M8 motorway (Scotland)

The M8 is a motorway in Scotland. It is very busy, and connects the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is about 60 miles (97 km) long.

M8
Looking eastbound from Charing Cross
Route information
Part of E05 and E16
Maintained by Transport Scotland
Length	60.3 mi (97.0 km)
Existed	1965–present
History	Opened: 1965 Completed: 2017
Major junctions
East end	Sighthill 55.9244°N 3.3128°W / 55.9244; -3.3128 (M8 motorway (eastern end))
Major intersections	J2 → M9 motorway / J8 → M73 motorway/A8(M) motorway J13 → M80 motorway J21 → M74 motorway J22 → M77 motorway J30 → M898 motorway
West end	Langbank 55.9234°N 4.5504°W / 55.9234; -4.5504 (M8 motorway (western end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Counties	Edinburgh, West Lothian, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire
Primary destinations	Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport Livingston Glasgow Paisley Glasgow Airport Greenock
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← M6 Toll M9 →

Junctions

M8 motorway
Eastbound exits	Junction	Westbound exits
M8 now terminates Edinburgh City Bypass A720 Berwick upon Tweed (A1) Edinburgh City Centre A71	J1 (Hermiston Gait)	Start of motorway
Edinburgh Airport, Stirling, Queensferry Crossing (M90) M9	J2 (Newbridge)	Stirling, Queensferry Crossing (M90) M9
Livingston A899	J3 (Livingston)	Livingston A899
Bathgate, Broxburn, Livingston (West) (A779) A89	J3a (Bathgate)	Bathgate, Broxburn, Livingston (West) (A89) A779
Bathgate, Whitburn, Falkirk A801	J4 (Whitburn)	Bathgate, Whitburn, Falkirk A801
Whitburn, Heartlands (B7066)	J4a (Heartlands)	Whitburn, Heartlands (B7066)
Harthill services
Shotts, Harthill, Salsburgh (B7066) B7057	J5 (Harthill)	Shotts, Harthill, Salsburgh (B7066) B7057
No access	J6 (Newhouse)	Airdrie, Lanark, Motherwell, Wishaw, Eurocentral (A723) A73
Lanark, Wishaw, Motherwell, Airdrie A8 (A73)	J6a (Chapelhall)	No access
Eurocentral	J7 (Eurocentral)	No access
No access	J7a (Shawhead)	Carlisle (M74), East Kilbride, Bellshill A725
Carlisle (M74) M73 Coatbridge A89	J8 (Ballieston)	Carlisle (M74), Glasgow (South), Glasgow Airport M73, Glasgow (East) A8 Stirling, Kincardine Bridge (M80)
Baillieston	J9 (Easterhouse)	No access
Easterhouse, Barlanark	J10 (Bartiebeith)	Easterhouse, Baillieston
Garthamlock, Queenslie B765	J11 (Stepps)	Stepps, Queenslie B765
Riddrie, Stepps A80	J12 (Riddrie)	Riddrie, Stepps A80
Stirling, Kincardine Bridge M80	J13 (Provan)	Blochairn, Parkhead
Blochairn, Dennistoun B763	J14 (Fruit Market)	No access
Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Cross, Kirkintilloch A803	J15 (Townhead)	Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Cross A803
No access	J16 (Craighall)	Aberfoyle, George Square (A81)
Dumbarton A82	J17 (Great Western Road)	Dumbarton A82
Anderston, Charing Cross (No exit from main carriageway) Glasgow city centre	J18 (Charing Cross)	Kelvingrove, Charing Cross
Clydebank, S.E.C.C. A814 No exit from main carriageway	J19 (Anderston)	Clydebank, S.E.C.C. A814
No access	J20 (Kingston Bridge)	Tradeston, East Kilbride (A730)
Tradeston, East Kilbride (A8, A730) Carlisle M74	J21 (Seaward Street)	No access
No access	J22 (Plantation)	Kilmarnock, Prestwick Airport M77
No access	J23 (Dumbreck Road)	Govan, Ibrox B768 (only motorists coming from the M74 may use this junction as of September 2011, due to a barrier splitting the 4-lane motorway into 2 segments, with M8 traffic unable to reach the exit slip)
Govan, Kilmarnock (M77) A761	J24 (Helen Street)	Paisley, Bellahouston A761
Clyde Tunnel A739	J25 (Cardonald)	Clyde Tunnel A739
No access	J25a (Braehead)	Braehead
Hillington, Braehead A736	J26 (Hillington)	Hillington, Renfrew (A8) A736
Paisley, Renfrew A741	J27 (Arkleston)	Paisley, Renfrew A741
No access	J28 (Glasgow Airport)	Glasgow Airport
No access	J28a	Irvine A737
Paisley, Glasgow Airport A726, Irvine A737	J29 (St James)	Paisley A726
No access	J29a	Bishopton A8
Erskine, Erskine Bridge M898	J30 (Erskine)	Erskine, Erskine Bridge M898
Start of motorway	J31 (West Ferry)	Bishopton A8
Bishopton A8 Non-motorway traffic		Road becomes A8 towards Greenock