M6

The M6 is a motorway that goes from Rugby to just north of Carlisle.

The M6 is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom, spanning 232.2 miles (373.7 kilometres) and part of it is the oldest motorway in the United Kingdom.

History

The M6 motorway started out as the Preston Bypass, opening in 1958. The second phase of the motorway was completed in 1960, making the Lancaster Bypass. About 100 miles (160 kilometres) south from where they were building all this motorway, the Stafford Bypass was completed in 1962, and by 1965, the bypasses were all linked up with each other. In 1966, junction 11-13 was built and completed, and two years later in 1968, the lik between Walsall and Stafford was completed as well as the Penrith Bypass 150 miles north of this in Cumberland (now part of a larger county called Cumbria). By 1970, the link between Lancaster and Penrith as completed, as well, as a short part of motorway bypassing the south of Walsall. The most northern part of the motorway opened in 1970, going to the current terminus at the north of Carlisle. By the year of 1971, the whole M6 was completed linking it with the M1 at Rugby and the A38 (A38(M)). Junction 6 opened in 1972, known as Spaghetti Junction. Once everything was linked up, you had 232.2 miles (373.7 kilometres) of uninterrupted motorway.

Junctions and service areas

M6 Motorway
Northbound	Junction	Southbound
Road continues as A74(M) towards Glasgow and Edinburgh
End of Motorway	J44	Start of motorway
Carlisle A7		Galashiels, Hawick A7 Hexham A689 (A69)
Carlisle, A69	J43	Hexham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne A69
Carlisle A6	J42	A69
Southwaite service area
Wigton B5305	J41	B5305 (A6)
Keswick A66	J40	Penrith, Brough, Scotch Corner A66
B6281 Penrith Shap (A6), Kendal (A6)	J39	No roads to east
Tebay service area
	J38	Appleby-in-Westmorland B6260 Brough A685 Kendal, A685
Kendal, Sedbergh A684	J37	Kendal, Sedbergh A684
no access to services		Killington Lake services
Kirkby Lonsdale, Skipton A65 Kendal, Barrow-in-Furness A590	J36	Kirkby Lonsdale, Skipton A65 Barrow-in-Furness A590
Burton-in-Kendal services North bound only		no access to services
Carnforth, Morecambe A601(M) (A6)	J35	Carnforth, Morecambe A601(M) (A6)
Lancaster, Morecambe, , Heysham A683	J34	Kirkby Lonsdale A683
Lancaster A6 Fleetwood	J33	Garstang, A6
Lancaster (Forton) services
Blackpool, FleetwoodM55 Preston Garstang(A6)	J32	M55 west only
Preston, Longridge B6242	J31A	No exit
Preston, Clitheroe A59	J31	Preston, Clitheroe A59
No exit	J30	Manchester, Bolton M61 Leeds (M62) Blackburn (M65)
Burnley, Blackburn, Preston M65	J29	Burnley, Blackburn M65
Leyland (A49)	J28	Leyland (A49)
Charnock Richard service area
Parbold, Standish, Chorley A5209	J27	Parbold A5209
Wigan, Skelmersdale, Liverpool, Southport M58	J26	Wigan, Skelmersdale, Liverpool, Southport M58
Wigan, Ashton-in-Makerfield A49	J25	No exit
No exit	J24	St. Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield A58
Haydock, Liverpool, Newton-le-Willows A580 (East Lancashire Road)	J23 Haydock Island	Haydock, Manchester, Liverpool, Newton-le-Willows A580 (East Lancashire Road)
Newton-le-Willows A49 Leigh A579	J22	Warrington A49
Manchester, Leeds M62	J21A	Liverpool, Southport M62
Liverpool, Southport M62		Manchester, Leeds M62
Warrington, Irlam A57	J21	Warrington, Irlam A57
Thelwall Viaduct
Lymm, Macclesfield A50 Lymm Service area	J20	Lymm, Macclesfield A50 Poplar 2000 Services
NORTH WALES, Runcorn, Birkenhead M56		NORTH WALES, Chester, Manchester & Manchester Airport, Stockport M56
Manchester & Airport, Stockport A556 (M56 (west))	J19	Northwich, Knutsford, Macclesfield A556
Knutsford services (No Heavy Goods Vehicle)
Holmes Chapel, Middlewich, Northwich, Chester A54	J18	Holmes Chapel, Middlewich A54
Congleton, Sandbach A534	J17	Congleton, Sandbach A534
Sandbach service area
Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Nantwich A500	J16	Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Nantwich A500
Keele service area
Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme A500	J15	Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Eccleshall A500
Stafford services
Stafford, Stone, Eccleshall A34	J14	Stafford (North) A34
Stafford A449	J13	Stafford (South) A449
Telford A5	J12	NORTH WALES, Cannock, Wolverhampton, Telford A5 (M54)
No exit	J11A	The SOUTH, Lichfield M6 Toll
Cannock A460	J11	Wolverhampton A460
Hilton Park services
NORTH WALES, Wolverhampton, Telford M54 Northbound exit only	J10A	No exit
Walsall, Wolverhampton A454	J10	Walsall A454
Wednesbury A461	J9	Wednesbury A461
The SOUTH WEST, Birmingham (West), West Bromwich M5	J8	The SOUTH WEST, Birmingham, West Bromwich M5
Birmingham (NW), Walsall A34	J7	Birmingham A34
Birmingham (Central & North) A38(M) Sutton Coldfield A5127	J6 Gravelly Hill Interchange	Birmingham A38(M) & A38
Birmingham (NE), North Solihull A452	J5	No exit westbound
No exit	J4A	The NORTH (M1) The SOUTH (M40) M42
Lichfield A446	J4	Coventry, Birmingham Airport, NEC A446
The SOUTH WEST, Birmingham (East & Airport), Solihull, NEC M42 (South)
The NORTH WEST, Lichfield M6 Toll (M42)	J3A	No exit
Corley services
Bedworth, Coventry, Nuneaton A444	J3	Bedworth, Coventry, Nuneaton A444
Coventry A46 Leicester M69 (M1)	J2	Coventry A46 Leicester M69
Rugby, Lutterworth A426	J1	Rugby A426
No exit	M1 J19	Felixstowe, Corby, Kettering A14, M1 (North)
Start of motorway Restricted Junction		London M1

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