Spaghetti Junction
- For other Spaghetti Junctions, see Spaghetti Junction (disambiguation)
Spaghetti Junction is the unofficial name for 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.
The official name is the Gravelly Hill Interchange.
It was built in the early 1970s and has undergone major repair work many times since.
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.
The junction featured in the Cliff Richard film Take Me High.
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