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East Coast Motorway

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East Coast Motorway
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From:  M11 junction 9 (TL496427)
To:  Thirsk / Sunderland (NZ398502)
Via:  Newmarket, Littleport, Long Sutton, Wragby, Market Rasen, Humber Bridge, York
Distance:  227 miles (365.3 km)
Meets:  M11, A14, A47, A17, A16, M180, A63, A64, A19
Traditional Counties

Cambridgeshire • Durham • Lincolnshire • Norfolk • Suffolk • Yorkshire

Route outline (key)
East Coast Motorway M11 J9 — Sunderland
Junction List
Junc Northbound Southbound
M11 J9 Start of Motorway M11
M11 J9a A1301, B184 A1301, B184
A505, A1307 A505, A1307
A1304 A1304
No Exit A14
A14 No Exit
A142, A1123 A142, A1123
A1101, (A10) A1101, (A10)
A1122 A1122
A47 A47
A17, A1101 A17, A1101
A17, A151 A17, A151
A16 A16
A1121 A1121
A153, A155 A153, A155
A157, A158 A157, A158
A46, A631 A46, A631
M180 J5 M180, A180, (A18) M180, A180, (A18)
A1077 A1077
Toll Humber Bridge
- A63, A1105 A63, A1105
(B1230) (B1230)
A614 A614
A1079 A1079
A64 A64
A19 A19
? ?
- A168, A170 A168, A170
- A172, A684 A172, A684
A19 A19
(A67) (A67)
A66 A66
A19 A19
? ?
The Preferred Corridor of the route

The East Coast Motorway was an unofficial proposal brought forward in early 1991 solely by pressure groups, including private sponsors and consulting firms, for a new motorway which would run along the eastern side of England. It is important to note that this proposal was never created or supported by any central Government body, and so should be not treated or implied as such.

It was seen in some quarters as a way of trying to gain marginal constituencies for an upcoming election to vote for the proposers and also as a way of trying to make some use of the Humber Bridge. It was claimed by the so-called East Coast Motorway Feasibility Study that an East Coast Route would have been justified by following the standard cost-benefit analyses of the time. Both tolled and a non-tolled options were put forward.

Despite what is often claimed, no specific route was ever identified; and only an outline of a preferred route corridor with approximate junction locations.

Much of the route passes away from large places (especially between Boston and the Humber Bridge) and would have been unlikely to gain much traffic. Approximate junction locations were only planned as far up as Hartlepool.




East Coast Motorway
Junctions
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Other nearby roads
Newmarket
Boston
Humber Bridge
NCN1 • A15 • A63 • A164 • A1077 • A1105 • A1177 • E20 • EuroVelo 12
York
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