M49 motorway
motorway near Bristol, England
The M49 is a short motorway near Bristol, England. It links the M5 south of Bristol with the M4 at the Second Severn Crossing bridge. It is mainly used by traffic on the M5 travelling north who want to use the bridge into Wales. You can only get to the motorway from other motorways. There is one junction that has been built, but there are no links to nearby roads and therefore the junction is not open to the public.[1][2][3]
M49 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 5.0 mi (8.0 km) | |||
Existed | 1996–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Redwick | |||
![]() M4 motorway ![]() M5 motorway | ||||
South end | Lawrence Weston | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Road network | ||||
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Junctions
changeM49 motorway junctions | |||||
miles | km | North-west bound exits (B carriageway) | Junction | South-east bound exits (A carriageway) | |
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0.0 | 0.0 | Bristol, London M4(E) | M4 J22 terminus |
The South West, Avonmouth M49 | |
South Wales, Cardiff, Newport M4(W) | Start of motorway | ||||
5.3 | 8.5 | Start of motorway | Terminus A4, M5 J18 & J18A |
Avonmouth, Bristol, Airport A4 | |
South Wales, Cardiff, Newport (M4(W)) M49 | The South West, Weston-s-Mare, M5 | ||||
Notes
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
change- ↑ CBRD Motorway Database – M49
- ↑ "£50m M49 junction at Bristol unused as link road unbuilt". BBC News. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ "M49 junction: Missing link road developer 'behaved appallingly'". BBC News. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-11-15.