A329(M) motorway

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A329(M) motorway
Length	4 miles 6.4 km
Direction	North - South
Start	Bracknell
Primary destinations	Bracknell Reading
End	Winnersh
Construction dates	1973 - 1973
Motorways joined	10 - M4 motorway

The A329(M) is a motorway in Berkshire, England. It is 4 miles (6.4km) long and runs from the north of Bracknell to the south east of Reading.

1 Route
2 History
3 Junctions
4 Trivia
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Route

From south to north, the route starts to the north of Bracknell and runs directly from the A329. It passes east of Wokingham in countryside. It then crosses the M4, continues north and meets the A3290 at Winnersh Triangle where it ends.

[edit] History

The road was opened in 1973^[1]. The large free flowing interchange is impressive for a road of this length. It is believed that this is part of plans for an M31 motorway^[2]. The A329(M) originally continued on to meet the A4 east of Reading. This section has been downgraded to an A road in recent years to enable it to support a local bus service, and has been renamed the A3290^[1].

[edit] Junctions

A329(M) Motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
Road continues as A3290* to Reading*		Earley, Winnersh A329
Earley, Winnersh A329		Start of Motorway
South Wales, Newbury M4 London, Slough M4	M4 J10	South Wales, Newbury M4 London, Slough M4
Start of Motorway		Binfield B3408 Wokingham A329
Wokingham A329 Binfield B3408		Road continues as A329* to Bracknell*

[edit] Trivia

A unique feature of the A329(M) is its wide grass central reservation north of the M4. The cross-section of the motorway was built in this way to support future widening to dual-three lane standard, which was never introduced. The southern section of the motorway was built slightly later is built to a standard dual-two lane motorway specification. The increase in traffic levels on the motorway since its opening has meant that widening the motorway to three or more lanes in each direction should be seriously considered.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

List of motorways in the United Kingdom

[edit] External links

	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 • M65 • M66 • M67 • M69 • M73 • M74 • M77 • M80 • M90 • M180 • M181 • M271 • M275 • M602 • M606 • M621 • M876 • M898
A1(M) • A3(M) • A38(M) • A48(M) • A57(M) • A58(M) • A64(M) • A66(M) • A74(M) • A167(M) • A194(M) • A308(M) • A329(M) • A404(M) • A601(M) • A627(M) • A823(M)

	Northern Ireland: M1 • M2 • M3 • M5 • M12 • M22 • A8(M)	edit

Past: M16 • M41 • M63 • A18(M) • A40(M) • A41(M) • A102(M) • A6144(M) Unbuilt: M12 • M13 • M15 • M31 • M64 Future: M4 Toll