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| − | '''M6 motorway''' is the longest motorway in England, at 232 miles long. It links the [[M1 motorway]] at Catthorpe in [[Leicestershire]] in the south, to the Guards Mill interchange in Cumberland, where the road continues as the A74(M) motorway to Scotland. A major road in the Midlands and North West of England, it serves several major cities, most notably [[Birmingham]], as well as [[Coventry]], [[Stoke-on-Trent]] and Wolverhampton. The first section of M6 to open, and aslo the first length of motorway in Britain, was the bypass of [[Preston]] in 1958; the present course of the motorway was completed 50 years later in 1958. Other major settlements on the M6 include (from north to south) [[Carlisle]], [[Lancaster]], [[Wigan]], [[St Helens]], [[Warrington]], [[Newcastle under Lyme]], [[Stafford]] and [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]]. It also, via adjoining motorways such as the M56, M61 and M62, serves the major south Lancashire towns such as [[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]], with traffic leaving at Warrington or Preston, the latter also being where traffic joins the M55 for [[Blackpool]]. | + | '''M6 motorway''' is the longest motorway in England, at 232 miles long. It links the [[M1 motorway]] and [[A14 road]] at Catthorpe in [[Leicestershire]] in the south, to the Guards Mill interchange in Cumberland, where the road continues as the A74(M) motorway to Scotland. A major road in the Midlands and North West of England, it serves several major cities, most notably [[Birmingham]], as well as [[Coventry]], [[Stoke-on-Trent]] and Wolverhampton. The first section of M6 to open, and aslo the first length of motorway in Britain, was the bypass of [[Preston]] in 1958; the present course of the motorway was completed 50 years later in 1958. Other major settlements on the M6 include (from north to south) [[Carlisle]], [[Lancaster]], [[Wigan]], [[St Helens]], [[Warrington]], [[Newcastle under Lyme]], [[Stafford]] and [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]]. It also, via adjoining motorways such as the M56, M61 and M62, serves the major south Lancashire towns such as [[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]], with traffic leaving at Warrington or Preston, the latter also being where traffic joins the M55 for [[Blackpool]]. |
The M6 passes through the counties of (north to south) [[Cumberland]], [[Westmorland]], [[Lancashire]], [[Cheshire]], [[Staffordshire]], [[Warwickshire]] and [[Leicestershire]]. | The M6 passes through the counties of (north to south) [[Cumberland]], [[Westmorland]], [[Lancashire]], [[Cheshire]], [[Staffordshire]], [[Warwickshire]] and [[Leicestershire]]. | ||
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Revision as of 23:03, September 9, 2024
M6 motorway is the longest motorway in England, at 232 miles long. It links the M1 motorway and A14 road at Catthorpe in Leicestershire in the south, to the Guards Mill interchange in Cumberland, where the road continues as the A74(M) motorway to Scotland. A major road in the Midlands and North West of England, it serves several major cities, most notably Birmingham, as well as Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton. The first section of M6 to open, and aslo the first length of motorway in Britain, was the bypass of Preston in 1958; the present course of the motorway was completed 50 years later in 1958. Other major settlements on the M6 include (from north to south) Carlisle, Lancaster, Wigan, St Helens, Warrington, Newcastle under Lyme, Stafford and Rugby. It also, via adjoining motorways such as the M56, M61 and M62, serves the major south Lancashire towns such as Liverpool and Manchester, with traffic leaving at Warrington or Preston, the latter also being where traffic joins the M55 for Blackpool.
The M6 passes through the counties of (north to south) Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.