M8

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M8 is a major motorway in Scotland that connects the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf motorway
road in Scotland
connects Edinburgh
Glasgow
country Scotland
crosses River Clyde
easternTerminus Edinburgh
hasDirectionA west
hasDirectionB east
hasJunctionWith A720 road NERFINISHED
A8 road NERFINISHED
M73
M74
M77
M80
M9
M90
hasLaneConfiguration multiple lanes in each direction
hasLighting lit in urban sections
hasSection Glasgow inner ring road section
hasServiceArea multiple motorway service areas
hasSpeedLimit 70 mph
hasStructure Kingston Bridge, Glasgow
hasToll no
isFreeway yes
isNumberedWithin United Kingdom motorway numbering scheme
isPartOfCorridor Glasgow–Edinburgh transport corridor
locatedIn Scotland
maintainedBy Transport Scotland
openedInPart 1960s
1970s
2010s
partOf Scottish trunk road network
passesNear Livingston
Paisley
passesThrough Edinburgh
surface form: City of Edinburgh

Glasgow City
North Lanarkshire
West Lothian
region Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Central Belt of Scotland
roadClassification primary route
roadType motorway-standard dual carriageway
routeNumber 8
serves Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region
surface form: Edinburgh metropolitan area

Greater Glasgow
surface form: Glasgow metropolitan area
usedFor commuter traffic
long-distance traffic between Glasgow and Edinburgh
westernTerminus Glasgow

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