A gantry spanning the motorway with blue overhead signs showing the following text.
Forward destinations: The NORTH, Scotch Corner A1(M).
Exit destinations: A6055 Boroughbridge; (A168) Ripon, Dishforth.
Junction number: 48.
This is also your gateway to Fountains Abbey and Ripon Cathedral. As we move away from the big cities of West Yorkshire we move into a place with considerable tourist pull.