M54 motorway

M54 motorway
M54 motorway
Route information
	Maintained by Highways England
Length	23.0 mi (37.0 km)
Existed	1975–present
History	Constructed 1975–1983
Major junctions
East end	Essington
	; J10a → M6 motorway
West end	Wellington
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Road network
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The M54 is a motorway in the West Midlands of England. It links Telford with the West Midlands conurbation. It carries on as the A5 after Telford where it links to Shrewsbury and North Wales. The motorway is about 23 miles (37 km) long.^[1]

Junctions

mile	km	Eastbound exits (A Carriageway)	Junction	Westbound exits (B Carriageway)	Coordinates
M54 motorway
0.0	0.0	Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall M6	M6 J10A	Start of motorway	52°37′44″N 2°02′52″W / 52.628869°N 2.047706°W / 52.628869; -2.047706 (M54, Start of motorway)
1.8	2.9	Cannock A460	J1	Cannock A460	52°38′23″N 2°05′14″W / 52.639860°N 2.087231°W / 52.639860; -2.087231 (M54, J1)
3.5	5.6	Wolverhampton, Stafford A449	J2	Wolverhampton A449	52°38′17″N 2°07′34″W / 52.638142°N 2.125983°W / 52.638142; -2.125983 (M54, J2)
10.9	17.6	Wolverhampton (West) A41	J3	Weston, Whitchurch A41	52°39′30″N 2°17′58″W / 52.658424°N 2.299576°W / 52.658424; -2.299576 (M54, J3)
15.7	25.3	Telford (East) A464 Kidderminster (A442) Telford services	J4 Services	Telford (East) A464 Ironbridge (A442) Telford Services	52°40′46″N 2°24′24″W / 52.679400°N 2.406778°W / 52.679400; -2.406778 (M54, J4)
17.7	28.5	Telford (Centre) A5	J5	Telford (Centre) B5072	52°41′00″N 2°26′55″W / 52.683381°N 2.448535°W / 52.683381; -2.448535 (M54, J5)
19.3	31.1	Telford (West) A518 Whitchurch (A449) Ironbridge A5223	J6	Telford (West) A518	52°41′18″N 2°29′20″W / 52.688402°N 2.488790°W / 52.688402; -2.488790 (M54, J6)
21.9	35.2	Start of motorway	J7	Wellington B5061	52°41′26″N 2°32′35″W / 52.690691°N 2.543035°W / 52.690691; -2.543035 (M54, J7)
21.9	35.2	Wellington B5061	J7	Road continues as A5 to Shrewsbury
Notes Distances in kilometres and carriageway identifiers are obtained from driver location signs/location marker posts. Where a junction spans several hundred metres and the data is available, both the start and finish values for the junction are shown.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

M54 Motorway Media

The M54 undergoing critical reconstruction work, J5 (Telford Centre), 1997.
The motorway as it passes through Telford – Junction 5 shown here – which was the first completed stretch of the motorway, then known as the Wellington Bypass.
Route marker for UK road A4640
The view from Staffordshire Way, which passes over the M54 near Codsall.

References

↑ "M54, The Telford Motorway". The Motorway Archive. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.

[history-1] "M54, The Telford Motorway". The Motorway Archive. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.

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