Magic Roundabout (Swindon)
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The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, was constructed in 1972 and consists of one large roundabout containing 5 mini-roundabouts. It is located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C. Its name comes from the popular children's television series, The Magic Roundabout.
It is an innovative system which was constructed after consultation with the British Road Research Laboratory. Traffic flow around the larger, inner roundabout is actually counter-clockwise, whereas traffic flows the usual clockwise around the five mini-roundabouts and the outer loop.
The official name of this roundabout used to be The County Ground Roundabout, although hardly anyone other than officials called it by this name. The official name was changed in the late 1990s to match its popular name. It is the subject of a pop song by local band XTC.
T-shirts are produced with a slogan regarding the magic roundabout.
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See also
- Magic Roundabout (Hemel Hempstead) - a similar roundabout
External links
- [Magic Roundabout article on Swindon Web]
- [Aerial view at local.live.com]
- [Bird's Eye view at local.live.com]
- [Google Maps satellite image of Magic Roundabout in Swindon]
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