M18 motorway

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For a much longer road in Russia, see M18 motorway (Russia).
M18 Motorway

Road of the United Kingdom
Length 26.5 miles (42.6 km)
Direction South - North
Start Thurcroft
Primary destinations Rotherham
Doncaster
End Rawcliffe
Construction dates 1967 - 1979
Motorways joined
M1 motorway
2 -
A1(M) motorway
5 -
M180 motorway
7 -
M62 motorway
Euroroute(s)
The M18 northbound during the Winter 2005-2006 roadworks
The M18 northbound during the Winter 2005-2006 roadworks

The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. It runs from Rotherham to Goole and is approximately 26 miles long. A section of the road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E13.

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[edit] Route

The M18 runs in a north east/south west direction from junction 32 of the M1 motorway to junction 35 of the M62 motorway. It passes east of Rotherham, south east of Doncaster & Armthorpe and to the west of Thorne. It meets the A1(M) at junction 2 (A1(M) junction 35), known as the Wadworth Interchange, and the M180 motorway at junction 5

Much of the M18 is a two lane dual carriagway, and carries relatively low volumes of traffic. However, the section linking the M1 and A1(M) is much busier and has three lanes in each direction. It then passes over the impressive Wadworth Viaduct. To the north it then crosses the East Coast Main Line, and a large colliery can be seen to the south at Rossington.

[edit] History

  • Junction 1 to Junction 2 opened in 1967
  • Junction 5 to Junction 6 opened in 1972
  • Junction 6 to Junction 7 opened in 1975
  • Junction 4 to Junction 5 opened in 1977
  • Junction 2 to Junction 4 opened in 1979


[edit] Junctions

M18 Motorway
Southbound exits Junction Northbound exits
M1: The SOUTH, Nottingham, Sheffield, Rotherham M1, Junction 32 Start of Motorway
A631: Rotherham, Bramley/Hellaby J1 A631: Rotherham, Bramley/Hellaby
A1(M): The NORTH, The SOUTH, Retford J2 A1(M): The NORTH, The SOUTH, Doncaster
A6182: Doncaster J3 A6182: Doncaster
A630: Doncaster J4 A630: Hatfield, Thorne
M180: Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Humberside Airport J5
Doncaster North services		 M180: Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Humberside Airport
A614: Hatfield, Thorne J6 A614: Selby, Thorne
Start of Motorway J7 M62: Hull, Goole, Leeds, Manchester

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