What is the busiest motorway junction in the UK?

Gravelly Hill Interchange is the UK's busiest motorway junction and is one of the country's most iconic concrete structures which turned 50 last year. The winding labyrinth of roads along the M6 is also one of the biggest motorway interchanges in Europe and more than 200,000 vehicles travel on it daily.



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