M74 motorway

E10392

motorway road in Scotland

The M74 motorway is a major Scottish motorway forming a key part of the route between Glasgow and the English border, carrying long-distance traffic towards the M6.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	motorway → road in Scotland →
carries	long-distance traffic → traffic between Glasgow and England →
connectsTo	A74(M) motorway → M6 motorway → M73 motorway → M77 motorway → M8 motorway → M80 motorway →
country	United Kingdom →
extended	2011 →
formsPartOfRoute	Glasgow–Carlisle route → Glasgow–England route →
hasDirection	northbound → southbound →
hasJunctionWith	A74(M) motorway → M6 motorway → M73 motorway → M8 motorway →
hasLaneConfiguration	dual carriageway →
hasServiceAreas	multiple motorway service areas →
hasSpeedLimit	70 mph →
isExtensionOf	A74 road →
isKeyFreightRoute	yes →
locatedIn	Scotland →
maintainedBy	Transport Scotland →
openedInPart	1960s → 1970s → 1980s →
parallelTo	West Coast Main Line railway in parts →
partOf	British motorway network → United Kingdom road network →
partOfCorridor	west coast route between Scotland and England →
region	Central Belt of Scotland →
roadDesignation	primary route →
roadStandard	motorway standard →
roadType	motorway →
routeNumber	M74 →
runsFrom	Glasgow →
runsThrough	Glasgow City → North Lanarkshire → South Lanarkshire →
runsTowards	English border →
serves	Glasgow → Lanarkshire →
urbanSection	Glasgow southern section →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
M77 motorway ("M74 motorway (via Glasgow network)") → M8 motorway →	hasJunctionWith
Central Lowlands of Scotland →	hasTransportInfrastructure
Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland →	locatedNear
Motherwell →	roadConnection
M73 motorway ("M74 motorway near Uddingston") →	southernTerminus