2023

SE1827 : Traffic Jam on the M62

taken 1 year ago, near to Oakenshaw, Kirklees, England

Traffic Jam on the M62
Traffic Jam on the M62
Eastbound traffic at a standstill on the motorway, as seen from Hunsworth Lane bridge, near Cleckheaton
M62 Motorway

The M62 is the west to east trans-Pennine motorway. It is 107 miles long running from Liverpool to Hull. It was built between 1971 and 1976. At Windy Hill it is 372m above sea level, making it the highest point on any British motorway.
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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport other tags: Motorway Traffic Jam Cutting Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Near Hunsworth [6] · Eastbound M62 [5] · M62 Near [5] · Traffic [3] ·
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SE1827, 59 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Heaton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 January, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 26 January, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 1879 2758 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.6557N 1:42.9946W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 1883 2760
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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