M64 motorway
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| Length: | 40 mi (60 km) |
| History: | Proposed cancelled in 1976. |
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| West end: | Stoke on Trent |
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| East end: | Kegworth |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: |
M6 Motorway Stoke on Trent Derby Burton on Trent Uttoxeter Kegworth M1 Motorway |
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The United Kingdom's M64 motorway was planned during the 1970s to link the M6 at Stoke-on-Trent with the M1 near Castle Donington, by way of Uttoxeter and Derby.
Its purpose would have been to allow traffic travelling from the south-east to the north-west to avoid the busy M6 around Birmingham. It was cancelled in 1976.[1][2]
The A50 was built during the 1990s instead, following roughly the same route.
Meanwhile, the M6 Toll motorway was built to ease traffic congestion north of Birmingham.
See also
References
- ↑ Marshall, Chris. "Motorway Database A50". CBRD. Chris Marshall. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "M64 Stoke - Derby Motorway". Pathetic Motorways. Pathetic Motorways. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 52°53′49″N 1°47′16″W / 52.89701°N 1.78764°W
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