M69 motorway

Heading east along the road

The M69 is a 15.7-mile dual three-lane motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire. It runs between junction 21 of the M1 near Leicester and junction 2 of the M6 near Coventry. It opened in 1977.

History

The motorway, also known at the time as the 'Coventry – Leicester Motorway' was completed in 1977 following a public inquiry in 1972. It took traffic from the A46, which was subsequently downgraded.

Route

Starting at the northeastern suburbs of Coventry at junction 2 of the M6, the motorway crosses the Coventry Canal and then continues northeast past Bulkington and west of Wolvey before turning more easterly to run south of Hinckley. It then crosses the Birmingham to Peterborough railway line before ending on the southwestern edge of Leicester.

As Watling Street (A5) forms the border between Warwickshire and Leicestershire, junction 1 straddles the border.

Junctions

M69 motorway junctions
Southbound exits* (B carriageway)	Junction	Northbound exits* (A carriageway)	Coordinates
Warwickshire
Road continues as to Coventry (South) and Leamington Spa via A46'	M6, J2	Coventry (North), Birmingham, The South, Rugby, Kettering (A14) M6 Coventry (Central) A4600 Ansty B4065 Non-motorway traffic	52°26’14"N, 1°25’24"W
M6 Birmingham, Coventry (Central) A4600 Ansty B4065		Start of motorway
Warwickshire/Leicestershire
Nuneaton A5 Hinckley B4109	J1	Nuneaton A5 Hinckley B4109	52°30’55"N, 1°21’40"W
Leicestershire
Hinckley B4669	J2	No access (on-slip only)	52°32’25"N, 1°19’1"W
Start of motorway	J3 Terminus	Leicester A5460 (A563) The North, Nottingham, Northampton M1	52°36’4"N, 1°11’46"W

Note: M69 runs south-westerly / north-easterly for the entire route.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about M69 motorway)

• The Motorway Archive – M69