M74 motorwey

(Reguidit frae M74)

The M74 is a motorwey in Scotland. It stairts in the sooth-wast o Glesca an rins sooth.[1] Aboot hauf the wey tae Ingland, it becomes the A74 (M).

M74 motorway shield

M74 motorway
Route information
Part of E05
Lenth40 mi (60 km)
Existit1966 – present
HistoryConstructit 1966–2011
Major junctions
North endTradeston
55°51′14″N 4°16′13″W / 55.85383°N 4.270399°W / 55.85383; -4.270399 (M74 motorway (northern end))
 
J1 → M8 motorway

J4 → M73 motorway

J13 → A74(M) motorway
Sooth endAbington
55°30′24″N 3°41′51″W / 55.5067°N 3.6974°W / 55.5067; -3.6974 (M74 motorway (southern end))
Location
Primary
destinations
Glasgow, Hamilton, East Kilbride
Road network

A74(M) motorway shield

A74(M) motorway
Route information
Part of E05
Lenth45 mi (72 km)
Existit1991 – present
HistoryConstructit 1991–1999
Major junctions
FraeAbington
(See M74 above.)
 
J13 → M74 motorway

J22 → M6 motorway
TaeGretna
54°59′51″N 3°03′22″W / 54.9975°N 3.0562°W / 54.9975; -3.0562 (A74(M) motorway (southern end))
Location
Primary
destinations
Dumfries, Carlisle
Road network

At the northren end (in Glesca) the motorwey jynes the M8.[2] At the soothren end (at the mairch wi Ingland) it micht be jyned tae the M6.

References

eedit
  1. "M74 | Scottish Roads Archive". Scots Roads Archive (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2022.
  2. Digital, Innovation. "M74-M8 Interchange: New M74 extension to improve Glasgow's motorway network". www.clydewaterfront.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2022.[deid airtin]