M32 motorway

freeway in South Gloucestershire and Bristol

The M32 is a short motorway in Bristol and Gloucestershire, England. It links Bristol to the M4. It is one of the shortest motorways in the UK, at 4.4 miles (7.1 km) long.[1]

M32 shield
M32
Location of the M32 in Bristol (in blue)
Bristol M32 Motorway 01.jpg
The M32 between junctions 2 and 1, heading northwards
Route information
Length4.4 mi (7.1 km)
Existed1966–present
HistoryConstructed 1966 – 1975:
  • M4 – J1 (1966)
  • J1 – J2 (1970)
  • J2 – J3 (1975)
Major junctions
FromHambrook
Major intersections
J19 → M4 motorway
ToSt Pauls
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Road network
M27M40

Junctions

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M32 motorway junctions
miles km Northbound exits (A carriageway) Junction Southbound exits (B carriageway)
5.0 8.0 London, Swindon M4(E)
SOUTH WALES M4(W), SOUTH WEST, MIDLANDS (M5)
Terminus
(M4 J19)
Bristol (C) M32, Ring Road (A4174)
Start of motorway
4.5
4.3
7.3
6.9
Filton, Kingswood, Ring Road A4174 J1 Ring Road, Filton, Kingswood A4174
1.9
1.7
3.0
2.7
Stapleton & Frenchay
Horfield & Fishponds
J2 Fishponds, Horfield B4469
0.9
0.7
1.4
1.1
Start of motorway J3
Terminus
A4320 Bath (A4)
Chippenham (A420), Bath (A431) A4320 Road continues as A4320 to City Centre
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. "The M4 Motorway (Junction 19 Hambrook Interchange, Avon (Prohibition of Traffic) Order 199" (PDF). London Gazette. 1 June 1992. Retrieved 8 August 2016.