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The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby in Warwickshire via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction (J45). Here, just short of the Dumfriesshire border it becomes the A74(M) which continues to Glasgow as the M74.

The M6 is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom and one of the busiest. It incorporated the Preston By-pass, the first length of motorway opened in the UK and forms part of a motorway "Backbone of Britain", running north−south between London and Glasgow via the industrial North of England. It is also part of the east−west route between the Midlands and the east-coast ports.

Route

The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 in Warwickshire, passes between Coventry and Nuneaton, through Birmingham and into Staffordshire. It then passes Walsall and Stafford and near the major cities of Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent.^[1] The motorway has a junction with the M56 before entering Lancashire and the junction with the M62 at Warrington, giving access to Chester, Manchester and Liverpool.^[2] The M6 then heads north past Wigan, Preston and Lancaster.^[3] After the latter two cities it enters Cumberland at Burton-in-Kendal. From there it enters Westmorland at Penrith and then passes Carlisle on its way to Gretna,^[4] before the motorway becomes the A74(M) a few hundred yards short of the Dumfriesshire border.^[5]^[6]

History

Planning and construction

The first section of the motorway and the first motorway in the country was the Preston By-pass. It was built by Tarmac Construction and opened by the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on 5 December 1958.^[7] In January 1959 the Preston by-pass was closed because of rapid surface deterioration over a stretch of 100 yards "due to water freezing and then thawing". Motorists were diverted to the old road while the UK road research laboratory at Harmondsworth pondered the importance of surface water drainage.^[8]

Later, other sections of the motorway were constructed, and finally it was all linked together, giving an uninterrupted motorway length of 230 miles.^[9]^[10]^[11]

The second phase of construction was completed in 1960, forming the Lancaster by-pass. Some 100 miles south, the Stafford by-pass was completed in 1962.^[12]^[13] By 1965, the remaining sections of motorway Stafford–Preston and Preston–Lancaster had been completed. 1968 saw the completion of the Walsall to Stafford link as well as the Penrith by-pass some 150 miles north in Cumberland. In 1970, the Lancaster–Penrith link was completed, along with a short section of motorway by-passing the south of Walsall. The most northerly section of the motorway also opened in 1970, running to the designated terminus north of Carlisle. By 1971,^[12] the full route was completed between the junction with the M1 motorway at Rugby and the A38 road several miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, including Bromford Viaduct between Castle Bromwich (J5) and Gravelly Hill (J6), which at 3½ miles is the longest viaduct in Great Britain.^[14]^[15]

Junction 6 in Birmingham is widely known as Spaghetti Junction because of its complexity. On the elevated ground between Shap and Tebay, the north- and south-bound carriages split apart.^[16] At this point a local road (to Scout Green) runs between the two carriageways without a link to the motorway.^[17]

The section of the M6 that runs over Shap Fell in Westmorland is 1,050 ft above sea level, one of the highest points on any motorway in the UK (junction 22 of the M62 on Saddleworth Moor is higher). The motorway engineers here chose to follow the route of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway engineered by Joseph Locke (now part of the West Coast Main Line) where the motorway runs in a split-level cutting above the railway in the descent from Shap Fell through the Lune Gorge into southern Westmorland.^[18]

The northbound entry slip road at Lancaster (junction 34) is unusually short, presenting problems for traffic joining the motorway. The M6 crosses the River Lune at this point and unless the bridge had been made wider, there was no space to build a longer slip road. This junction was upgraded from an earlier emergency-vehicles-only access point, which explains the substandard design.^[19]

The border between Cheshire and Staffordshire runs right through the centre of junction 16.

The route was originally intended to replace the old A6, which it does along the northern section starting with the Preston Bypass. However, a much closer approximation to the overall actual route of the M6 (heading north from its southern terminus) is provided by following the A45, A34, A50, A49, then the A6.^[20] South of Preston, the A6 route is instead supplemented by the M61 as far as Manchester, with the M60 acting as a bypass around the city. South of Manchester, there is no true motorway replacement for the old road. The M1 acts as a bypass for long-distance traffic in the south, from the Kegworth junction near Nottingham, to Luton and St Albans; but, it is not an alternative for local traffic as the routes diverge by more than 15 miles while passing through Northamptonshire. Across the Pennines, the old road remains the main local through-route, and long-distance fast traffic between Derby and Manchester must instead take either the A50 and M6, or M1 and M62.^[21]

Operational

In July 1972 the UK Minister for Transport Industries announced that 86 miles of UK motorway particularly prone to fog would benefit from lighting in a project which "should be" completed by 1973.^[22] Sections to be illuminated included the M6 between junctions 10 and 11, and between junctions 20 and 27.^[22]

In March 2006, after 15 years of debate,^[23] the government authorised the construction of a six-mile extension of the M6 from its then northern terminus near Carlisle to the Dumfriesshire border at Gretna (the so-called "Cumberland Gap"), where it links into the existing A74(M).^[24] The road opened on 5 December 2008, the 50th anniversary of the M6 Preston By-pass.^[25] The project, which was a mixture of new road and upgrade of the existing A74, crosses the West Coast Main Line and had an estimated costs of £174 million. It completed an uninterrupted motorway from just south of Dunblane (via the M9 motorway, the recently opened M80 section near Cumbernauld and the M73) in the north to Exeter (via the M5) and to London (via both the M42/M40 and the M1) in the south.^[26]

The M6 Toll, Britain's first toll motorway, which bypasses the western Midlands conurbation to the east and north of Birmingham and Walsall and was built to alleviate congestion in the area, and opened in December 2003. Before the opening of the toll motorway, this section of the M6 carried 180,000 vehicles per day at its busiest point near Wolverhampton (between the junctions with the M54 and M5 motorways), compared with a design capacity of only 72,000 vehicles. Usage, at about 50,000 vehicles, was lower than expected and traffic levels on the M6 were only slightly reduced as a result. The high toll prices, which were set by the operating company and over which the UK government has no influence until 2054, were blamed for the low usage.^[27] Much traffic continues to use the M6 or the continued on the M1 and took the A50 or A52.^[28] As of July 2012 the road between Junctions 3A and 11A now carries 120,000 motor vehicles every day.^[29]

A proposed extension to the M6 Toll known as the 'M6 Expressway', which would have continued from the M6 Toll as far as Knutsford, at which point much of the existing M6 traffic leaves the M6 for Manchester, was abandoned in 2006 due to excessive costs, anticipated construction problems^[30] and disappointing levels of use of the M6 Toll.

Proposed developments

Hard shoulder running (junction 4–5 and 8 to 10a)

In October 2007, following a successful trial on the M42 in the West Midlands, the UK government have announced that two stretches of the M6 will be upgraded to allow the hard shoulder to be used as a normal running lane during busy conditions under a scheme called Active Traffic Management.^[31] The two stretches, between junctions 4 and 5 and between junctions 10a and 8, are two of the busiest sections on the entire motorway.^[32] The system could also be extended onto other stretches of the M6 as the government is going to undertake a feasibility study to determine other likely locations where this technology can be used.^[33]

Managed motorway J13 and J19

The government wishes to improve reliability and capacity between Junctions 11 by Cannock and Junction 19 near Knutsford. In 2004, it favoured a new motorway, 'The Expressway' following a roughly parallel course to the existing M6.^[34]^[35] In July 2006, the government announced its decision to abandon the Expressway proposal, and favoured widening accompanied by demand-management measures,^[30] and have launched a study to consider options for providing additional capacity.^[36] The current proposal is in introduce managed motorway between Junction 13 and 19.^[37]

Catthorpe interchange – (M6/M1/A14)

The Highways Agency has developed proposals for a major upgrade to the overloaded Catthorpe Interchange where the M6, the M1 motorway and the A14 road meet at Catthorpe.^[38]

Junctions

Data from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information. Where a junction spans several hundred yards and the start and end distances are known, both distances are shown.^[39]^[40]

mile	Northbound exits (A carriageway)	Junction	Southbound exits (B carriageway)	Coordinates
M6 motorway
Cumberland
	M6 continues as A74(M) to Glasgow, Edinburgh			54°59’48"N, 3°3’19"W
313.2	Gretna (Green) B7076 Longtown A6071	M6 J45	No access	54°59’35"N, 3°2’54"W
309.6 309.2	Todhills Rest Area	Services	Todhills Rest Area	54°57’6"N, 2°58’47"W
307.6 307.3	Carlisle (North), Galashiels, Hawick A7	J44	Carlisle A7, Workington (A595) Hexham A689	54°55’48"N, 2°56’47"W
303.8 303.5	Carlisle, Hexham, Newcastle upon Tyne A69	J43	Carlisle, Hexham, Newcastle upon Tyne A69	54°53’43"N, 2°53’13"W
301.1 300.7	Carlisle (South) A6	J42	Carlisle (South) A6	54°51’27"N, 2°52’42"W
	Southwaite services	Services	Southwaite services	54°47’57"N, 2°52’16"W
288.7 288.4	Wigton B5305	J41	Wigton B5305	54°41’36"N, 2°47’30"W
285.5 285.2	Penrith, Workington, Keswick A66	J40	Penrith, Keswick, Brough, Scotch Corner A66	54°39’11"N, 2°45’37"W
Westmorland
274.4 274.0	Shap (A6)	J39	Shap, Kendal (A6)	54°30’30"N, 2°38’59"W
	Westmorland services	Services	Westmorland services	54°27’5"N, 2°36’29"W
268.9 268.5	Brough A685 Appleby B6260	J38	Kendal, Brough A685	54°26’12"N, 2°35’49"W
260.3 260.0	Kendal, Sedbergh A684	J37	Kendal, Sedbergh A684	54°19’51"N, 2°37’22"W
	No access	Services	Killington Lake services	54°18’54"N, 2°38’21"W
252.7 252.3	Kirkby Lonsdale, Skipton A65 Kendal, Barrow-in-Furness A590	J36	Kirkby Lonsdale, Skipton A65 Barrow-in-Furness A590	54°14’11"N, 2°42’60"W
	Burton-in-Kendal services	Services	No access	54°10’41"N, 2°44’2"W
Lancashire
245.1 244.6	Carnforth, Morecambe A601(M) (A6)	J35	Carnforth, Morecambe A601(M) (A6)	54°7’43"N, 2°44’59"W
240.8 240.6	Lancaster, Morecambe, Kirkby Lonsdale, Heysham A683	J34	Lancaster, Morecambe A683	54°4’18"N, 2°46’16"W
234.6 234.3	Lancaster A6	J33	Garstang, Fleetwood A6	53°58’57"N, 2°46’51"W
	Lancaster (Forton) services	Services	Lancaster (Forton) services	53°57’44"N, 2°45’37"W
221.5 221.0	Blackpool, Fleetwood M55, Preston (North), Garstang A6	J32	Blackpool M55, Preston (North) A6	53°48’24"N, 2°41’52"W
219.5 219.3	Preston (West), Longridge B6242	J31A	No access	53°47’20"N, 2°39’30"W
	Preston (Central), Clitheroe A59	J31	Preston (Central), Clitheroe A59	53°45’54"N, 2°38’9"W
215.4 214.9	No access	J30	Manchester, Bolton M61 Leeds (M62) Blackburn (M65)	53°44’4"N, 2°38’52"W
213.9 213.5	Burnley, Blackburn, Preston (South) M65	J29	Burnley, Blackburn, Preston (South) M65	53°42’58"N, 2°39’39"W
212.3 211.9	Leyland (A49)	J28	Leyland (A49)	53°41’45"N, 2°40’39"W
	Charnock Richard services	Services	Charnock Richard services	53°37’54"N, 2°41’27"W
204.8 204.4	Parbold, Standish, Chorley A5209	J27	Parbold, Standish, Wigan A5209	53°35’23"N, 2°41’40"W
200.8 200.5	Wigan, Skelmersdale, Liverpool, Southport M58	J26	Wigan, Skelmersdale, Liverpool, Southport M58	53°32’3"N, 2°41’53"W
198.0 197.8	Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, A49	J25	No access	53°30’7"N, 2°39’35"W
196.9 196.5	No access	J24	Ashton-in-Makerfield, St Helens A58	53°29’12"N, 2°39’10"W
195.6 195.2	Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield, St Helens, Manchester, Liverpool, Newton-le-Willows A580	J23	Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield, St Helens, Manchester, Liverpool, Newton-le-Willows A580	53°28’17"N, 2°38’1"W
192.4 192.1	Newton-le-Willows A49 Leigh A579	J22	Warrington A49	53°26’24"N, 2°35’3"W
191.0 190.5	Manchester, Leeds M62	J21A	Liverpool, Southport M62	53°25’33"N, 2°33’21"W
191.0 190.5	Liverpool, Southport M62	J21A	Manchester, Leeds M62	53°25’33"N, 2°33’21"W
188.3 188.0	Warrington, Irlam A57	J21	Warrington, Irlam A57	53°23’52"N, 2°30’36"W
Cheshire
	Thelwall Viaduct			53°23’23"N, 2°30’21"W
185.6	No access	J20	Macclesfield, Warrington A50	53°21’37"N, 2°30’33"W
185.6	No access	J20	Lymm B5158	53°21’37"N, 2°30’33"W
185.3	No access	J20A	NORTH WALES, Chester, Runcorn, Manchester & Airport M56	53°21’30"N, 2°30’29"W
184.5	NORTH WALES, Chester, Runcorn M56	J20	No access	53°20’56"N, 2°29’57"W
184.5	Warrington, Lymm A50	J20	No access	53°20’56"N, 2°29’57"W
180.3 179.9	Manchester & Airport, Stockport A556 (M56 east)	J19	Northwich, Knutsford, Macclesfield A556	53°18’42"N, 2°25’3"W
	Knutsford services (Sign Posted No HGVs use Poplar 2000 Services (Lymm), but HGV fuel pumps and a small HGV parking area are provided)	Services	Knutsford services	53°18’3"N, 2°24’6"W
172.2 171.9	Holmes Chapel, Middlewich, Winsford, Northwich, Chester A54	J18	Holmes Chapel, Middlewich, Winsford A54	53°12’1"N, 2°23’15"W
168.9 168.3	Congleton, Sandbach A534	J17	Congleton, Sandbach A534	53°9’12"N, 2°20’48"W
	Sandbach services	Services	Sandbach services	53°8’21"N, 2°20’11"W
162.6 162.3	Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Nantwich A500	J16	Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Nantwich A500	53°4’7"N, 2°20’1"W
Staffordshire
	Keele services	Services	Keele services	52°59’37"N, 2°17’22"W
153.1 152.9	Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme A500	J15	Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Eccleshall A500 Derby (A50)	52°58’32"N, 2°13’35"W
	Stafford services	Services	Stafford services	North 52°53’2"N, 2°10’7"W South 52°52’26"N, 2°9’54"W
142.0 141.8	Stafford, Stone, Eccleshall A34	J14	Stafford (North) A34	52°49’35"N, 2°8’44"W
136.8 136.5	Stafford A449	J13	Stafford (South & Central) A449	52°45’49"N, 2°6’28"W
131.6 131.2	Telford A5	J12	Cannock, Wolverhampton A5, North Wales, Telford (M54)	52°41’20"N, 2°6’12"W
	No access	J11A	The SOUTH, Lichfield M6 Toll	52°40’10"N, 2°4’27"W
128.7 128.4	(M6 Toll), Cannock A460	J11	Wolverhampton A460	52°39’30"N, 2°3’52"W
	Hilton Park services	Services	Hilton Park services	52°38’36"N, 2°3’23"W
127.0 126.7	NORTH WALES, Wolverhampton, Telford M54	J10A J10A — M54	No access	52°37’49"N, 2°2’56"W
123.3 122.9	Walsall, Wolverhampton A454	J10	Walsall A454	52°35’6"N, 2°-0’51"W
121.7 121.5	Wednesbury A461	J9	Wednesbury A461	52°33’60"N, 2°0’12"W
119.9	The SOUTH WEST, Birmingham (West), West Bromwich M5	J8	The SOUTH WEST, Birmingham, West Bromwich M5	52°33’26"N, 1°58’36"W
118.4 118.1	Birmingham (NW), Walsall A34	J7	Birmingham A34	52°33’11"N, 1°56’2"W
Warwickshire
114.2 113.9	Birmingham (Central & North) A38(M) Sutton Coldfield A5127	J6 Gravelly Hill Interchange	Birmingham A38(M) & A38	52°30’36"N, 1°51’50"W
110.9 110.8	Birmingham (NE), Castle Bromwich A452	J5	No access	52°30’33"N, 1°47’21"W
108.8 108.6	No access	J4A	The NORTH (M1), Tamworth M42 (N), M6 Toll The SOUTH, London (M40), Birmingham (S), N.E.C. & Airport M42 (S)	52°30’36"N, 1°44’49"W
106.0 105.7	Lichfield, Coleshill A446, The SOUTH WEST (M5) Birmingham (South), Solihull M42(S)	J4	Coventry, Birmingham International Airport, NEC A446	52°28’37"N, 1°42’26"W
	The NORTH WEST (M6 Toll), Tamworth M42(N)	J3A	No access	52°28’26"N, 1°40’18"W
	Corley services	Services	Corley services	52°28’17"N, 1°32’47"W
96.9 96.4	Coventry (North), Nuneaton A444, Bedworth B4113	J3	Coventry (North), Nuneaton A444, Bedworth B4113	52°27’47"N, 1°29’38"W
93.7 93.3	Coventry A46 Leicester M69 (M1)	J2	Coventry (East) A46, Leicester, Hinckley M69 (M1(N))	52°26’16"N, 1°25’47"W
85.6 85.2	Rugby A426	J1	Rugby, Lutterworth A426	52°24’29"N, 1°14’45"W
85.2	No access	M1 J19	Felixstowe, Corby, Kettering A14, M1 (North)	52°24’2"N, 1°10’31"W
	Start of motorway	M1 J19	London, Northampton M1 (South)	52°24’2"N, 1°10’31"W

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Outside links

CBRD
- Motorway database – M6
- Histories – opening booklets, including M6 Preston Bypass
- Bad Junctions
  - M6/A683
  - M6/M58
  - M6/A34
The M6 on SABRE
Lancashire Historic Highways – a page supplied by Lancashire County Council detailing the history of the M6 in North West England, and the construction of Preston Bypass, the UK's first motorway.
Route 6
The Motorway Archive

Motorways in the United Kingdom

Great Britain: M1 • M2 • M3 • M4 • M5 • M6 • M6 Toll • M8 • M9 • M10 • M11 • M18 • M20 • M23 • M25 • M26 • M27 • M32 • M40 • M42 • M45 • M48 • M49 • M50 • M53 • M54 • M55 • M56 • M57 • M58 • M60 • M61 • M62 • M63 • M65 • M66 • M67 • M69 • M73 • M74 • M77 • M80 • M85 • M90 • M180 • M181 • M271 • M275 • M602 • M606 • M621 • M876 • M898 • Sections of A road: A1(M)

Former motorways marked in italics

Northern Ireland: M1 • M2 • M3 • M5 • M12 • M22

[Short2011-1] Frommer's Short (22 December 2011). "4". The Borders and Galloway Regions, Scotland: Frommer's ShortCuts. 1. I (I ed.). London: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-1-118-27111-7.

[M6_Route_Management_Strategy:_Warrington_to_the_Scottish_Borders_:_Final_Strategy_Summary_Brochure,_January_2004-2] Highways Agency, ed (2004). "1". M6 Route Management Strategy: Warrington to the Scottish Borders : Final Strategy Summary Brochure, January 2004. 1. 1 (I ed.). Scotland: Highways Agency. p. 54.

[RoseMacaroon2012-3] Lesley Anne Rose; Michael Macaroon; Vivienne Crow (6 January 2012). "36". Frommer's Scotland. I. I (I ed.). London: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 424–. ISBN 978-1-119-99276-9.

[Baldwin(M.S.)2004-4] Baldwin, Peter; Porter (M.S.), John; Baldwin, Robert (2004). "72". in Thomas Telford. The Motorway Achievement. I. I (One ed.). London: Thomas Telford. pp. 836–. ISBN 978-0-7277-3196-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=ndZVcax375EC&pg=PA836. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[management-5] Highways Agency, ed (2004). "1". M6 Route Management Strategy: Warrington to the Scottish Borders : Final Strategy Summary Brochure, January 2004. 1. 1 (I ed.). Scotland: Highways Agency. p. 73.

[google56-6] Frommer's Short (22 December 2011). "3". The Borders and Galloway Regions, Scotland: Frommer's ShortCuts. I. I (I ed.). Scotland: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-1-118-27111-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=YNWrbtodFUUC&pg=PT56. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

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[PracticalMotorist1959-8] "The Preston By-pass-Enquiry Needed". Practical Motorist and Motor Cyclist 5 (57): 803. March 1959.

[Surveyor-9] Surveyor. The St. Bride's press. 1978. p. 21.

[ServicesInformation1970-10] British Information Services; Great Britain. Central Office of Information (1 January 1970). "I". Survey of British and Commonwealth affairs. One. I (I ed.). United Kingdom: Published for British Information Services by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. http://books.google.com/books?id=8xIiAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[DivisionServices1979-11] Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Reference Division; British Information Services (1979). Inland transport in Britain. H.M.S.O.. ISBN 978-0-11-700989-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=6EpnAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[Engineers1981-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Institution of Highway Engineers (1981). The Highway engineer. Institution of Highway Engineers.. p. 23. http://books.google.com/books?id=cPRVAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[surveyor-13] "III". Surveyor. 1. XII (XII ed.). London: The St. Bride's press. 1978. p. 35.

[14] "''ciht.org.uk''". Ciht.org.uk (Self-published). http://www.ciht.org.uk/motorway/m5m6midlink.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

[(M.S.)2002-15] John Porter (M.S.) (2002). The Motorway Achievement: Frontiers of Knowledge and Practice. Thomas Telford. pp. 539–. ISBN 978-0-7277-3197-5.

[Carpenter2011-16] T. G. Carpenter (27 January 2011). Construction in the Landscape: A Handbook for Civil Engineering to Conserve Global Land Resources. Routledge. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-1-84407-923-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=3vm90DLrfEYC&pg=PA143. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[The_spectator-17] The Spectator. 245. F.C. Westley. 1980. http://books.google.com/books?id=D24HAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[Government1965-18] Great Britain. Ministry of Housing and Local Government (1965). The Municipal Journal. 73. Municipal Journal.

[CommitteeCommons2005-19] Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee; Parliament Transport Committee Great Britain House of Commons (2 August 2005). Road Pricing: The Next Steps; Seventh Report of Session 2004–05. The Stationery Office. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-0-215-02566-1.

[achievement2-20] Peter Baldwin; John Porter (M.S.); Robert Baldwin (2004). The Motorway Achievement. Thomas Telford. pp. 469–. ISBN 978-0-7277-3196-8.

[motorway_archive_1-21] "M6". The Motorway Archive. Midland Links Motorways. Self-published. http://www.ciht.org.uk/motorway/m5m6midlink.htm. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[Autocar197207-22] 22.0 ^22.1 "News: Motorway lighting". Autocar 137 (3978): page 19. 13 July 1972.

[23] "M6 Carlisle — Gretna". CBRD. Self-published. http://www.cbrd.co.uk/futures/upgrade/m6.shtml. Retrieved 20 January 2008.

[24] "M6 Carlisle to Guards Mill Extension". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120810121037/http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5069.aspx. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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[Institute2006-26] Royal Town Planning Institute (2006). "I". Planning: for the natural and built environment. I. I (1 ed.). London: Planning Publications. p. 14.

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[Highways_&_road_construction_international-28] Highways & road construction international. 41. 1973.

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[39] Driver Location Signs, M6 J4-18(map) Highway Authority 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

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M6 motorway: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:19, 20 January 2018

Contents

Route

History

Planning and construction

Operational

Proposed developments

Hard shoulder running (junction 4–5 and 8 to 10a)

Managed motorway J13 and J19

Catthorpe interchange – (M6/M1/A14)

Junctions

References

Further reading

Outside links

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+{{county|Warwick}}
 [[File:UK-Motorway-M6.svg|right|200px]]
-The '''M6 motorway''' runs from junction 19 of the [[M1 motorway|M1]] at the Catthorpe Interchange, near [[Rugby]] in [[Warwickshire]] via [[Birmingham]] then heads north, passing [[Stoke-on-Trent]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]], [[Preston]], [[Lancaster]], [[Carlisle]] and terminating at the [[Gretna]] junction (J45). Here, just short of the [[Dumfriesshire]] border it becomes the A74(M) which continues to [[Glasgow]] as the M74.
+The '''M6 motorway''' runs from junction 19 of the [[M1 motorway|M1]] at the Catthorpe Interchange, near [[Rugby]] in [[Warwickshire]] via [[Birmingham]] then heads north, passing [[Stoke-on-Trent]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]], [[Preston]], [[Lancaster]], [[Carlisle]] and terminating at the [[Gretna]] junction (J45). Here, just short of the [[Dumfriesshire]] border it becomes the [[A74(M) motorway|A74(M)]] which continues to [[Glasgow]] as the [[M74 motorway|M74]].
 The M6 is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom and one of the busiest. It incorporated the Preston By-pass, the first length of motorway opened in the UK and forms part of a motorway "Backbone of Britain", running north−south between [[London]] and [[Glasgow]] via the industrial North of England. It is also part of the east−west route between the Midlands and the east-coast ports.
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 |colspan="3"|''M6 continues as A74(M) to [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]]''
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+| <small>{{wmap|54.996672|-3.055336|name=M6, End}}</small>
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+| <small>{{wmap|54.992979|-3.048234|name=M6, J45}}</small>
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 | ''Services''
 | ''Todhills Rest Area''
-| <small>{{coord|54.951585|N|2.979612|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Todhills Rest Area}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.951585|-2.979612|name=M6, Todhills Rest Area}}</small>
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 | [[Carlisle]] A7, Workington (A595)<br/>Hexham A689
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+| <small>{{wmap|54.930138|-2.946332|name=M6, J44}}</small>
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-| <small>{{coord|54.895293|N|2.886851|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J43}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.895293|-2.886851|name=M6, J43}}</small>
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 | Carlisle (South) A6
-| <small>{{coord|54.85759|N|2.878375|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J42}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.85759|-2.878375|name=M6, J42}}</small>
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 | ''Southwaite services''
-| <small>{{coord|54.799077|N|2.871079|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Southwaite Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.799077|-2.871079|name=M6, Southwaite Services}}</small>
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 | J41
 | Wigton B5305
-| <small>{{coord|54.69343|N|2.791729|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J41}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.69343|-2.791729|name=M6, J41}}</small>
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 | J40
 | Penrith, Keswick, Brough, [[Scotch Corner]] A66
-| <small>{{coord|54.653056|N|2.760186|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J40}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.653056|-2.760186|name=M6, J40}}</small>
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 |colspan="5"|'''Westmorland'''
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 | J39
 | Shap, [[Kendal]] (A6)
-| <small>{{coord|54.508252|N|2.649765|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J39}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.508252|-2.649765|name=M6, J39}}</small>
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-| <small>{{coord|54.451304|N|2.608008|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Tebay Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.451304|-2.608008|name=M6, Tebay Services}}</small>
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 | Kendal, Brough A685
-| <small>{{coord|54.436805|N|2.596893|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J38}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.436805|-2.596893|name=M6, J38}}</small>
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 | J37
 | Kendal, Sedbergh A684
-| <small>{{coord|54.330965|N|2.622857|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J37}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.330965|-2.622857|name=M6, J37}}</small>
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 | ''Killington Lake services''
-| <small>{{coord|54.315046|N|2.639122|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Killington Lake Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.315046|-2.639122|name=M6, Killington Lake Services}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
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 | J36
 | Kirkby Lonsdale, Skipton A65 <br/>Barrow-in-Furness A590
-| <small>{{coord|54.236365|N|2.716541|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J36}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.236365|-2.716541|name=M6, J36}}</small>
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-| <small>{{coord|54.178185|N|2.733879|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Burton-in-Kendal Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|54.178185|-2.733879|name=M6, Burton-in-Kendal Services}}</small>
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 |colspan="5"|'''Lancashire'''
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 | Carnforth, Morecambe A601(M) (A6)
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+| <small>{{wmap|54.128700|-2.749758|name=M6, J35}}</small>
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 | Lancaster, Morecambe A683
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+| <small>{{wmap|54.071578|-2.771087|name=M6, J34}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
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 | [[Garstang]], [[Fleetwood]] A6
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+| <small>{{wmap|53.982516|-2.780743|name=M6, J33}}</small>
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 | ''Lancaster (Forton) services''
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+| <small>{{wmap|53.962095|-2.760229|name=M6, Lancaster (Forton) Services}}</small>
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 | J32<br />
 | Blackpool M55, Preston (North) A6
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+| <small>{{wmap|53.806759|-2.697787|name=M6, J32}}</small>
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+| <small>{{wmap|53.788940|-2.658262|name=M6, J31A}}</small>
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 | Preston (Central), Clitheroe A59
-| <small>{{coord|53.764949|N|2.635903|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J31}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.764949|-2.635903|name=M6, J31}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |215.4<br>214.9
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 | J30
 | [[Manchester]], [[Bolton]] [[M61 motorway|M61]] <br/>[[Leeds]] ([[M62 motorway|M62]]) <br/>[[Blackburn]] ([[M65 motorway|M65]])
-| <small>{{coord|53.734320|N|2.647705|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J30}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.734320|-2.647705|name=M6, J30}}</small>
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 | Burnley, Blackburn, Preston (South) M65
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+| <small>{{wmap|53.716190|-2.660751|name=M6, J29}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
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 | J28
 | Leyland (A49)
-| <small>{{coord|53.695893|N|2.677574|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J28}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.695893|-2.677574|name=M6, J28}}</small>
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 | ''Services''
 | ''Charnock Richard services''
-| <small>{{coord|53.631534|N|2.690835|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Charnock Richard Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.631534|-2.690835|name=M6, Charnock Richard Services}}</small>
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 |204.8<br>204.4
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 | J27
 | Parbold, Standish, [[Wigan]] A5209
-| <small>{{coord|53.589728|N|2.694440|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J27}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.589728|-2.694440|name=M6, J27}}</small>
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 |200.8<br>200.5
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 | J26
 | Wigan, Skelmersdale, Liverpool, Southport M58
-| <small>{{coord|53.534110|N|2.698045|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J26}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.534110|-2.698045|name=M6, J26}}</small>
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 | {{no2}} No access
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+| <small>{{wmap|53.501806|-2.659678|name=M6, J25}}</small>
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 | J24
 |  Ashton-in-Makerfield, [[St Helens]] A58
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+| <small>{{wmap|53.486718|-2.652898|name=M6, J24}}</small>
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 | J23
 | Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield, St Helens, Manchester, Liverpool, Newton-le-Willows A580
-| <small>{{coord|53.471292|N|2.633629|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J23}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.471292|-2.633629|name=M6, J23}}</small>
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 |192.4<br>192.1
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 | J22
 | [[Warrington]] A49
-| <small>{{coord|53.440116|N|2.584105|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J22}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.440116|-2.584105|name=M6, J22}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
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 | rowspan=2 | J21A
 | Liverpool, [[Southport]] M62
-| rowspan=2 | <small>{{coord|53.425926|N|2.555909|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J21A}}</small>
+| rowspan=2 | <small>{{wmap|53.425926|-2.555909|name=M6, J21A}}</small>
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 | Liverpool, [[Southport]] M62
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 | J21
 | Warrington, Irlam A57
-| <small>{{coord|53.397814|N|2.509947|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J21}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.397814|-2.509947|name=M6, J21}}</small>
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 |
 |colspan="3"| ''Thelwall Viaduct''<br />
-| <small>{{coord|53.389753|N|2.505784|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Thelwall Viaduct}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.389753|-2.505784|name=M6, Thelwall Viaduct}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |rowspan=2 |185.6
@@ Line 286: / Line 287: @@
 | rowspan=2 |J20
 | Macclesfield, Warrington A50
-| rowspan=2 | <small>{{coord|53.360413|N|2.509089|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J20}}</small>
+| rowspan=2 | <small>{{wmap|53.360413|-2.509089|name=M6, J20}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 | Lymm B5158
@@ Line 294: / Line 295: @@
 | J20A
 | NORTH WALES, [[Chester]], Runcorn, Manchester & [[Manchester Airport|Airport]] M56
-| <small>{{coord|53.358466|N|2.507973|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J20A}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.358466|-2.507973|name=M6, J20A}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |rowspan=2 |184.5
-| [[North Wales|NORTH WALES]], [[Chester]], [[Runcorn]] [[M56 motorway|M56]]
+| NORTH WALES, [[Chester]], [[Runcorn]] [[M56 motorway|M56]]
 | rowspan=2 |J20
 | rowspan=2  {{no2}} No access
-| rowspan=2 | <small>{{coord|53.348886|N|2.499046|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J20}}</small>
+| rowspan=2 | <small>{{wmap|53.348886|-2.499046|name=M6, J20}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 | [[Warrington]], [[Lymm]] A50
@@ Line 308: / Line 309: @@
 | J19
 | [[Northwich]], [[Knutsford]], [[Macclesfield]] A556
-| <small>{{coord|53.311596|N|2.417636|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J19}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.311596|-2.417636|name=M6, J19}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |
@@ Line 314: / Line 315: @@
 | ''Services''
 | ''Knutsford services''
-| <small>{{coord|53.300826|N|2.401586|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Knutsford Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.300826|-2.401586|name=M6, Knutsford Services}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |172.2<br>171.9
@@ Line 320: / Line 321: @@
 | J18
 | Holmes Chapel, Middlewich, Winsford A54
-| <small>{{coord|53.200377|N|2.387509|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J18}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.200377|-2.387509|name=M6, J18}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |168.9<br>168.3
@@ Line 326: / Line 327: @@
 | J17
 | Congleton, Sandbach A534
-| <small>{{coord|53.153230|N|2.346697|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J17}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.153230|-2.346697|name=M6, J17}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |
@@ Line 332: / Line 333: @@
 | ''Services''
 | ''Sandbach services''
-| <small>{{coord|53.139048|N|2.336526|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Sandbach Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.139048|-2.336526|name=M6, Sandbach Services}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |162.6<br>162.3
@@ Line 338: / Line 339: @@
 | J16
 | [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]], Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Nantwich A500
-| <small>{{coord|53.068632|N|2.333565|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J16}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|53.068632|-2.333565|name=M6, J16}}</small>
 |-
 |colspan="5"|'''Staffordshire'''
@@ Line 346: / Line 347: @@
 | ''Services''
 | ''Keele services''
-| <small>{{coord|52.993555|N|2.289362|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Keele Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.993555|-2.289362|name=M6, Keele Services}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |153.1<br>152.9
@@ Line 352: / Line 353: @@
 | J15
 | Stoke-on-Trent, [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]], [[Eccleshall]] A500<br />[[Derby]] (A50)
-| <small>{{coord|52.975573|N|2.226319|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J15}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.975573|-2.226319|name=M6, J15}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |
@@ Line 358: / Line 359: @@
 | ''Services''
 | ''Stafford services''
-| <small>North {{coord|52.883919|N|2.168555|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Stafford Services}}</small>
+| <small>North {{wmap|52.883919|-2.168555|name=M6, Stafford Services}}</small>
-<small>South {{coord|52.873948|N|2.164907|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Stafford Services}}</small>
+<small>South {{wmap|52.873948|-2.164907|name=M6, Stafford Services}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |142.0<br>141.8
@@ Line 365: / Line 366: @@
 | J14
 | Stafford (North) A34
-| <small>{{coord|52.826520|N|2.145596|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J14}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.826520|-2.145596|name=M6, J14}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |136.8<br>136.5
@@ Line 371: / Line 372: @@
 | J13
 | Stafford (South & Central) A449
-| <small>{{coord|52.763567|N|2.107873|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J13}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.763567|-2.107873|name=M6, J13}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |131.6<br>131.2
@@ Line 377: / Line 378: @@
 | J12
 | [[Cannock]], [[Wolverhampton]] A5, North Wales, Telford ([[M54 motorway|M54]])
-| <small>{{coord|52.689026|N|2.103453|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J12}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.689026|-2.103453|name=M6, J12}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |
@@ Line 383: / Line 384: @@
 | J11A<br />
 | The SOUTH, [[Lichfield]] M6 Toll
-| <small>{{coord|52.669538|N|2.074270|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J11A}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.669538|-2.074270|name=M6, J11A}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |128.7<br>128.4
@@ Line 389: / Line 390: @@
 | J11
 | Wolverhampton A460
-| <small>{{coord|52.658424|N|2.06440|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J11}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.658424|-2.06440|name=M6, J11}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |
@@ Line 395: / Line 396: @@
 | ''Services''
 | ''Hilton Park services''
-| <small>{{coord|52.643402|N|2.056503|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Hilton Park Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.643402|-2.056503|name=M6, Hilton Park Services}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |127.0<br>126.7
@@ Line 401: / Line 402: @@
 | J10A<br /> J10A&nbsp;— M54
 | {{no2}} No access
-| <small>{{coord|52.630172|N|2.048950|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J10A}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.630172|-2.048950|name=M6, J10A}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |123.3<br>122.9
@@ Line 407: / Line 408: @@
 | J10
 | Walsall A454
-| <small>{{coord|52.584877|N|2.014275|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J10}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.584877|-2.014275|name=M6, J10}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |121.7<br>121.5
@@ Line 413: / Line 414: @@
 | J9
 | Wednesbury A461
-| <small>{{coord|52.566543|N|2.003202|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J9}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.566543|-2.003202|name=M6, J9}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |119.9
@@ Line 419: / Line 420: @@
 | J8<br />
 | The SOUTH WEST, Birmingham, West Bromwich M5
-| <small>{{coord|52.557125|N|1.976681|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J8}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.557125|-1.976681|name=M6, J8}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |118.4<br>118.1
@@ Line 425: / Line 426: @@
 | J7<br />
 | Birmingham A34
-| <small>{{coord|52.553081|N|1.934023|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J7}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.553081|-1.934023|name=M6, J7}}</small>
 |-
 |colspan="5"|'''Warwickshire'''
@@ Line 433: / Line 434: @@
 | J6<br /> ''Gravelly Hill Interchange''<br />
 | Birmingham A38(M) & A38
-| <small>{{coord|52.510083|N|1.863792|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J6}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.510083|-1.863792|name=M6, J6}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |110.9<br>110.8
@@ Line 439: / Line 440: @@
 | J5<br />
 | {{no2}} No access
-| <small>{{coord|52.509274|N|1.789076|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J5}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.509274|-1.789076|name=M6, J5}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |108.8<br>108.6
@@ Line 445: / Line 446: @@
 | J4A
 | The NORTH ([[M1 motorway|M1]]), Tamworth [[M42 motorway|M42]] (N), M6 Toll <br/> The SOUTH, London ([[M40 motorway|M40]]), Birmingham (S), N.E.C. & Airport M42 (S)
-| <small>{{coord|52.509966|N|1.747062|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J4A}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.509966|-1.747062|name=M6, J4A}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |106.0<br>105.7
@@ Line 451: / Line 452: @@
 | J4
 | [[Coventry]], [[Birmingham International Airport]], NEC A446
-| <small>{{coord|52.476808|N|1.707237|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J4}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.476808|-1.707237|name=M6, J4}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |
@@ Line 457: / Line 458: @@
 | J3A
 | {{no2}} No access
-| <small>{{coord|52.473880|N|1.671681|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J3A}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.473880|-1.671681|name=M6, J3A}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |
@@ Line 463: / Line 464: @@
 | ''Services''
 | ''Corley services''
-| <small>{{coord|52.471488|N|1.546326|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Corley Services}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.471488|-1.546326|name=M6, Corley Services}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |96.9<br>96.4
@@ Line 469: / Line 470: @@
 | J3
 | [[Coventry|Coventry (North)]], Nuneaton A444, Bedworth B4113
-| <small>{{coord|52.463004|N|1.493776|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J3}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.463004|-1.493776|name=M6, J3}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |93.7<br>93.3
@@ Line 475: / Line 476: @@
 | J2
 | [[Coventry|Coventry (East)]] A46, Leicester, [[Hinckley]] M69 ([[M1 motorway|M1(N)]])
-| <small>{{coord|52.437870|N|1.429832|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J2}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.437870|-1.429832|name=M6, J2}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |85.6<br>85.2
@@ Line 481: / Line 482: @@
 | J1
 | Rugby, [[Lutterworth]] A426
-| <small>{{coord|52.408087|N|1.245725|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, J1}}</small>
+| <small>{{wmap|52.408087|-1.245725|name=M6, J1}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |85.2
@@ Line 487: / Line 488: @@
 | rowspan="2" |M1 J19<br />
 | [[Felixstowe]], [[Corby]], [[Kettering]] A14, M1 (North)
-| rowspan=2 | <small>{{coord|52.400442|N|1.175215|W|dim:4000_region:GB|display=inline|name=M6, Start of Motorway}}</small>
+| rowspan=2 | <small>{{wmap|52.400442|-1.175215|name=M6, Start of Motorway}}</small>
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |

M6 motorway: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:19, 20 January 2018

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