M45

M45
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From:	Watford Gap (SP587698)
To:	Thurlaston (SP465714)
Length:	8 miles (12.9 km)
Meets:	M1, A45
Primary Destinations
Rugby •
Highways Authorities
Highways Agency
Traditional Counties
Northamptonshire • Warwickshire
Route outline (key)
M45 Watford Gap — Thurlaston
Junction List
Junc Westbound Eastbound M1 J17 M1 Start of road - No Access A45 1 Start of road A45

For detailed information about this topic, see CBRD Motorway Database and Pathetic Motorways

Built as a spur to the A45 towards Coventry and Birmingham when the original M1 was built in 1959. It is D2M and is extremely quiet. It is currently almost original, with the exception of the junction in the middle which acts as a bypass of the village of Dunchurch.

Junctions

Kilsby Interchange

Main Article: Kilsby Interchange

The Kilsby Interchange is the junction linking the M45 to the M1. It is a south-facing fork, and the oldest motorway-motorway interchange in the United Kingdom.

Opening Dates

Links

M45 at Dunchurch

CBRD

• Motorway Database: M45

Pathetic Motorways

• M45

M45

Junctions Dunchurch Interchange • Kilsby Interchange • Thurlaston Interchange •

Roads E33 (London - Glasgow) • E33 (Northampton - Liverpool) •

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Other nearby roads Rugby A4071 • A426 • A427 • A428 • A45 • B4038 • B4100 (Southam - Dunchurch) • B4112 • B4429 • E106 (Old System) • E24 • E28 • E33 (London - Glasgow) • E33 (Northampton - Liverpool) • M1 • M6 • T11 (Britain) • Coventry A4023 • A4053 • A4082 • A4114 • A4170 • A423 • A427 • A428 • A429 • A444 • A445 • A45 • A46 • A4600 • B4027 (Coventry) • B4076 • B4082 (Coventry) • B4098 • B4101 • B4105 (Coventry) • B4106 • B4107 • B4108 • B4109 • B4110 • B4111 (Coventry - Kilworth) • B4113 • B4115 • B4464 (Coventry) • B4481 • B4544 • Coventry North-South Motorway • Droitwich - Leicester Motorway • E24 • E28 • E33 (London - Glasgow) • E33 (Northampton - Liverpool) • Holyhead Road • M6 • M69 • Northern and Western Motorway • T11 (Britain) • T114 (Britain) • T44 (Britain) •

Motorways in Great Britain Current Motorways: 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) · A14(M) · A38(M) · A48(M) · A57(M) · A58(M) · A64(M) · A66(M) · A74(M) · A92(M) · A167(M) · A168(M) · A194(M) · A195(M) · A308(M) · A329(M) · A404(M) · A601(M) · A627(M) · A635(M) · A666(M) · A823(M) · A1058(M) · Motorway Spurs Former Motorways: M10 · M15 · M16 · M30 · M41 · M52 · M62 · M63 · M64 · M65 · M68 · M85 · M111 · M270 · M274 · M531 · M600 · A2(M) · A4(M) · A5(M) · A8(M) · A11(M) · A18(M) · A20(M) · A23(M) · A36(M) · A40(M) · A40(M) · A41(M) · A46(M) · A48(M) · A48(M) · A65(M) · A102(M) · A102(M) · A423(M) · A446(M) · A604(M) · A638(M) · A696(M) · A1231(M) · A6127(M) · A6138(M) · A6144(M) Unbuilt Motorways: M4 Toll · M12 · M13 · M17 · M19 · M31 · M58 · M59 · M60 · M64 · M81 · M82 · M83 · M100 · M272 · M273 · M601 · M650 · A2(M) · A6(M) · A6(M) · A59(M) · A61(M) · A556(M) · A695(M) · Unnumbered Motorways Fictional Motorways: M91 · M96 · M101 · M399

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