April 1968. View east towards Baird Street bridge.

Castle Street at the original on and off ramps to the M8 motorway at Townhead Interchange (1967). Parliamentary Road to the right hand side.

West along the extended Baird Street, Glasgow after completion of works (1967).

1960s and 1970s

Looking west along the completed M8 motorway at Townhead Interchange, April 1968.

Townhead Interchange shortly after completion, April 1968.

Baird Street underpass and approach walkways, April 1968.

Aerial view of Townhead Interchange, July 1969.

Aecom - Cast Street Slip fromLooking east across Castle Street and the completed M8 motorway, April 1968. Ramp (East).jpg

Looking south along Castle Street from the completed M8 motorway, April 1968.

Looking east along the completed M8 motorway at Townhead Interchange, April 1968.

Looking east across Townhead towards Royston, November 1974. M8 motorway and Townhead Interchange passing through areas of redevelopment.

Looking east along the completed M8 motorway at Townhead Interchange, early 1970s.

Aerial view of Townhead Interchange, 1970s.

Looking east along the completed M8 motorway at Townhead Interchange, early 1970s.

Looking west along the east to north flank connecting slip roads, shortly after completion of Townhead stage 1.

Aerial view of Townhead Interchange, 1977.

Baird Street underpass, early 1970s.

Looking west along the east to north flank connecting slip roads, shortly after completion of Townhead stage 1.

1980s

Towards Castle Street and the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 1980.

Looking south along Castle Street shortly before construction of Stage 2 of Townhead Interchange (1980).

Construction of retaining wall for the A803 slip roads as part of Stage 2 of Townhead Interchange, early 1980s.

Construction of Royal Infirmary footbridge as part of Stage 3 of Townhead Interchange (mid-1980s).

1990s

Looking south along the A803 towards the M8 motorway (1991).

Looking south along the A803 towards the M8 motorway (1991).

Looking north from the Royal Infirmary footbridge (1991).

Looking south from Castle Street (1991).

South towards Cathedral Street and the unused link to the east flank (1991).

Looking east from Baird Street bridge (1991).

Looking south along the M8 motorway on and off slips (1991).

Looking north from the Royal Infirmary footbridge (1991).

Widening the westbound carriageway of the M8 motorway, summer 1996.

Widening the westbound carriageway of the M8 motorway, summer 1996.

Looking west along the M8 motorway after carriageway widening works, summer 1996.

Looking east from Baird Street bridge after M8 motorway widening works, autumn 1996.

2000s to 2020s

Commemorative plaque for the Townhead Chemical Works at Baird Street underpass.

Looking east along the M8 motorway towards Townhead Interchange, March 2009.

Looking north from the Royal Infirmary footbridge, March 2009.

Unused stub intended to link with the unbuilt east flank of the Inner Ring Road, March 2009.

Looking north from the Royal Infirmary footbridge, March 2020.

Looking east along the M8 motorway towards Townhead Interchange, March 2020.

Looking east along the M8 motorway towards Townhead Interchange, July 2021.

Looking east along the M8 motorway from Baird Street bridge, July 2021.

This page was first published in March 2022.

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