Secrets of The Motorway - M90

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The M90 is bit of a peach. It's a motorway.. yes, but it has such wonderful features spanning a few decades, and in some cases, centuries. Today, We'll be exploring the M90 motorway which runs from the West of Edinburgh to Perth.

This episode is full of amazing sights such as coal mines... and sliproads. There's also a rather famous bridge, and then another rather famous bridge. And another. No Forth though. See what I did there.

In this series I aim to explore what our motorway network is hiding. As we drive along at 70mph..ish...we simply just wouldn't be aware of what we're missing. This series will uncover some of the hidden secrets our motorways have to offer.

Outro Music - Ben Treeby - Guitarist

[AutoShenanigans]

11 million vehicles a day is a bit of a stretch isn't it. I think I meant to say per year :D either way.. a lot of vehicles.

[ruaraidhmcdonald-walker]

Absolutely spot on about chargeable green spaces built on green spaces. 👏👏👏

[Blaa_Boi]

For any train fans, it's the LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander going over the Forth.

Huge congrats on 100K subs

[ronniel]

Most of the motorway curve at Craigend is 694m in radius, the same as at Balmanno Hill, but part of it at the southern end reduces, for only about 200m, to 520 m., probably the tightest anywhere in the UK. The gradient uphill to Broxden is almost 5%, and downhill almost 6%, the steepest in the UK. It was a very challenging place to construct a complex interchange. I did the layout design - 150 pages of co-ordinate geometry calculations- no computers back then (1968-69). Other colleagues designed the seven bridges.

[NikiDinsey]

What an absolute banger of a motorway, cheers Jon. Congrats on 100K!

[shredder]

You are very talented are putting together a slick dialogue with the change in locations of the video.

[sdavidb]

On my first visit to Scotland. While crossing the queens ferry bridge. The rail bridge was pointed out to me. Being in the haze of 10 hours of flight time. Including what seemed an unreasonable small plane with propellers from Dublin. I thought that thing can not be real. Looks like some kinda steampunk fairytale bridge. A couple days latter I was able to ride across it. Being a railroader from the states. It was simply amazing to see it and ride across it. I have worked on and rode across many rail bridges here in that states and nothing compares.

[GaryB]

You just hit 100K subscribers. Congratulations.

[wattster]

Congratulations on 100K! Have some funny money!

[andrewb]

100k subscribers! 🍾Whoop whoop!! When you first stated you wanted to get to 100k I admired your ambition but doubted it would actually happen, but here we are! 🙂

[barrieshepherd]

Good one - script really Fast & Furious!

I think the segment on "Wellness Centres" should go out as a short

[wallaceshackleton]

Three bridges over the Forth, each built in a different century and each an engineering marvel in their day.
The Wellness Park was originally designed by landscape artist Charles Jenks. Unfortunately Scottish Coal went bust and the project was never fully completed.
The village of lassoddie disappeared when the open cast was opened.

[BonBonB]

Missing coal mine location:
Pause the video at 6:02
Directly under the "o" in the caption for Netherbeath Road, just north of the railway, there is a small scar, which appears to be a former open quarry, and is linked to the abandoned road by a track up the western side of the tree line.

[andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

Another outstanding video which demonstrates why 100K subscribers is well justified. Here’s to the next milestone. Well done Jon. 👏👏👍😀

[WagnerGimenes]

100K subscribers. Well done, Jon. Happy for you.

[aaronhall]

Great video. Grandparents live Queensferry. Perfect timing with the steam train.

Btw the new bridge is called the Queensferry Crossing not Queensferry Bridge.

Interesting fact, it’s the only location in the world where there is a bridge from the last three centuries are side by side.

[nst]

silver play button incoming. Congratulations, Jon

[martinthain]

The road renumbering that you mentioned was done so that the 90 number linked Scotland's second third & fourth largest cities (Edinburgh - Dundee - Aberdeen) using Motorways and dual carriageways. Before that the road was a mishmash of numbers. When driving from Edinburgh to Dundee and Aberdeen the Motorway makes sense.

[mikesetc]

One of the best channels on youtube hands down, keep up the magnificent work!!

[dominanthornet]

5:43 you crack me up John. I dont know why this bit had me in stitches 😂