M50 motorway (Great Britain)
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]
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 The M50, looking south-west from the Ryton Bridge towards Ross-on-Wye | ||||
| 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 | |||
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| Road network | ||||
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Junctions
| 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 | |||||
M50 Motorway (Great Britain) Media
A train using the newly constructed viaduct on the Tewkesbury and Malvern railway – the line was to be dismantled a few years later
In Herefordshire the road passes cultivated fields and pastures
The minor Junction 3 exits, viewed from the adjoining minor road bridge
References
- ↑ "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.