It looks like you've found the second hidden page on Roads.org.uk.
It's a bit like turning off the motorway between junctions and finding there's actually something there. There are three, so if you haven't found the others yet you might want to start looking now.
What's here? This time, you clicked on an octopus, so let's visit the enormous octopus junction at M74 junction 6. These pictures were taken on a grim day from a moving car, so they aren't the best - but it's good enough for some hidden fun.
Heading north on the M74, let's dive off at junction 5 - a seemingle innocent access to the A723 - and see what's down there.
We curve away sharply and the way is about to split in two. Let's go right for Motherwell.
The fork point. We're now turning sharply to the right.
Still turning...
A bit of a straight brings us to a very short merge with the A723. Yikes!
The end of the motorway and the start of the shockingly brief merge area. The rows of thin little stalks that the flyover is supported by over there are quite remarkable..
On the A723 now, and traffic from the M74 southbound joins us.
Are we on our way now? No, not at all. We cross this antique bridge and both forward lanes are marked out for a right turn to a B-road. Can this be right? A free-flowing motorway junction for this? Motherwell traffic wishing to remain on the A723 must exit to the left.
An abrupt ending, where we duly turn right. Let's spin round and get back on course for Glasgow.
Leaving the traffic lights behind, here's the upcoming M74 exit.
Off we go then. Ahead of us, the A723 has a full hard shoulder and passes beneath a forest of flyovers. We'll be going over one of those soon.
Which way now? Right again, I think. We pass under one of the footpaths that form a pedestrian maze through the junction.
Off to the right. It looks like both these sliproads had two lanes until recently.
And we turn a very long way right, passing underneath the M74.
Over a flyover, and a look to the left shows the A723 hasn't finished passing through the junction before it sees warnings of a roundabout. What on earth is the point of this junction being so enormously free-flowing?
A straight before a merge - are you seeing a pattern too? I must say I like the striped crash barriers.
We bring a third lane to the northbound M74.
Here comes the rest of the traffic from the A723 - and we're on our way to Glasgow again.
Well, I hope you've enjoyed our short nautical visit to Scotland. But it's nice that you found it - why not let me know?
