Motorway cantilever sign
A blue overhead sign suspended over the motorway from a post on the left, showing an upcoming exit and the following text.
Exit destinations: A61 Ripon, Thirsk.
Forward destinations: The SOUTH A1(M).
Junction number: 50.
Ten miles have passed since the last junction, much of it in a straight line and all of it virtually flat. This section of motorway is undeniably fast but also rather monotonous - the exact opposite, in fact, of the congested and junction-filled dual carriageway it replaced.