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Level 898: Motorway 898
Level 898 is the 899th level of The Backrooms. It serves as a gateway connection between Level 712 and Level 1738
One of the known photographs of Motorway 898, photographer unknown
It is an important Travel and Trade route, as Vehicles have to travel from Kent County to Hemsworth County (Zambales Province from the Philippines in Real Life) via noclipping into the Motorway and into Hemsworth City, no matter if it is for Business and Trading or Vacation Purposes.
Description
A stretch of road located in Level 898, taken in moderately foggy weather. The faint outlines of a bridge can be seen in the distance
Level 898 consists of a British Motorway that stretches for 48 miles (78 kilometers). The motorway passes through countryside plains, hills, and mountainsides. It is a sole replica of Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (Clark-Subic Segment only) from the Philippines but the difference is that this highway replica is locate in England, And the entire setting takes place in Great Britain
The Highway is divided into 4 segments, which have a road division in the middle, just like any motorway in the United Kingdom, which 3 of them are built as a four-lane expressway mostly laid out on embankment, with some sections using cuts to traverse hilly areas, except for the 4th segment, which is a two-lane mountain pass road.
Radio stations work in this level but they only play one song, which is WOODZ (조승연) - Waiting, A Korean K-Pop song about heartbreak, breakup and suicide, repeatedly
TV Stations Work in this level but they only broadcast the WOODZ (조승연) - Waiting Music Video repeatedly and is simulcasted simultaneously on all radio stations. You get to watch the music video repeatedly if you take a Coach Bus in this level, as Coach Buses have a Television On Board.
Although the song may be catchy it may cause goosebumps. The Music Video has A Trigger Warning that contains depictions of Rage, Anxiety, Suicide and Self-Inflicted Violence so it is adviseable that you bring an MP3 Player and a headset with enough songs you can listen to before you pass through Motorway 898, whether by car, by truck, or by bus.
Route Description
Segment 1 "Through the Outskirts"
Motorway 898 begins at Canterbury JCT (SCTEX Clark North Exit in Real Life).
Canterbury JCT, photographer unknown
Canterbury JCT is a Junction Stack Interchange in the A2 Motorway in Level 712. Entering M898 will automatically noclip in this level as you start driving through this motorway.
A known photograph of segment 1, photographer unknown
It passes through what appears to be outskirts of a British City and a British Neighborhood on the left side. To the right side is a grass field with huge warehouses in the distance, which appears to be an abandoned Air Base overrun by vegetation (Clark Air Base in Real life)
It Crosses an Interchange with the signage "To London Via M20" (SCTEX-NLEX Spur Road Exit in Real Life), which leads to A Spur Road connecting to the M20 (NLEX in Real Life) connecting to London.
It then continues onwards for a mile and then it will cross the Rockford IC (Clark South Exit in Real Life)
After passing through Rockford IC, It then veers curvedly to the right and runs parallel a Major Road of the Outskirts on the right and a Busy Outskirt Neighborhood to the left. After that, the road veers towards to the left, deviating from the countryside and segment 1 ends, as the motorway traverses into the countryside.
Segment 2 "Crossing The Countryside"
The first known photograph of segment 2, photographer unknown
Segment 2 of Motorway 898 begins as the motorway veers leftward into the countryside, filled with grassy plains. After that, it will pass through the Thurnhamshire Viaduct (Pasig Potrero Bridge in real life) crossing the Thurnhamshire River. It will then pass by Thurnhamshire IC (SCTEX Porac Exit in real life)
After that, Segment 2 will pass through some countryside hills as the motorway veers slightly leftward and rightwards and then it will be straight again passing through fields and then it will pass by Dunne IC (SCTEX Floridablanca Exit in real life)
A Photograph of M898 Segment 2 at the Noircester Viaduct, photographer unknown
The Motorway continues on as it passes another viaduct, called the Noircester Viaduct (Palakol Bridge in real life) as the motorway veers slightly leftward, crossing over another huge river, the Noircester River (Palakol River in Real Life). It goes back into a straight direction as Motorway 898 passes by Plains and Meadows.
Towards the end of Segment 2, Motorway 898 will pass through Byram IC (Real Life Counterpart is SCTEX Dinalupihan Exit) then the motorway starts to veer curvedly towards the right until it begins hilly and Segment 2 ends at Farnborough PA
Farnborough PA
The first known photograph of Farnborough PA, photographer unknown
The second known photograph of Farnborough PA, photographer unknown
Farnborough PA Is a rest stop on Motorway 898. It resembles A Roadside Station that you can commonly find on Expressways in Japan. You can find restaurants and convenience Stores in there. Food, Beverages, Supplies, and Almond Water can be bought from there. It also contains Billboards of Promotional images of Only Lovers Left, the album of the song "Waiting" by K-Pop singer Cho Seung Yeon, also known as Woodz, are found as well. Trucks, cars, and buses make stopovers in there. There is also a petrol station and an EV Charging station in there. The rest stop Blasts WOODZ-Waiting Loudly from thw speakers. It marks the end of segment 2 and the start of segment 3.
Segment 3 "The Hillside and the Mountainside"
The third segment of Motorway 898 passes through hillside areas and Mountainside areas. This segment has the most number of cuts as they pass through hills and mountains.
A picture of a section of segment 3, photographer unknown
At some parts of the segment, Hilly Villages can be seen from there. In the far distance, Huge Mountains and hills can be seen from the distance, as well as passing through a hillside and a mountainside in some parts aside from passing between hills and mountains. After that, Segment 3 passes through a viaduct crossing above a gorge village that is located below. At the end of the viaduct is an interchange called Sheffield IC (Real Life Counterpart is SCTEX Tipo Exit) and a hilltop toll booth and segment 3 ends as the four-lane divided motorway forks into a two lane road, entering a forest.
Segment 4 "Sheffield Pass"
Sheffield Pass, photographer unknown
Segment 4, also known as Sheffield Pass is the final stretch of Motorway 898, but it is now a two-lane highway at this segment. It passes through a dense forest resembling Aokigahara and it has a lot of winding curves. As the road goes uphill and downhill. It is a replica of the Subic-Tipo Expressway connecting Subic Freeport and SCTEX, its real life counterpart.
The Grey Cargo Bus that the anonymous driver was driving
The Sheffield Pass of M898 Marks as a Smooth Transition Part between Motorway 898 and Hemsworth city, you can tell that you are entering level 1738 as you pass through Sheffield Pass, as vehicles can recept signals of Radio Stations from Hemsworth City, even though if the radio signals are poor, causing Static Noise Interference. This circumstance was recently discovered February 23, 2022 by an anonymous trucker as he was driving a grey cargo bus delivering Goods from Canterbury to Hemsworth, which you can tell by the footage below.
The Cargo Bus Driver's Dashcam footage of the said circumstance, filmed particularly at the Hairpin Section of Sheffield Pass. In this footage, It recepts signals from Radio Moskovskiy, one of Hemsworth City's Radio Stations that is a Russian/Eastern European Pop Radio Station. One of the songs Featured on this Radio Station, which is Tattoo by Russian Pop Boy Group NKI, that is a Russian Pop Love Song is heard with some static noise interference as a result of poor signal reception.
A stretch of road located in Sheffield Pass, taken in a foggy weather. The Dark Atmosphere of the creepy forest gives the chills
The 4th segment starts as the divided four lane road forks into a two road and it enters a deep forest. The deep forest is said to resemble the Aokigahara Suicide Forest. There is a stretch of some medium to sharp curves. After that, There is one viaduct bridge passing over a deep gorge river, called "Merrington Gorge Viaduct". (Real Life Counterpart is Jadjad Bridge)
Merrington Viaduct, photographer unknown
Then after that, the stretch of road veers toward right and it passes through an abandoned checkpoint and an unfinished trumpet interchange leading to a warehouse. After passing through the abandoned checkpoint and unfinished trumpet interchange, the motorway continues on through the hilly dense forest and then it passes through a tunnel called "Wilson Tunnel".
Wilson Tunnel, photographer unknown
After the highway passes through Wilson Tunnel, the motorway continues through the dense forest but there are now sharp curves veering towards left and right, as well as an uphill Hairpin Curve Section.
After that, the road makes a final leftward curve downhill and the road goes straight again, as the motorway approaches the end of the road, which you can tell as buildings and houses can be seen from there aside from forest trees.
The T Intersection, marking the Terminus of Motorway 808 as the road enters into the Main Road of Level 1738, photographer unknown
Motorway 898 ends at a T-Intersection as you and your vehicle are automatically in Level 1738, as Motorway 898 leads to a Coastal Resort Town called Hemsworth City (Subic and Olongapo in Real Life)
Entrances and Exits
Motorway 898 serves as a gateway connection between Level 712 and Level 1738
Canterbury JCT serves as the portal between Level 898 and Level 712
Exiting at Rockford IC or Noclipping into the neighborhoods of the Outskirts brings you back to Level 712, as the Outskirts and neighborhoods are said to be a part of the Canterbury Outskirts
When you reach The T intersection at the end of Sheffield Pass at segment 4, you and your vehicle automatically noclip into Level 1738, as the poor signals of Hemsworth's Radio Stations become clear, as Sheffield Pass marks as a smooth transition between Level 898 and Level 1738
If you exit the Motorway at the Interchange with the signage "To London Via M20", drive down the spur road and onto the M20 and you will end in Level 11 as you approach London at the end of the M20 Motorway, however, radios and tvs from Level 1738 work as well as those from Level 11
Exiting the Motorway at Sheffield IC will take you to A898, a Road that runs Parallel to M898, which also connects to Hemsworth City and serves as an Alternate Route. Its real life Counterpart is the Jose Abad Santos Avenue, a National Road in Bataan leading to Olongapo City.
Noclipping in an Italian Restaurant at Farnborough PA will take you to The Snackrooms