Elevated roads

The unloved and unfinished Gateshead Highway is due to be demolished. Take a look at the road that Gateshead can't wait to get rid of.

Manchester's highway in the sky, carrying traffic around the city centre and rapidly becoming an iconic part of the city's heritage.

It makes the traffic situation in one part of West London much more bearable — yet it should have been removed more than quarter of a century ago. But then it's amazing what you can do with a big Meccano kit.