CIHT- The M74 Motorway: A History

Speaker

Stuart Baird, Chair, The Glasgow Motorway Archive

Stuart is a Chartered Engineer and is currently M8 Bridge Manager at Transport Scotland. He’s held various roles, mostly relating to structures, across the Scottish motorway and trunk road networ

Discover the fascinating history behind Scotland’s longest motorway, the M74.

The M74 is of strategic importance to Scotland, providing a vital link between the central belt and the rest of the UK. A road has existed in the same corridor since Roman times, but in little over 80 years in the 20th century, it was transformed from a single track trail to a multi-lane motorway. Discover why in this revealing glimpse into the history of Scotland’s longest motorway. Illustrated with previously unseen images from the Glasgow Motorway Archive.