M73 motorway
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The M73 motorway is a short connector route in Scotland that links the M74 and M80 motorways and helps channel traffic around the eastern side of Glasgow.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M80 motorway | 2 |
| M74–M73–M80 route | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorway
ⓘ
road in Scotland ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
A752 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A8 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A80 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A89 road NERFINISHED ⓘ M74 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ M8 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ M80 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
channels traffic around eastern Glasgow
ⓘ
connector route between M74 and M80 ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
northbound
ⓘ
southbound ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A752 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A8 road NERFINISHED ⓘ A89 road NERFINISHED ⓘ M74 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ M8 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ M80 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | two lanes in each direction on most sections ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | M73 ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | 70 mph on most sections ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
grade-separated junctions
ⓘ
overbridges ⓘ underpasses ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor |
M73 motorway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
M74–M73–M80 route
|
| locatedIn |
Glasgow City council area
ⓘ
North Lanarkshire ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Transport Scotland ⓘ |
| northernTerminus | M80 motorway near Mollinsburn ⓘ |
| opened | 1970s ⓘ |
| partOf |
British motorway network
ⓘ
Glasgow motorway network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Baillieston
ⓘ
Moodiesburn ⓘ
surface form:
Mollinsburn
Uddingston ⓘ |
| region |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Belt of Scotland
|
| roadClassification | primary route ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| runsAlongSide | eastern side of Glasgow ⓘ |
| southernTerminus |
M74 motorway
ⓘ
surface form:
M74 motorway near Uddingston
|
| usedFor |
long-distance traffic bypassing central Glasgow
ⓘ
regional traffic distribution around Glasgow ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
M80 motorway
this entity surface form:
M80 motorway
this entity surface form:
M74–M73–M80 route