Hammersmith flyover
The Hammersmith flyover is an elevated roadway in West London which carries the A4 arterial road over and to one side of the central Hammersmith gyratory system, and it links together the Cromwell Road extension (Talgarth Road) with the start of the Great West Road. It is one of the first examples of an elevated road using reinforced concrete.
Hammersmith flyover | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°29′28″N 0°13′39″W |
| Carries | A4 |
| Maintained by | Transport for London |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 622 m (2,041 ft) |
| Width | 18.6 m (61 ft) |
| Longest span | 42.7 m (140 ft) |
| No. of spans | 16 |
| History | |
| Architect | Hubert Bennett |
| Designer | G. Maunsell & Partners |
| Constructed by | J&J Dean Builders (Oscar James Dean, Malcolm James Dean & Alan Dean) |
| Construction start | January 1960 |
| Construction end | 16 November 1961 |
| Construction cost | £1,200,000 |
| Opened | 16 November 1961 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 85,549 (2011) |
| Location | |
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