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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M6 Toll | 1 |
| M6 motorway Lune Bridge | 1 |
| M6 motorway near Preston | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
M6 motorway near Preston
this entity surface form:
M6 motorway Lune Bridge
this entity surface form:
M6 Toll