Spaghetti Junction (officially Gravelly Hill Interchange) is junction 6 of the M6 motorway in Birmingham, England, and is so named for its impressive system of intertwined loops and ramps. It provides access to and from the A38 and local roads. In the field of road transport, a road junction is a place where two or more roads either meet or cross. ... The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in England, United Kingdom. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ...

It was built in the early 1970s and has undergone major repair work many times since. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution...

Underneath the motorway junction are the meeting points of local roads, canals, electricity lines, gas pipelines and railway lines. The importance of the site for so many services led to the belief that it was a strategic target for a Soviet nuclear weapon during the Cold War. Categories: Water-transport stubs | Canals | Water transport ... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ... A cold war is a state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions, acts of espionage or conflict through surrogates. ...

The junction featured in the Cliff Richard film Take Me High. Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, 1940) is the stage name of one of the UKs most popular singers. ...

The Student Union of the nearby University of Central England in Perry Barr, has a monthly newspaper with the colloquial name of Junction 6. The University of Central England in Birmingham (UCE) is located in Birmingham, England. ... Perry Barr constituency shown within Birmingham Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England . ...

There is a small select group of elite, mythological road junctions in the UK that are well-known outside the local area, of which this one is the Grand Daddy. Others include:
1. Hanger Lane gyratory (A40 and North Circular Road - nightmare design).
2. Magic Roundabout (Swindon) which is less known outside of Wiltshire, but is slightly known nationally. May the Force be with you, when getting from one side to the other.
3. Milton Keynes. Yes, the whole lot.
4. Scotch Corner, near Darlington.
Hanger Lane can be: The stretch of the North Circular Road in the Ealing and Park Royal areas of London. ... The A40 is a trunk road in England and Wales, connecting London to Fishguard. ... The A406 or the North Circular Road is a trunk-road linking west and east London going via North London. ... The Magic Roundabout in Swindon was constructed in 1972 and consists of one large roundabout containing 5 mini-roundabouts. ... A bridge over the river Avon at Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The Force in George Lucas Star Wars films is a (fictional) mystical power which is the object of the Jedi and Sith monastic orders. ... Milton Keynes is a large town in England, in the borough of Milton Keynes. ... Scotch Corner is an important junction of the A1 and A66 trunk roads. ... This article discusses Darlington, England. ...

See also

• Transport in Birmingham

Due in part to its location in central England, Birmingham is a major transport hub. ...

External links

• Map (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=409270&Y=290300&scale=25000) and aerial photo (http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?x=409270&y=290300&scale=25000) of Spaghetti Junction (England) from Multimap.com
• Other map and aerial photo sources (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?409270_290300_region:GB_scale:25000)
• Another, close-up photo (http://www.birmingham-photos.co.uk/PB3/C4/PB3p56.htm)
• Local links to the junction. (http://www.philipjohnston.com/bham/spaghetti.htm)
• How the BBC described it. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/heritage/england/birmingham/article_2.shtml)
• University of Central England Students Union. (http://www.uceunion.com/DisplayPage.asp?pageid=6324)