M69 motorway
M69 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 15.7 mi (25.3 km) | |||
Existed | 1976 | –present|||
History | Constructed 1976–77 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Leicester | |||
M6 motorway / M1 motorway | ||||
South end | Coventry | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Primary destinations | Nuneaton, Hinckley | |||
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The M69 is a controlled-access highway in the Midlands of England. It goes between the M6, near Coventry, and the M1, near Leicester. The motorway is about 16 miles (26 km) long and first opened in 1977.[1]
Junctions
[change | change source]M69 motorway junctions | |||
Southwestbound exits (B carriageway) | Junction | Northeastbound exits (A carriageway) | Coordinates[2] |
Road continues to Coventry (South) and Leamington Spa via A46' | M6, J2 | Coventry (North), Birmingham, The South, Rugby, Kettering M6(A14) Coventry (Central) A4600 Ansty B4065 Non-motorway traffic |
52°26′14″N 1°25′24″W / 52.43724°N 1.42341°W |
Birmingham M6 Coventry (Central) A4600 Ansty B4065 |
Start of motorway | ||
Nuneaton A5 Hinckley B4109 |
J1 | Nuneaton A5 Hinckley B4109 |
52°30′55″N 1°21′40″W / 52.51516°N 1.36123°W |
Hinckley B4669 | J2 | No access (on-ramp only) | 52°32′25″N 1°19′01″W / 52.54017°N 1.31698°W |
Start of motorway | J3 Terminus |
Cntl Leicester (S)'Freemens|Liberty Circus' Leicester SW, Fosse Park A5460 City Centre (West End), Highcross) Braunstone, Thorpe Astley[3] A563/N Cntl Leicester(SE,E) Southfields:St-George Leicester S, SE, Whetstone Wigston, Oadby A563/E Narborough-Enderby (B4114) Leicester NW, N, NE, Newark M1(A46) The North - Nottingham M1/N The South - Northampton (M1/S) |
52°36′04″N 1°11′46″W / 52.6011°N 1.19604°W |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Motorways Programme HC Deb 4 May 1971 vol 816 cc332-5W". Hansard. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ↑ Junction coordinates from OpenStreetMap
- ↑ Thorpe Astley, New Lubbesthorpe Garden Suburb
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former |
A40(M) • A41(M) • A102(M) • A6144(M) |
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