▁for ▁ 4 4 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : N orth am pt ons hire ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Com b ined ▁Services ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Thor pe ▁Inter change ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁motor way ▁free - flow ▁intersection ▁in ▁Sur rey , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁connecting ▁the ▁M 3 ▁with ▁the ▁M 2 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁M 3 ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁M 3 ▁that ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁inter change ▁( B ags hot ▁A 3 2 2 ▁to ▁Sun bury ▁Cross ▁A 3 0 8 , ▁j unction s ▁ 1 - 3 ) ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁A 3 1 6 ▁from ▁Sun bury ▁Cross ▁( east wards ) ▁was ▁improved ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁four ▁contract s ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁main ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁M 3 . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁this ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁M 3 ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁£ 1 2 . 7 m ▁contract ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁A . E . ▁F arr ▁of ▁West bury , ▁W ilt shire . ▁The ▁section ▁involved ▁building ▁fifty ▁brid ges . ▁ ▁M 2 5 ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁M 2 5 ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁began ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9