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Encyclopedia > M48 motorway
M48 motorway
Length 12 miles
19 km
Direction East - West
Start Alveston, England
Primary destinations Severn Beach
Chepstow
Magor
Caldicot
End Magor, Wales
Construction dates 1966 - entire motorway
Motorways joined 21 & 23 -
M4 motorway

The M48 is a small motorway in England and Wales that includes the original Severn Bridge. Formerly part of the M4, it became a duplicate section after the Second Severn crossing was completed. The M4 itself now goes over the Second Severn crossing. Image File history File links UK_motorway_M48. ... Another village known as Alveston is in Warwickshire, see Alveston, Warwickshire. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The colour scheme used to denote a primary route. ... Severn Beach is a small town on the mouth of the river Severn in South Gloucestershire in England. ... Chepstow (Welsh language: Cas-gwent) is a border town straddling the Monmouthshire—Gloucestershire border, situated at the confluence of the River Wye and River Severn on the Severns west bank. ... Magor (Welsh: Magwyr) is a village located in Monmouthshire, southern Wales. ... Caldicot (Welsh: Cil-y-coed) is a small town located in Monmouthshire, southern Wales. ... Magor (Welsh: Magwyr) is a village located in Monmouthshire, southern Wales. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M4. ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in the UK, which links London and west Wales via Bristol. ... Motorway mark in Europe. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... For the Ontario community, see Severn Bridge, Ontario. ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in the UK, which links London and west Wales via Bristol. ... The Severn Bridge (Welsh: Pont Hafren) and the Second Severn Crossing (Welsh: Ail Groesfan Hafren) are two large bridges crossing the River Severn between England and Wales. ...


The M48 is anomalously numbered, as it is entirely to the west of the M5 motorway and should really therefore begin with a 5. In the Great Britain road numbering scheme, Great Britain is divided into numbered zones, the boundaries of which are usually defined by single-digit roads. ... This article concerns the M5 motorway in England. ...


Junction 1 of the M48 links the B12(A) at Alveston and Severn View services at Aust to the bridge, while Juncton 2 serves Chepstow. The motorway then merges back with the M4 near Magor, Monmouthshire. The services, having no counterpart on the M4, give traffic wishing to use them a motive to use the old bridge and help share traffic between the bridges. Another village known as Alveston is in Warwickshire, see Alveston, Warwickshire. ... The concrete path, with the Severn Bridge in the background. ... Chepstow (Welsh language: Cas-gwent) is a border town straddling the Monmouthshire—Gloucestershire border, situated at the confluence of the River Wye and River Severn on the Severns west bank. ... Magor (Welsh: Magwyr) is a village located in Monmouthshire, southern Wales. ...



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Great Britain: M1 - M10 - M11 - M18 - M180 - M181 - M2 - M20 - M23 - M25 - M26 - M27 - M271 - M275 - M3 - M32 - M4 - M40 - M42 - M45 - M48 - M49 - M5 - M50 - M53 - M54 - M55 - M56 - M57 - M58 - M6 - M6 Toll - M60 - M61 - M62 - M65 - M66 - M67 - M69 - M602 - M606 - M621 - M73 - M74 - M77 - M8 - M80 - M876 - M898 - M9 - M90
Northern Ireland: M1 - M2 - M3 - M5 - M12 - M22
A-roads with motorway restrictions
Great Britain: A1(M) - A167(M) - A194(M) - A3(M) - A38(M) - A308(M) - A329(M) - A48(M) - A404(M) - A57(M) - A58(M) - A64(M) - A66(M) - A601(M) - A627(M) - A6144(M) - A74(M) - A823(M)
Northern Ireland: A8(M)
List of motorways in the United Kingdom

  Results from FactBites:
 
CBRD - Motorway Database (219 words)
Each motorway has a Construction Timeline showing the opening dates for each section of its route.
This information is sourced from data collected by Peter Hewitt and Tony Priest for the Motorway Archive project.
A detailed history of the UK's motorway network, written by those who designed and built it.
Motorway (1895 words)
Motorways are highways designed to carry a large volume of Traffic where a normal road would not suffice or would be unsafe, usually between cities.
The most basic motorway junction is a two-lane flyover with four slip-roads, two on each side of the motorway, to exit or enter.
As a result, the motorway technically begins as soon as the escape route has diverged from it; for example at a grade-separated junction, the motorway starts at the junction with the exiting slip road, and the opposite slip road is also part of the motorway for this and the following reason.
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