M40 motorway
motorway connecting London and Birmingham
The M40 motorway is a motorway between Denham, near London; and Solihull near Birmingham in England. It also goes through Oxford. It was built in stages between 1967 and 1991 and is 89 miles (143 km) long.
M40 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Highways England | ||||
Length | 89.0 mi (143.2 km) | |||
Existed | 1967–present | |||
History | Opened: 1967 Completed: 1991 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Southeast end | Denham | |||
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Northwest end | Tanworth in Arden | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Counties | Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire | |||
Primary destinations | ||||
Road network | ||||
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Junctions
changeM40 motorway | |||||
mile | km | Southbound exits (B carriageway) | Junction | Northbound exits (A carriageway) | Coordinates |
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18.1 | 29.2 | End of motorway Road continues as A40 to London |
J1 |
Start of motorway Road formed from main carriageways of A40 from London |
51°33′41″N 0°29′45″W / 51.561305°N 0.495887°W |
Slough A412 Uxbridge A4020 Non motorway traffic |
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19.9 20.4 |
32.0 32.9 |
Watford (M1) Heathrow Airport (M4) (M3, M23, M11) M25 | J1a | Watford &(M1) Stansted Airport (M11) Heathrow Airport (M4) Gatwick Airport (M23) M25 |
51°33′39″N 0°31′53″W / 51.560798°N 0.531335°W |
24.8 25.3 |
39.9 40.7 |
Beaconsfield, Amersham, Slough A355, Beaconsfield services Extra | J2 Services |
Beaconsfield, Amersham, Slough A355, Beaconsfield services Extra | 51°35′39″N 0°37′39″W / 51.594295°N 0.627637°W |
27.8 28.1 |
44.7 45.2 |
No access | J3 | Loudwater and High Wycombe (East) A40 | 51°36′12″N 0°41′30″W / 51.603359°N 0.691710°W |
31.3 31.6 |
50.3 50.9 |
High Wycombe, Marlow, Maidenhead A404 (M4) | J4 | High Wycombe, Marlow A404 (M4) | 51°36′44″N 0°46′07″W / 51.612261°N 0.768485°W |
38.9 39.3 |
62.6 63.2 |
High Wycombe (West), Stokenchurch A40 | J5 | Stokenchurch A40 | 51°39′38″N 0°54′46″W / 51.660524°N 0.912895°W |
41.4 41.8 |
66.7 67.2 |
Watlington, Princes Risborough B4009 | J6 | Thame, Watlington, Princes Risborough B4009 | 51°40′20″N 0°57′38″W / 51.672236°N 0.96066°W |
47.0 75.6 |
75.6 76.2 |
No access | J7 | Thame, Wallingford, A329 | 51°43′28″N 1°03′27″W / 51.724583°N 1.057477°W |
48.0 48.4 |
77.3 77.9 |
No access | J8 | Oxford, Cheltenham A40 | 51°43′56″N 1°04′37″W / 51.732291°N 1.076832°W |
49.0 49.2 |
78.9 79.2 |
Thame, Aylesbury A418 Oxford (A40), Oxford services Welcome Break |
J8a Services |
Thame, Aylesbury A418 Oxford (A40), Oxford services Welcome Break |
51°44′24″N 1°05′44″W / 51.740052°N 1.095457°W |
60.3 60.6 |
97.1 97.6 |
Bicester, Aylesbury A41 Oxford, Newbury A34, Blenheim Palace |
J9 | Bicester A41 Oxford, Newbury A34, Blenheim Palace |
51°52′08″N 1°11′54″W / 51.868754°N 1.198454°W |
65.9 66.2 |
106.0 106.6 |
Northampton A43 (M1) B430, Cherwell Valley services Moto, Silverstone |
J10 Services |
Northampton A43 (M1) B430, Cherwell Valley servicesMoto, Silverstone |
51°56′59″N 1°12′22″W / 51.949635°N 1.206093°W |
76.2 76.7 |
122.7 123.4 |
Banbury A422 Daventry A361, Paulerspury, Towcester |
J11 | Banbury A422 Chipping Norton A361, Paulerspury, Towcester |
52°04′22″N 1°18′48″W / 52.072675°N 1.313295°W |
86.8 87.0 |
139.7 140.0 |
Gaydon B4451 | J12 | Gaydon B4451 | 52°11′32″N 1°27′29″W / 52.192219°N 1.458135°W |
89.8 | 144.5 | Warwick Services Welcome Break | Services | Warwick Services Welcome Break | 52°13′05″N 1°30′15″W / 52.218125°N 1.504269°W |
92.1 92.3 |
148.2 148.6 |
No access | J13 | Leamington, Warwick, Warwick Castle A452 B4100 |
52°14′26″N 1°33′13″W / 52.240678°N 1.553578°W |
93.9 94.2 |
151.1 151.6 |
Leamington A452 | J14 | No access | 52°15′25″N 1°35′18″W / 52.256863°N 1.588211°W |
95.0 95.3 |
152.9 153.4 |
Warwick, Warwick Castle A429 Stratford, William Shakespeare Coventry A46 Leicester (M69) |
J15 | Warwick A429 Stratford, Coventry A46 Leicester (M69) |
52°15′36″N 1°36′48″W / 52.260068°N 1.613359°W |
103.8 104.1 |
167.1 167.6 |
Henley-in-Arden A3400 | J16 | No access | 52°20′06″N 1°46′28″W / 52.335129°N 1.774549°W |
105.7 106.0 |
170.1 170.6 |
Start of motorway Motorway is formed by two sliproads from the M42 |
J17 (M42, J3a) |
End of motorway Road continues as M42 The SOUTH WEST, Birmingham (South & West), Redditch & M5 The North, Birmingham (North, East) (M1, M6) |
52°20′51″N 1°49′09″W / 52.347367°N 1.819139°W |
Data[1] from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information. Where a junction goes across several hundred metres, both start and end locations are given.
References
change- ↑ "Traffic England Live Traffic Condition Map (selected Popups)". Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
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