M40

M40
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From:	Denham, Buckinghamshire (TQ043859)
To:	Umberslade, Warwickshire (SP131725)
Via:	Oxford, Banbury
Length:	89 miles (143.2 km)
Meets:	M25, M42, A34, A40, A43, A46
Former Number(s):	A40(M)
Primary Destinations
Banbury • Beaconsfield • Birmingham • High Wycombe • London • Oxford • Uxbridge • Warwick •
Highways Authorities
Highways Agency
Traditional Counties
Buckinghamshire  • Northamptonshire  • Oxfordshire  • Warwickshire
Route outline (key)
M40 Denham — Umberslade
Junction List
Junc Northbound Southbound 1 Start of Motorway A40 1A M25 M25 Hedgerley services 2 A355 A355 Beaconsfield services (at J2) 3 A40 No Exit Abbey Barnes services 4 A404 A404 Booker services 5 A40 A40 Stokenchurch services (at a replacement J5) 6 B4009 B4009 Lewknor services (at J6) Tetsworth services 7 A329 No Exit 8 A40 No Exit 8A A40, A418 A40, A418 Oxford services (at J8A) 9 A34, A41 A34, A41 10 A43, B430 A43, B430 Cherwell Valley services (at J10) 11 A422, A361 A422, A361 12 B4451 B4451 Gaydon services (at J12) Warwick services 13 A452 No Exit 14 No Exit A452 15 A46, A429 A46, A429 Longbridge services (at J15) 16 No Exit A3400 M42 J3a M42 End of Motorway

For detailed information about this topic, see CBRD Motorway Database

London – Birmingham Motorway. The High Wycombe and Beaconsfield Bypasses were originally allocated the number A40(M). It ran from London to Oxford for many years. It was then extended to the Birmingham area in 1989-1991. Between the junctions with the A34 and the M42, it also forms part of the E05 that runs from Scotland to Spain.

Junctions

Longbridge Island

Longbridge Island is the location of a major interchange between M40 and A46 in Warwickshire. It originated as a junction between A46 and A41, and construction of a bypass for the roundabout is currently under construction.

Umberslade Interchange

The Umberslade Interchange is a triangular junction between M42 and M40 towards London. Priority is given betwen M40 and M42 westbound, with traffic wishing to remain on the M42 having to turn off. This junction would also have been the northern terminus of the unbuilt Strensham - Solihull Motorway.

Services

Warwick services

Main Article: Warwick services

Warwick Services was the first site constructed on M40. It opened in 1994.

Cherwell Valley services

Main Article: Cherwell Valley services

Cherwell Valley services is a single-site MSA at M40 junction 10, and it is also signed on A43 and B430. The layout of the MSA and the junction causes long delays at peak hours, as there are many conflicting traffic movements on a single roundabout.

Opening dates

Links

CBRD

• Motorway Database: M40
• Bad Junctions: M40-A404
• Bad Junctions: M40-A43
• Bad Junctions: M40-A46-A429
• Futures: M40 Junction 15 (Longbridge Island)
• CBRD Futures: M40 Junction 9 (Wendlebury) Improvement

Motorway Services

• Cherwell Valley
• Beaconsfield

M40

Junctions Ardley Interchange  • Barford Interchange  • Beaconsfield Interchange  • Denham Interchange  • Denham Roundabout  • Handy Cross Interchange  • Knaves Beech Interchange  • Lewknor Interchange  • Longbridge Island  • M40 J11  • M40 J12  • M40 J13  • M40 J16  • Stokenchurch Interchange  • Three Pigeons  • Umberslade Interchange  • Wendlebury Interchange  • Wheatley Interchange  •

Services Abbey Barnes services  • Beaconsfield services  • Booker services  • Cherwell Valley services  • Gaydon services  • Hedgerley services  • Lewknor services  • Longbridge services  • Oxford services  • Stokenchurch services  • Tetsworth services  • Warwick services  •

Crossings M40 Aynho Motorway Bridge  • M40 Daventry Road Bridge  • M40 Jurassic Way Motorway Bridge  • M40 Longbridge  • Wheatley M40 Motorway Bridge  •

Projects Longbridge Island  •

Roads E05  •

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