M42 motorway
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The M42 motorway is a major orbital route in the West Midlands of England that helps divert traffic around Birmingham and connects several key motorways, including the M5, M6, and M40.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorway
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road in England → |
| connectsTo |
A38 road
NERFINISHED
→
A4097 road NERFINISHED → A41 road NERFINISHED → A42 road NERFINISHED → A435 road NERFINISHED → A446 road NERFINISHED → A45 road NERFINISHED → A453 road NERFINISHED → M1 motorway NERFINISHED → M40 motorway NERFINISHED → M5 motorway NERFINISHED → M6 Toll → M6 motorway NERFINISHED → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| function |
diverts traffic around Birmingham
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| hasFeature |
hard-shoulder running on some sections
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variable speed limits on some sections → |
| hasJunctionNumbering |
Junctions 1 to 11
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| hasJunctionWith |
M1 motorway at junction 23A (via A42)
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M40 motorway at junction 3A → M5 motorway at junction 4A → M6 motorway at junction 7A (via M6 Toll) and junction 8 → |
| hasLaneConfiguration |
dual carriageway
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| hasRoadNumber |
M42
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| hasSpeedLimit |
70 mph (standard sections)
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| hasTerminus |
near Ashby-de-la-Zouch (via A42)
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near Bromsgrove → |
| locatedIn |
England
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West Midlands → |
| managedBy |
National Highways
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|
| openedInPeriod |
1970s
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1980s → |
| partOf |
British motorway network
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strategic road network in the West Midlands → |
| passesNear |
Birmingham Airport
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Coleshill → National Exhibition Centre → Redditch → Tamworth → |
| role |
orbital route around Birmingham
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| servesArea |
Staffordshire
NERFINISHED
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Warwickshire NERFINISHED → Worcestershire NERFINISHED → |
| servesCity |
Birmingham
→
Solihull → |
| usesTrafficManagement |
smart motorway sections
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Birmingham
→
West Midlands → |
hasMotorway |
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Worcestershire
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hasTransportRoute |