The £1m project was more than two decades in the making.
Five years ago, to mark the road’s 40th anniversary, we trawled our archives to put together a timeline of its development – going as far back as the 1950s.
Here, we present a gallery of photographs from its opening day (plus a handful of bonus, related pictures).
Here, we present a gallery of photographs from its opening day (plus a handful of bonus, related pictures).
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