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Water Orton Interchange

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Water Orton Interchange
Location Map ( geo)
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Location
Water Orton
County
Warwickshire
Highway Authority
National Highways
Junction Type
fork + 3/4 directional-t
Roads Joined
M6, M42

Water Orton Interchange is junction 4A of the M6, and junction 8 of the M42. The junction is spread over a large area and includes several long sliproads.

In 1998 the M6 eastbound here was used to trial a tiger tail diverge. It had been estimated that as much as 50% of the traffic was leaving here, and the new layout was considered to be successful in evenly distributing the traffic and improving driver behaviour.

Alternative BNRR scheme

Between 1984-1987 there were two potential routes for the southern section of the Birmingham Northern Relief Road. One of these met the M6 at Water Orton and would have required braiding to remove any weaving. As the junction opened with the M42 in 1985 this would involve making alterations to structures only a few years old. However, in 1986 the preferred route for the BNRR was along the M42 corridor and when it opened as the M6 Toll in 2003 the only alteration necessary was the widening of the M42 to D4M through the junction.

Routes

Route To Notes

M6

Birmingham (Central, E, N & W)

M6

LONDON (M1), Coventry, N.E.C accessed to/from M6 only

M42

The NORTH (M1), Tamworth

M42

The SOUTH WEST (M5), LONDON (M40), (M6 South), Birmingham (S), Warwick, Solihull, N.E.C & Birmingham Airport




Water Orton Interchange
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Junctions on the M6
PresentM1 J19 Catthorpe • 1 Junction 1 • 2 Ansty • 3 Exhall • 3A/4 Coleshill • 4A Water Orton • 5 Castle Bromwich • 6 Gravelly Hill • 7 Great Barr • 8 Ray Hall • 9 Wednesbury • 10 Bentley • 10A Essington • 11 Laney Green • 11A Saredon • 12 Gailey • 13 Dunston • 14 Creswell • 15 Hanchurch • 16 Barthomley • 17 Sandbach • 18 Middlewich • 19 Tabley • 20 Lymm • 21 Woolston • 21A Croft • 22 Winwick • 23 Haydock Island • 24 Junction 24 • 25 Bryn • 26 Orrell • 27 Junction 27 • 28 Leyland • 29 Bamber Bridge • 30 Blacow Bridge • 31 Samlesbury • 31A Haighton • 32 Broughton • 33 Hampson Green • 34 Lune Valley • 35 Carnforth • 36 Crooklands • 37 Killington • 38 Tebay • 39 Shap • 40 Skirsgill • 41 Catterlen • 42 Golden Fleece • 43 Rosehill • 44 Kingstown • 45 Guards Mill
Former32A Broughton Roundabout • 35A Keer Level Roundabout
Unbuilt"6A" Perry Barr • "10A" Short Heath • "14A" M6 "Expressway" • "14A" M64 • "15A" M6 "Expressway" • "16A" M6 "Expressway" • "27A" Euxton • "33A" "Junction 33A"
Unenacted Extension to Glasgow"46" Gretna • "47" Kirkpatrick Fleming • "48" Eaglesfield • "49" Ecclefechan • "50" Lockerbie South • "51" Lockerbie North • "52" Johnstonebridge • "53" Beattock • "54" Elvanfoot & Crawford • "55" Abington • "56" Millbank • "57" Poniel • "58" Wellburn • "59" M74 Junction 9 • "60" Canderside Toll • "61" Larkhall • "62" Hamilton • "63" Raith • "64" Maryville • "65" Daldowie • "66" Carmyle Avenue • "67" Fullarton Road • "68" Cambuslang Road • "69" Polmadie Road • "70" Kingston
M6 TollColeshill • T1 Dunton • T2 Junction T2 • T3 Langley Mill • T4 Weeford • T5 Wall Island • T6 Brownhills  • T7 Churchbridge • T8 Wedges Mills • 11A Saredon
Junctions on the M42 and A42
M42M5 (4A) Catshill • 1 Harvester Island • 2 Hopwood Park • 3 Portway Island • 3A Umberslade • 4 Monkspath • 5 Copt Hill • 5A • 6 Bickenhill • 7 & 7A Coleshill • 8 Water Orton • 8A & 9 Dunton • 10 Junction 10 • 11 Appleby Magna
A4211 Appleby Magna • 12 Measham Road • 13 Flagstaff • 14 Junction 14 • M1 (23A) Finger Farm Roundabout
M42 Stanton Route12 M42 J12 • 13 M42 J13 • 14 M42 J14 • 15 M42 J15 • 16 M42 J16 • 17 M42 J17
M42 Lydiate Ash LinkM5 (4) Lydiate Ash


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