Harry Yeadon

{{short description|British engineer}}

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Harry Leslie Yeadon (28 May 1922 – 8 February 2015) was a British civil engineer. He had a pivotal role in creating the UK's first motorway.{{cite web |url=http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/news/lythamstannes/3932347.Lytham_St_Annes_man___s_golden_moment_as_landmark_M6_reaches_50th_anniversary/ |title=Lytham St Annes man’s golden moment as landmark M6 reaches 50th anniversary (From Blackpool Citizen) |publisher=Blackpoolcitizen.co.uk |date=1958-12-05 |accessdate=2015-04-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414192239/http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/news/lythamstannes/3932347.Lytham_St_Annes_man___s_golden_moment_as_landmark_M6_reaches_50th_anniversary/ |archivedate=2015-04-14 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/visionary-harry-yeadon-who-oversaw-8675634 |title=VISIONARY Harry Yeadon who oversaw the creation of Britain’s first motorway has passed away, aged 93. \n |publisher=Accringtonobserver.co.uk |date=2015-02-19 |accessdate=2015-04-16}}{{cite web|author=Kenneth Shenton |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/harry-yeadon-civil-engineer-who-played-a-key-role-in-the-development-of-the-preston-bypass-britains-first-motorway-10099230.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/harry-yeadon-civil-engineer-who-played-a-key-role-in-the-development-of-the-preston-bypass-britains-first-motorway-10099230.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Harry Yeadon: Civil engineer who played a key role in the development of the Preston By-pass, Britain's first motorway – News – People |work=The Independent|location=London |date=2015-03-10 |accessdate=2015-04-16}}