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Encyclopedia > M18 motorway
M18 motorway
Length 26.5 miles
42.6 km
Direction South - North
Start Thurcroft
Primary destinations Rotherham
Doncaster
End Rawcliffe
Construction dates 1967 - 1979
Motorways joined
M1 motorway
2 -
A1(M) motorway
5 -
M180 motorway
7 -
M62 motorway
The M18 northdown during the Winter 2005-2006 roadworks
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The M18 northdown during the Winter 2005-2006 roadworks

The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. It runs from Sheffield to Goole and is approximately 26 miles long. Image File history File links UK_motorway_M18. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... Map sources for Rotherham at grid reference SK4392 Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. ... Doncaster is a town in the English county of Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ... Rawcliffe is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, lying on the banks of the River Aire just north of the M62, approximately 4 miles West of Goole. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M1. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_A1(M). ... This page is about the A1 road in Britain. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M180. ... The M180 motorway is a major road in England. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M62. ... The M62 motorway connects the cities of Liverpool and Hull, in England. ... Image File history File links M18_Northbound_Exit_1_21-02-06. ... Image File history File links M18_Northbound_Exit_1_21-02-06. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The Goole skyline showing the docks and the salt and pepper pots - the twin water towers Goole is a town and port located on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in northeast England. ...

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Route

The M18 runs in a north east/south west direction from junction 32 of the M1 motorway to junction 35 of the M62 motorway. It passes east of Rotherham, south east of Doncaster & Armthorpe and to the west of Thorne. It meets the A1(M) at junction 2 (A1(M) junction 35), known as the Wadworth Interchange, and the M180 motorway at junction 5 The M1 is a major north-south motorway in England connecting London to Yorkshire, where it joins the A1(M) near Wetherby. ... The M62 motorway connects the cities of Liverpool and Hull, in England. ... Map sources for Rotherham at grid reference SK4392 Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. ... Doncaster is a town in the English county of Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ... Armthorpe is an anciant and historical settlement and now forms the South East edge of the Doncaster urban sprawl. ... See also Kip Thorne for the physicist, Robert F. Thorne for the botanist and Willie Thorne for the snooker player Map sources for Thorne at grid reference SE6813 Thorne is a market town in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Lincolnshire. ... Also known as the Great North Road. ... The M180 motorway is a major road in England. ...


Much of the M18 is a two lane dual carriagway, and carries relatively low volumes of traffic. However, the section linking the M1 and A1(M) is much busier and has three lanes in each direction. It then passes over the impressive Wadworth Viaduct. To the north it then crosses the East Coast Main Line, and a large colliery can be seen to the south at Rossington. The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... Rossington is a suburb of Doncaster,South Yorkshire and home to a large colliery. ...

Plan of the M18.
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Plan of the M18.

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (700x900, 30 KB) Summary Author: Gregory Deryckère Source: Own work Date: 18th September 2006 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): M18 motorway ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (700x900, 30 KB) Summary Author: Gregory Deryckère Source: Own work Date: 18th September 2006 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): M18 motorway ...

History

  • Junction 1 to Junction 2 opened in 1967
  • Junction 5 to Junction 6 opened in 1972
  • Junction 6 to Junction 7 opened in 1975
  • Junction 4 to Junction 5 opened in 1977
  • Junction 2 to Junction 4 opened in 1979

1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Possible Flaws

The roundabout design at Junction 2 was probably used to save money and at that time it was not known when the next section would be built. If it was built anew today, a free-flowing design would have been chosen instead, to avoid predictable hold-ups, as would the roundabout interchange with the M180.


List of Junctions

M18 Motorway
Southbound exits Junction Northbound exits
M1: The SOUTH, Nottingham, Sheffield, Rotherham M1, Junction 32 Start of Motorway
A631: Rotherham, Bramley/Hellaby J1 A631: Rotherham, Bramley/Hellaby
A1(M): The NORTH, The South, Retford J2 A1(M): The NORTH, The South, Doncaster
A6182: Doncaster J3 A6182: Doncaster
A630: Doncaster J4 A630: Hatfield, Thorne
M180: Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Humberside Airport J5
Doncaster Services		 M180: Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Humberside Airport
A614: Hatfield, Thorne J6 A614: Selby, Thorne
Start of Motorway J7 M62: Hull, Goole, Leeds, Manchester

The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... Bramley is the name of several places in England: Bramley, Derbyshire Bramley, Hampshire Bramley, Surrey Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire Bramley, Rotherham, Yorkshire For the apples see Bramley (apple). ... Bramley is the name of several places in England: Bramley, Derbyshire Bramley, Hampshire Bramley, Surrey Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire Bramley, Rotherham, Yorkshire For the apples see Bramley (apple). ... Retford is a market town in northeastern Nottinghamshire, England in the district of Bassetlaw. ... The civil parish of Hatfield is an administrative area of the metropolitan borough of Doncaster which is part of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. ... See also Kip Thorne for the physicist, Robert F. Thorne for the botanist and Willie Thorne for the snooker player Map sources for Thorne at grid reference SE6813 Thorne is a market town in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Lincolnshire. ... The M180 motorway is a major road in England. ... Scunthorpe (popularly known as Scunny) is the administrative centre of North Lincolnshire, England. ... Great Grimsby (typically known simply as Grimsby) is a seaport on the river Humber in the north of England, which has a population of around 90,000 (140,000 including Cleethorpes). ... Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is situated in North Lincolnshire, England, 10 nautical miles (18. ... The M180 motorway is a major road in England. ... Selby is a town in North Yorkshire, England. ... The M62 motorway connects the cities of Liverpool and Hull, in England. ... Statistics Population: 443,247 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Ambulance service... The City of Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough in the North of England, historically notable for its central role in the Industrial Revolution. ...

See also

A complete listing of motorways in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

Motorway symbol Motorways in the United Kingdom Motorway symbol
Great Britain: M1 • M2 • M3 • M4 • M5 • M6 • M6 Toll • M8 • M9 • M10 • 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: M1 • M2 • M3 • M5 • M12 • M22 • A8(M) edit
Past: M41 • M63 • A18(M) • A40(M) • A41(M) • A102(M) • A6144(M)    Unbuilt: M12 • M15 • M64    Future: M4 Toll

  Results from FactBites:
 
The Motorway Archive. M1(J30)/M18(J2). Barlborough to Wadworth. (932 words)
These two sections of motorway, at the southern extremity of the North Eastern Region, have been included together as they formed part of the consultancy commission awarded to Sir Owen Williams and Partners by the Ministry of Transport in 1957.
At Wales Bar the Motorway was in deep cutting which was expected to be rock capable of self support for the excavations for the bridge foundations, which were massive.
Drainage for the M18 was difficult, involving excavating sixty miles of drain trench 8 in.
The Motorway Archive. M18, Doncaster By-pass (Wadworth) to M62 (J2 to J7) (2892 words)
This 3.6 mile section of M18 which was opened to traffic in June 1972 runs from a point on the Hatfield - Thorne Road A1146 to join the A614 at Waterside to the N W of Thorne.
A 2.5km length of the motorway in the middle of the contract was constructed over poor ground consisting of about 1m of soft clay containing lenses of silt and decomposed vegetation overlying sand.
Water drained from the motorway, with the exception of a small quantity outfalling into a stream at Edenthorpe, passes into the man-made drainage system of the area at West Moor Drain and Woodhouse Sewer, both these large ditches passing under the motorway in large 2.0m culverts.
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