M90
M80
M77
M74
M6
M1
M54
M4
M5
M3
M40
M11
M1
M20
M23
M25
M2
M50
M45
M6
M42
M27
M275
M8
M9
M65
M56
M60
M62
M53
M6
M606
M18
M180
Motorway
Route
Counties
Opened
Length
M1
A south-north motorway linking London to Leeds. The first long-distance motorway in the country to be built.
Greater London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
1959
193.5
M11
A south-north motorway linking London to Cambridge.
Greater London, Essex, Cambridgeshire
1975
55
M18
A south-west to north-east motorway linking Rotherham to Goole
South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire
1967
26.5
M180
A west-east motorway linking Thorne to Grimsby. Continues as the A180 after the exit for the Humber Bridge.
South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire
1977
25
M181
A spur of the M180 leading to Scunthorpe.
Lincolnshire
1978
2
M2
A west-east motorway bypassing Medway, Sittingbourne and Faversham.
Kent
1963
25.7
M20
A west-east motorway linking London to Folkestone and the Channel Tunnel.
Kent
1971
50.6
M23
A north-south motorway linking London to Gatwick Airport and Crawley.
Surrey, West Sussex
1974
15.9
M25
A ring road of London numbered clockwise from Dartford.
Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex
1975
117
M26
An east-west motorway linking the M25 to the M20.
Kent
1980
9.9
M27
A west-east motorway linking Southampton to Portsmouth.
Hampshire
1972
25
M271
A spur of the M27 bypassing Southampton to the west.
Hampshire
1975
2.3
M275
A spur from the M27 to central Portsmouth and Cosham.
Hampshire
1976
2
M3
A north-east to south-west motorway linking London to Southampton.
Surrey, Hampshire
1971
58.6
M32
A spur from the M4 into central Bristol.
Gloucestershire, Bristol
1966
4.4
M4
An east-west motorway linking London to Cardiff and South Wales.
Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Newport, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire
1963
189
M40
A south-east to north-west motorway linking London to Birmingham.
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire
1967
89
M42
A motorway bypassing Birmingham to the south and east, continuing to the M1 at Kegworth as the A42.
Worcestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Leicestershire
1976
40
M45
A spur from the M1 south of Rugby.
Warwickshire, Northamptonshire
1959
7.9
M48
An alternative route to the M4 between Bristol and Caldicot.
Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire
1966
12
M49
A western bypass of Bristol.
Bristol, Gloucestershire
1996
5
M5
A north-east to south-west motorway in South West England, linking Birmingham to Exeter.
West Midlands, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, Somerset, Devon
1962
162.9
M50
A west-east motorway between the M5 and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire
1960
21.6
M53
A north-south motorway linking Birkenhead (and Liverpool via Kingsway Tunnel) to Chester.
Merseyside, Cheshire
1972
18.9
M54
An east-west motorway linking Wolverhampton to Telford.
Staffordshire, Shropshire
1975
23
M55
An east-west motorway linking Preston to Blackpool.
Lancashire
1958
12.2
M56
A west-east motorway linking Manchester to Liverpool and Chester.
Greater Manchester, Cheshire
1971
33.3
M57
An eastern bypass of Liverpool linking the M62 to Maghull.
Merseyside
1972
10
M58
A west-east motorway linking Liverpool to Wigan.
Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester
1977
12
M6
A south-east to north-west motorway linking the West Midlands to North West England and Scotland. Continues as A74(M). The first and longest motorway in the country to be built.
Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria
1958
232.2
M6 Toll
A tolled bypass of the M6 in the West Midlands.
West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire
2003
27
M60
A ring road of Manchester numbered clockwise from Stockport.
Greater Manchester
1998
36
M602
A west-east motorway linking the M62 to Salford.
Greater Manchester
1971
4
M606
A spur from the M62 to Bradford.
West Yorkshire
1972
3
M61
A north-south motorway linking Preston to Manchester.
Greater Manchester, Lancashire
1969
20
M62
A west-east motorway linking Liverpool to Hull.
Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire
1960
107
M621
An east-west motorway linking Leeds to the M1 and M62.
West Yorkshire
1972
7.7
M65
A west-east motorway linking Preston to Burnley and Colne.
Lancashire
1981
25.8
M66
A north-south motorway linking Ramsbottom to Manchester.
Lancashire, Greater Manchester
1975
8
M67
A west-east motorway linking Manchester to Hadfield.
Greater Manchester
1978
5
M69
A north-east to south-west motorway linking Leicester to Coventry.
Warwickshire, Leicestershire
1976
15.7
M73
An eastern bypass of Glasgow.
North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire
1969
7
M74
A north-west to south-east motorway linking Glasgow to North West England. Continues as the A74(M) south of Abington.
Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire
1966
40
M77
A north-south motorway linking Glasgow to Kilmarnock.
Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire
1977
20
M8
An east-west motorway linking Edinburgh to Glasgow.
Edinburgh, West Lothian, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire
1965
60.3
M80
A south-west to north-east motorway linking Glasgow to Stirling.
Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Falkirk, Stirling
1974
25
M876
A south-west to north-east motorway linking Bonnybridge to Kincardine.
Falkirk
1980
8
M898
A spur from the M8 leading to Erskine Bridge.
Renfrewshire
1975
0.5
M9
A south-east to north-west motorway linking Edinburgh to Stirling.
Edinburgh, West Lothian, Falkirk, Stirling
1968
33
M90
A south-north motorway linking Edinburgh to Perth.
Edinburgh, Fife, Perth and Kinross
1964
36
UK Motorways Motorways in the UK are high-speed roads designed for long-distance travel. They’re the fastest and safest roads in the country, with multiple lanes, limited access points and no direct property access (i.e., no driveways, shops, etc. directly on the road). Features • Speed Limit: Usually 70 mph (112 km/h) for cars, lower for lorries and vehicles towing trailers. • No Pedestrians or Cyclists: Only motor vehicles are allowed. • Blue Signs: Motorways are marked with blue signs (unlike green for A-roads). • ‘M’ Roads: Named with an “M” prefix or suffix, like M1, M25, or A1(M). • Slip Roads: Entry and exit ramps are called slip roads. • Service Stations: Provide fuel, food, rest areas and sometimes hotels. Rules • No learners (unless with a qualified instructor in a dual-control car). • No tractors, mopeds, or slow vehicles. • No stopping (except in emergencies or designated service areas). • Lane discipline is important—keep left unless overtaking.

History

The first motorway in the UK was actually the M55 One mile was originally built in 1958 as part of the UK's first motorway known as the Preston Bypass. The M6 opened the same year and the rest of the M55 opened in 1975 to connect the M6 to the seaside resort of Blackpool.
Pubs There aren’t any pubs on UK motorways although many are close by - usually as they existed before the motorway did. We record (as best we can) pubs within about 5 miles of a motorway junction.
Motorway Pubs

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