M69 motorway

M69 motorway

Route information
Length:	15.7 mi (25.3 km)
Existed:	1976 (1976) – present
History:	Constructed 1976–77
Major junctions
North end:	Leicester
	M6 motorway M1 motorway
South end:	Coventry
Location
Primary destinations:	Nuneaton, Hinckley
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

Heading east along the road

The M69 is a 15.7-mile (25.3 km) dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England. It runs between junction 21 of the M1 near Leicester and junction 2 of the M6 near Coventry. It opened in 1977.

History

The motorway, also known at the time as the 'Coventry – Leicester Motorway'^[1] was completed in 1977 following a public inquiry in 1972.^[2] It took traffic from the A46, which was subsequently downgraded.

Route

Starting at the northeastern suburbs of Coventry at junction 2 of the M6, the motorway crosses the Coventry Canal and then continues northeast past Bulkington and west of Wolvey before turning more easterly to run south of Hinckley. It then crosses the Birmingham to Peterborough railway line before ending on the southwestern edge of Leicester.

The motorway has no services.

Proposed developments

M1/M69 Junction

Main article: M1 motorway

There is an aspiration to construct a new slip road and road bridge for traffic travelling southbound on the M1 south to join the M69. The M1 would also be widened to dual 4 lane or dual 5 lane between junctions 21 and 21a.^[3]

In popular culture

Main article: M69 derby

Since the completion of the M69 motorway linking Coventry and Leicester, the motorway's number has given its name to the derby between the two football clubs playing in each city – Coventry City and Leicester City. These two clubs are rivals in the M69 derby.

Junctions

M69 motorway junctions
Southbound exits* (B carriageway)	Junction	Northbound exits* (A carriageway)	Coordinates^[4]
Road continues as to Coventry (South) and Leamington Spa via A46'	M6, J2	Coventry (North), Birmingham, The South, Rugby, Kettering (A14) M6 Coventry (Central) A4600 Ansty B4065 Non-motorway traffic	52°26′14″N 1°25′24″W / 52.43724°N 1.42341°W / 52.43724; -1.42341
M6 Birmingham, Coventry (Central) A4600 Ansty B4065	M6, J2	Start of motorway
Nuneaton A5 Hinckley B4109	J1	Nuneaton A5 Hinckley B4109	52°30′55″N 1°21′40″W / 52.51516°N 1.36123°W / 52.51516; -1.36123
Hinckley B4669	J2	No access (on-slip only)	52°32′25″N 1°19′01″W / 52.54017°N 1.31698°W / 52.54017; -1.31698
Start of motorway	J3 Terminus	Leicester A5460 (A563) The North, Nottingham, Northampton M1	52°36′04″N 1°11′46″W / 52.6011°N 1.19604°W / 52.6011; -1.19604

Note: M69 runs south-westerly / north-easterly for the entire route.

References

↑ "Motorways Programme HC Deb 4 May 1971 vol 816 cc332-5W". Hansard. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
↑ The Motorway Archive – M69
↑ "M1/M69 Public Consultation Information – The new solution". Highways Agency. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
↑ Junction coordinates from OpenStreetMap

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

Wikimedia Commons has media related to M69 motorway.

The Motorway Archive – M69

Motorways in the United Kingdom

Great Britain

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M6 Toll M8 M9 M11 M18 M20 M23 M25 M26 M27 M32 M40 M42 M45 M48 M49 M50 M53 M54 M55 M56 M57 M58 M60 M61 M62 M65 M66 M67 M69 M73 M74 M77 M80 M90 M180 M181 M271 M275 M602 M606 M621 M876 M898

A1(M) A3(M) A38(M) A48(M) A57(M) A58(M) A64(M) A66(M) A74(M) A167(M) A194(M) A308(M) A329(M) A404(M) A601(M) A627(M) A823(M)

Northern Ireland

Former

Unbuilt

Proposed

M4 relief road

Category
Commons

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