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The M9 is a major motorway in Scotland. It runs from the outskirts of Edinburgh, bypassing the towns of Linlithgow, Falkirk, Grangemouth and Stirling to end at Dunblane.
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 M9 highlighted in blue | ||||
 Looking northwest from junction 1 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Transport Scotland | ||||
| Length | 33.0 mi (53.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1968–present | |||
| History | Opened: 1970 Completed: 1980 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Southeast end | Newbridge | |||
 M8 motorway   J1a → M90 motorway   J7 → M876 motorway  J8 → M876 motorway   J9 → M80 motorway | ||||
| Northwest end | Dunblane | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Scotland | |||
| Counties | Edinburgh, West Lothian, Falkirk, Stirling | |||
| Primary destinations | Edinburgh Airport Falkirk Stirling | |||
| Road network | ||||
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History
editThe first section was Polmont and Falkirk Bypass which opened on 28 August 1968[1] This was followed by the Newbridge Bypass which opened on 25 November 1970,[2] the third section Lathalllan to Muriehall (Linlithgow), which joined the two together opened on 18 December 1972.[3]
In April 2022, work began on a new junction at Winchburgh. Winchburgh Developments contributed £40 million towards the construction cost.[4]
Route
editThe road is approximately 30 miles (48 km) long, and runs in a roughly north-west direction from the M8. It meets the A8 at Newbridge – a traffic blackspot before the junction was grade separated. Its next junction is with the M90, the first part of which used to be a spur of the M9 towards the Forth Road Bridge. This spur ended at the single carriageway A8000 road 2 miles (3.2 km) short of the bridge, but was extended in September 2007 to meet the A90 at Scotstoun.[5]
The road shares space with 1 mile (1.6 km) of the M876 en route to the Kincardine Bridge east of Stenhousemuir, at this point the motorway has 3 lanes in each direction, making it the most northerly stretch of motorway in the UK to be 3 lanes wide. At Stirling it meets the M80 (junction 9 of both motorways), taking over the main route through the Carse of Lecropt to the final roundabout at Dunblane. From there, the A9 runs all the way to Thurso. Moto services are located at the M9/M80 junction, accessed via a roundabout which allows access to all routes.[5]
Junctions
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| M9 motorway | ||
| North-westbound exits | Junction | South-eastbound exits |
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| Start of motorway | M8 J2 | Glasgow, Livingston M8 Edinburgh M8 |
| Edinburgh Airport A8 Broxburn, Uphall, Bathgate A89 |
J1 (Newbridge) | Edinburgh Airport A8 Broxburn A89 |
| Queensferry Crossing, Perth, Dundee M90 | J1a (Kirkliston) | Queensferry Crossing, Perth, Dundee M90, Aberdeen A90 |
| Winchburgh B8020 | J1b (Winchburgh) | Winchburgh B8020 |
| No access | J2 (Old Philpstoun) | Uphall B8046 Forth Road Bridge, Kincardine Bridge A904 |
| Linlithgow A803 Bo'ness A904 |
J3 (Linlithgow) | No access |
| Bathgate, Livingston A801 Polmont A803 |
J4 (Lathallan) | Bathgate, Livingston A801 Linlithgow A803, Kirkliston B9080 Polmont A803 |
| Grangemouth, Falkirk A905 | J5 (Beancross) | Grangemouth, Bo'ness A905 |
| No access | J6 (Earlsgate) | Grangemouth, Falkirk A905 |
| Kincardine Bridge M876 | J7 (Kinnaird House) | Kincardine Bridge M876 |
| Glasgow M876 | J8 (Hill of Kinnaird) | No access |
| Stirling A91 | J9 (Bannockburn) | Denny A872 Glasgow, Carlisle M80 |
| Stirling services | ||
| Stirling, Callander, Crianlarich A84 | J10 (Craigforth) | Stirling A84 |
| Perth, Inverness A9 Bridge of Allan A9 Doune B824 Dunblane B8033 |
J11 (Keir) (Terminus) |
Start of motorway |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ West Lothian Courier - Friday 29 August 1968 P4
- ^ Published: Friday 27 November 1970 Newspaper: West Lothian Courier County: West Lothian, Scotland P10: section of the M. 9, which starts at Newbridge Roundabout, where it joins the AB from Edinburgh and the M.B Edinburgh-Glasgow motorway, was opened at 2 p.m. on Wednesday of this week
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Smillie, Liam (7 April 2022). "The £40m project will provide access to West Lothian community". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Way: M9 (39690832)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 February 2021.