M69 motorway
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| Length: | 15.7 mi (25.3 km) |
| Existed: | 1976 – present |
| History: | Constructed 1976–1977 |
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| South end: | Coventry |
 M6 motorway   M1 motorway |
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| North end: | Leicester |
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| Primary destinations: |
Nuneaton, Hinckley |
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The M69 is a lightly used 15.7-mile (25.3 km) dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England connecting Leicester and Coventry. It opened in 1977.
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[edit] History
The motorway, also known at the time as the 'Coventry – Leicester Motorway'[1] was completed in 1977 following a public inquiry in 1972.[2] It replaced the A46 road, which was subsequently downgraded.
[edit] Route
Starting at the northeastern suburbs of Coventry at junction 2 of the M6, the motorway crosses the Coventry Canal and then continues northeast past Bulkington and west of Wolvey before turning more easterly to run south of Hinckley. It then crosses the Birmingham to Peterborough railway line before ending on the southwestern edge of Leicester.
The motorway has no services.
[edit] Proposed developments
[edit] M1/M69 Junction
There is an aspiration to construct a new slip road and road bridge for traffic travelling southbound on the M1 south to join the M69. The M1 would also be widened to dual 4 lane or dual 5 lane between junctions 21 and 21a.[3]
[edit] In popular culture
Since the completion of the M69 motorway linking Coventry and Leicester, the motorway's number has given its name to the derby between the two football clubs playing in each city - Coventry City and Leicester City. These two clubs are rivals in the M69 derby.
[edit] Junctions
| M69 motorway | |||
| Northbound exits* | Junction | Southbound exits* | Coordinates[4] |
| Leicester A5460 (A563) Northampton M1 |
J3 Terminus |
Start of motorway | 52°36′04″N 1°11′46″W / 52.6011°N 1.19604°W |
| The North, Nottingham M1 | No exit | ||
| No exit | J2 | Hinckley B4669 | 52°32′25″N 1°19′01″W / 52.54017°N 1.31698°W |
| Nuneaton A5 Hinckley B4109 |
J1 | Nuneaton A5 Hinckley B4109 |
52°30′55″N 1°21′40″W / 52.51516°N 1.36123°W |
| Start of motorway | M6 J2 | Coventry (North), Birmingham The South, Rugby (Kettering A14) M6 Coventry (Central) A4600 Ansty B4065 |
52°26′14″N 1°25′24″W / 52.43724°N 1.42341°W |
| Coventry (North), Birmingham The South, Rugby (Kettering A14) M6 Coventry (Central) A4600 Ansty B4065 Non-motorway traffic |
Road continues as A46 (to M40) via Coventry (South) and Leamington Spa |
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- Note: M69 runs south-westerly / north-easterly for the entire route.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Motorways Programme HC Deb 4 May 1971 vol 816 cc332-5W". Hansard. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1971/may/04/motorways-programme. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ The Motorway Archive - M69
- ^ "M1/M69 Public Consultation Information - The new solution". Highways Agency. http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/14485.aspx. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ Junction coordinates from OpenStreetMap
[edit] External links
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