M50 motorway (Great Britain)
Appearance
M50 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 21.6 mi (34.8 km) | |||
Existed | 1960–present | |||
History | Constructed 1958–62[1] | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Strensham | |||
M5 motorway | ||||
West end | Ross-on-Wye | |||
Section 1 | ||||
Major intersections | A449 road | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Road network | ||||
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The M50 is a motorway in South West England. It goes from from the M5 to near Ross-on-Wye. Together with the A40 and A449, it links the West Midlands to South Wales. It is about 22 miles (35 km).[2]
Junctions
[change | change source]M50 motorway junctions | |||||
mile | km | Eastbound exits (B carriageway) | Junction | Westbound exits (A carriageway) | Coordinates |
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0.0 | 0.0 | The Midlands, Worcester, Birmingham, The South West, Tewkesbury, Bristol M5 | M5, J8 Terminus |
Start of motorway | 52°02′52″N 2°08′08″W / 52.0477°N 2.1355°W |
1.7 | 2.8 | Tewkesbury A38 | J1 | Malvern A38 | |
10.9 | 17.5 | Gloucester A417 | J2 | Ledbury A417
Hereford (A438) |
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18.0 | 28.9 | Newent B4221 | J3 | Newent B4221 | |
21.6 | 34.7 | Start of motorway | J4 Terminus |
South Wales, Monmouth, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye A449 | 51°55′49″N 2°33′44″W / 51.9302°N 2.5623°W |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ross-on-Wye - M50 Motorway". Ross-on-Wye.com & TheVista.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "The Motorway Archive – M50 dates page". Iht.org. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.