M54 motorway
road in England
The M54 is a motorway in the West Midlands of England. It links Telford with the West Midlands conurbation. It carries on as the A5 after Telford where it links to Shrewsbury and North Wales. The motorway is about 23 miles (37 km) long.[1]
M54 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Highways England | ||||
Length | 23.0 mi (37.0 km) | |||
Existed | 1975–present | |||
History | Constructed 1975–1983 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Essington | |||
J10a → M6 motorway | ||||
West end | Wellington | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Counties | Staffordshire, Shropshire | |||
Primary destinations | Wolverhampton, Telford | |||
Road network | ||||
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Junctions
changeM54 motorway | |||||
mile | km | Eastbound exits (A Carriageway) | Junction | Westbound exits (B Carriageway) | Coordinates |
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0.0 | 0.0 | Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall M6 | M6 J10A |
Start of motorway | 52°37′44″N 2°02′52″W / 52.628869°N 2.047706°W |
1.8 | 2.9 | Cannock A460 | J1 | Cannock A460 | 52°38′23″N 2°05′14″W / 52.639860°N 2.087231°W |
3.5 | 5.6 | Wolverhampton, Stafford A449 | J2 | Wolverhampton A449 | 52°38′17″N 2°07′34″W / 52.638142°N 2.125983°W |
10.9 | 17.6 | Wolverhampton (West) A41 | J3 | Weston, Whitchurch A41 | 52°39′30″N 2°17′58″W / 52.658424°N 2.299576°W |
15.7 | 25.3 | Telford (East) A464 Kidderminster (A442) Telford services |
J4 Services |
Telford (East) A464 Ironbridge (A442) Telford Services |
52°40′46″N 2°24′24″W / 52.679400°N 2.406778°W |
17.7 | 28.5 | Telford (Centre) A5 | J5 |
Telford (Centre) B5072 | 52°41′00″N 2°26′55″W / 52.683381°N 2.448535°W |
19.3 | 31.1 | Telford (West) A518 Whitchurch (A449) Ironbridge A5223 |
J6 | Telford (West) A518 | 52°41′18″N 2°29′20″W / 52.688402°N 2.488790°W |
21.9 | 35.2 | Start of motorway | J7 |
Wellington B5061 | 52°41′26″N 2°32′35″W / 52.690691°N 2.543035°W |
Wellington B5061 | Road continues as A5 to Shrewsbury | ||||
Notes
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
change- ↑ "M54, The Telford Motorway". The Motorway Archive. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.