Scammonden Dam is part of the M62 motorway between junctions 22 and 23, the only such structure in Britain. [1] Its construction by the Ministry of Transport and Huddersfield Corporation Waterworks required the passing of the Huddersfield Corporation Act 1965.

2016年8月1日 · In a cooperative exercise that was unique at the time in this country, legal, political, administrative and engineering problems had to be overcome to combine the construction of the M62 with a dam across the Scammonden valley.

Scammonden Dam is a multipurpose structure that creates a reservoir and supports a 10km stretch of the M62 motorway, between junctions 22 and 23. The route, which lies on the area …

The M62 is the Lancashire - Yorkshire Motorway, passing from Liverpool on the west coast via the outskirts of Manchester, Bradford and Leeds to the high-quality A63 to the west of Hull.

Nestled in the Pennines of West Yorkshire lies Scammonden Reservoir, a body of water with a remarkable distinction: a major motorway, the M62, runs directly across its top. But Scammonden Dam is more than just a civil engineering marvel; its creation involved a submerged village and a pioneering approach to transportation.

2023年9月3日 · Scammonden dam has been described as a unique structure, with its large embankment not only forming part of the M62 motorway, but also impounding a reservoir. This paper presents the recollections ...

2024年10月30日 · The M62 is a 107-mile-long west–east trans-Pennine motorway, connecting Liverpool and Hull via Manchester, Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield; 7 miles of the route is shared with the M60 orbital motorway around Manchester.

2023年4月28日 · Scammonden dam has been described as a unique structure with its large embankment not only forming part of the M62 motorway but also impounding a reservoir.

2022年6月10日 · Scammonden Dam is part of the M62 motorway. The dam spans Deanhead valley and Deanhead village was submerged although the church still stands above the reservoir. The reservoir started to fill in July 1969. It is 52m deep at …

2024年10月30日 · Booth Wood Reservoir is a man-made upland reservoir that lies north of the M62 motorway and south of the A672 road near to Rishworth and Ripponden in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. The reservoir was approved for construction in 1966 and completed in 1971. It supplies water to Wakefield.