M6 motorway

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The M6 motorway is a major north–south route in England, running from the Midlands to the Scottish border and serving as a key part of the UK’s strategic road network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf motorway
road in England
alsoKnownAs Backbone of Britain
bypasses Birmingham
connectsRegion Cumbria
Midlands
North West England
Scottish border
continuesAs M74 motorway NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
hasDirection north–south
hasJunctionWith M1 motorway NERFINISHED
M42 motorway NERFINISHED
M5 motorway NERFINISHED
M54 motorway NERFINISHED
M55 motorway NERFINISHED
M56 motorway NERFINISHED
M58 motorway NERFINISHED
M61 motorway NERFINISHED
M62 motorway NERFINISHED
M65 motorway NERFINISHED
M69 motorway NERFINISHED
M74 motorway NERFINISHED
hasLaneConfiguration mostly three lanes each direction
hasTollSection M6 motorway self-linksurface differs
surface form: M6 Toll
length approximately 230 miles
locatedIn England
managedBy National Highways
notableStructure Spaghetti Junction
Thelwall Viaduct
opened 1958
partOf United Kingdom road network
surface form: British motorway network

United Kingdom road network
surface form: UK strategic road network
passesNearCity Birmingham
Cannock
Carlisle
Coventry
Crewe
Lancaster
Preston
Stafford
Stoke-on-Trent
Walsall
Warrington
Wigan
Wolverhampton
roadNumberingZone 6
terminusNorth near Gretna
terminusSouth near Rugby

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Thelwall Viaduct carries M6 motorway
A14 road connects M6 motorway
M74 motorway connectsTo M6 motorway
River Ribble crossedBy M6 motorway
this entity surface form: M6 motorway near Preston
Warrington crossedBy M6 motorway
River Lune hasBridge M6 motorway
this entity surface form: M6 motorway Lune Bridge
A47 road hasJunctionWith M6 motorway
M56 motorway hasJunctionWith M6 motorway
M62 motorway hasJunctionWith M6 motorway
M7 motorway hasJunctionWith M6 motorway
M74 motorway hasJunctionWith M6 motorway
Birmingham hasMotorway M6 motorway
West Midlands hasMotorway M6 motorway
M6 motorway hasTollSection M6 motorway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: M6 Toll
Preston motorwayServedBy M6 motorway
Thelwall Viaduct partOf M6 motorway
Leyland roadAccess M6 motorway
Lancaster roadServedBy M6 motorway
Chorley servedByMotorway M6 motorway