A blue sign with a diagram showing a branch off the road ahead and the following text.
Forward destinations: Carlisle; Penrith.
Exit destinations: Brough; A685; Appleby; B6260.
Junction number: 38.
This part of the M6 was opened in 1970, and the very different attitude towards road building in that era is demonstrated by the fact that the newly-opened motorway won an award for enhancing the landscape.