M18 motorway
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| M18 motorway | ||
| Length | 26.5 miles 42.6 km | |
| Direction | South - North | |
| Start | Thurcroft | |
| Primary destinations | Rotherham Doncaster | |
| End | Rawcliffe | |
| Construction dates | 1967 - 1979 | |
| Motorways joined |  M1 motorway 2 -  A1(M) motorway 5 -  M180 motorway 7 -  M62 motorway | |
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The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. It runs from Sheffield to Goole and is approximately 26 miles long. A section of the road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E13.
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[edit] Route
The M18 runs in a north east/south west direction from junction 32 of the M1 motorway to junction 35 of the M62 motorway. It passes east of Rotherham, south east of Doncaster & Armthorpe and to the west of Thorne. It meets the A1(M) at junction 2 (A1(M) junction 35), known as the Wadworth Interchange, and the M180 motorway at junction 5
Much of the M18 is a two lane dual carriagway, and carries relatively low volumes of traffic. However, the section linking the M1 and A1(M) is much busier and has three lanes in each direction. It then passes over the impressive Wadworth Viaduct. To the north it then crosses the East Coast Main Line, and a large colliery can be seen to the south at Rossington.
[edit] History
- Junction 1 to Junction 2 opened in 1967
- Junction 5 to Junction 6 opened in 1972
- Junction 6 to Junction 7 opened in 1975
- Junction 4 to Junction 5 opened in 1977
- Junction 2 to Junction 4 opened in 1979
[edit] Possible Flaws
The roundabout design at Junction 2 was probably used to save money and at that time it was not known when the next section would be built. If it was built anew today, a free-flowing design would have been chosen instead, to avoid predictable hold-ups, as would the roundabout interchange with the M180.
[edit] Junctions
| M18 Motorway | ||
| Southbound exits | Junction | Northbound exits |
| M1: The SOUTH, Nottingham, Sheffield, Rotherham | M1, Junction 32 | Start of Motorway |
| A631: Rotherham, Bramley/Hellaby | J1 | A631: Rotherham, Bramley/Hellaby |
| A1(M): The NORTH, The SOUTH, Retford | J2 | A1(M): The NORTH, The SOUTH, Doncaster |
| A6182: Doncaster | J3 | A6182: Doncaster |
| A630: Doncaster | J4 | A630: Hatfield, Thorne |
| M180: Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Humberside Airport | J5 Doncaster North services | M180: Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Humberside Airport |
| A614: Hatfield, Thorne | J6 | A614: Selby, Thorne |
| Start of Motorway | J7 | M62: Hull, Goole, Leeds, Manchester |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- CBRD Motorway Database - M18
- Hotels and restaurants along the motorway.
- Motorway Archive - M1 to A1(M)
- Motorway Archive - A1(M) to M62
| Image:UK motorway symbol.svg | Motorways in the United Kingdom | Image:UK motorway symbol.svg |
| 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 • M64 Future: M4 Toll | ||
