Gallows Corner

Gallows Corner is an area and major road junction in the London Borough of Havering near Romford. The junction is a large roundabout with five exits and a flyover. The exits are: The flyover links Eastern Avenue East with the Southend Arterial Road. It was erected in 1971, and takes the form of a system of prefabricated units (called the Braithwaite FliWay) that was cheaper and quicker to erect than a conventional underpass or cast in-situ flyover. It is notorious for being angular, with sudden changes of slope rather than a smooth arch. The flyover was closed for several months in early 2008 for remedial work carried out to the road deck, with several sections replaced. It was found upon final inspection that the bridge parapets had...