M73 motorway

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M73 motorway
Length	7 miles 10.5 km
Direction	South - North
Start	Birkenshaw
Primary destinations	Glasgow
End	Mollinsburn
Construction dates	1972 - entire motorway
Motorways joined	1 - M74 motorway 2 - M8 motorway

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The M73 approaches a railway bridge.

The M73 is a motorway in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is 7 miles (10.5km) long and connects the M74 motorway with the A80 road, providing an eastern bypass for Glasgow. The short stretch between Junctions 1 and 2 is part of unsigned international E-road network E05, where it continues along the M8 through Glasgow. To the south, the M74 motorway is also part of the E05.

1 Route
2 History & Future Plans
3 Junctions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Route

Starting at the M74 junction 4 (M73 junction 1) by the River Clyde, it proceeds north with Birkenshaw to the east and crosses the Whifflet railway line before meeting the M8 and A8 at a three level interchange, west of Swinton. Immediately afterwarrds the North Clyde railway line and then passes alongside Woodend Loch before reaching junction 2A. There is then a further 2 miles of motorway, before traffic exits onto the A80 westbound.

The road is a dual 3 lane road between junctions 1 and 2, and a dual 2 lane road between junctions 2 and 3. It is subject to the national speed limit.

[edit] History & Future Plans

Construction began in 1969 with the motorway opening between May 1971 and April 1972^[1]. Junction 2A was added at a later date^[2].

The northern end is due to be extended as part of the M80 completion project. This will connect the motorway into the completed M80 at a new interchange^[3].

[edit] Junctions

The interchange with the M74.

M73 Motorway
Northbound	Junction	Southbound
Cumbernauld, Stirling A80 (M80)	J3	Start of motorway
Gartcosh, Muirhead (A752)	J2A	Gartcosh, Coatbridge (A752)
Edinburgh A8 (M8)	J2	Edinburgh A8 Glasgow (East) M8
Glasgow (East) M8	J2	No exit
Start of Motorway	J1/ M74 J4	The SOUTH, Carlisle Glasgow (Centre) M74

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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