Camp Hill Flyover, Birmingham, 1970. on Flickr – Photo Sharing! – An utter gem of a Flickr find – a photo taken by Lady Wulfrun in 1970, who says about it:
The Camp Hill Flyover in Birmingham was constructed in the mid 1960s to allow improved traffic flow at the juction of the A41 and A45 at Digbeth. The rather crude looking steel structure took the southbound carriageway of the A41 from High Street Bordesley, up and over the A41/A45 Coventry Road junction and back down onto Camp Hill (a continuation of High Street Bordesley). Originally intended as a temporary traffic solution, the flyover lasted some 26 years, before being demolished in the 1980s.
I used to love sitting on the top deck at the very front of the bus to go over the flyover. Steep thrills!
It used to scare me to death — we didn’t have much cause to drive through town in those days, but the once or twice I did was petrifying. Bring it back I say.
I remember that well; and shared Nick’s joy in the view from the top deck, on the way to my grandmother’s every Saturday.
My father used to work opposite the site, and recalls going ho one Friday while some workmen were starting to dig holes in the road. On the following Monday morning, the flyover was complete and in use!
I recall that the flyover was re-erected elsewhere – Southampton or Bristol; maybe it’s still in use?
There’s another picture, here: http://bit.ly/5tgT5C
I wonder does anyone have a picture of the King King statue that was relocated next to it?
Hmmm…a ‘temporary traffic solution’ that took one weekend to erect. No wonder Jon was scared out of his wits!
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A friend gave me a part of the flyover tonight.