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English: An experimental motorway symbol used on the Preston By-pass in 1958. This design was later replaced with a similar symbol that moved the projecting bars into upper left corner, instead of the lower left corner.
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Source Motorway Signs: Final Report of Advisory Committee for Traffic Signs on Motorways - 1962.
Author Ministry of Transport
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  • Anderson Report - Proposed 'Motorway' symbol
    Anderson Report - Proposed 'Motorway' symbol
  • Anderson Report - Proposed 'End of Motorway' symbol
    Anderson Report - Proposed 'End of Motorway' symbol
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