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The M32 is a motorway in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, England. It provides a link from Bristol City Centre to the M4 and is part of the Bristol Parkway. At approximately 5 miles (8 km) long, it is one of Britain's shortest motorways. It is generally 2 lanes wide, though heading northbound it widens to 3 lanes as it approachs the A4174 ring road. Image File history File links UK_motorway_M32. ... Snow on Hambrook Common Hambrook is a village in South Gloucestershire, on the outskirts of Bristol, England. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M4. ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in England and Wales linking London and west Wales via Bristol. ... The M32 motorway in Bristol at peak time, by user:Steinsky 25/Jul/2004. ... The M32 motorway in Bristol at peak time, by user:Steinsky 25/Jul/2004. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city... 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 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population... The M4 motorway is a motorway in England and Wales linking London and west Wales via Bristol. ... Bristol Parkway is a railway station on the northern edge of Bristol (England), at Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire. ... A mile is the name of a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... km redirects here. ... The A4174 is a major road in England. ...

Route

Starting at Junction 19 of the M4, near Winterbourne Down. This was formally a grade separated roundabout but has been modified so that traffic cannot do a complete 360 degrees. The road then runs south between Filton in the west and Frenchay in the east. After meeting Jucntion 1 it passes to the east of Horfield, Lockleaze and Easton. Junction 2 is located by Eastville Park. South of here, the road has a 60 mph (100 km/h) speed limit. It then continues further south and terminates at Junction 3 north of St Pauls. The road continues as the A4032 trunk road into the centre of Bristol. Winterbourne Down is a village in South Gloucestershire, on the outskirts of Bristol, England and part of the Civil Parish of Winterbourne. ... An example of a four-level stack interchange in the Netherlands. ... A roundabout, rotary (the term used almost universally in the US state of Massachusetts), or gyratory circus is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic streams around a central island, after first yielding to the circulating traffic. ... A road ascends a mountainside using hairpin bends in the French Alps. ... Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of Bristol. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Horfield is a town in south-west England and a suburb of Bristol. ... Lockleaze is a area in the northern suburbs of the city of Bristol, England. ... Part of the Barton Hill estate. ... The Observatory on Clifton Down. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... A speed limit is the maximum speed allowed by law for road vehicles. ... St Pauls Church St Pauls is an inner suburb of Bristol, England, situated just north east of the city centre and west of the M32. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

History

The motorway was constructed between 1966 and 1975^[1]. It was opened in stages: 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

It was originally planned to be one of two motorways into Bristol ^[2]. The decision to construct the motorway was contentious as it ran in a valued green belt corridor that reached into the city^{[citation needed]}. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ...

Junctions

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See also

A complete listing of motorways in the United Kingdom. ... The A4174 is a major road in England. ...

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