M32 motorway facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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Location of the M32 in Bristol (in blue)
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The M32 between junctions 2 and 1, heading northwards
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 4.4 mi (7.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1966–present | |||
| History | Constructed 1966 – 1975:
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| Major junctions | ||||
| From | Hambrook | |||
  J19 → M4 motorway |
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| To | St Pauls | |||
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→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.
Junctions
| M32 motorway junctions | ||||
| miles | km | Northbound exits (A carriageway) | Junction | Southbound exits (B carriageway) |
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| 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 | ||||
Images for kids
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The northern section of the M32 connects to the M4 at a modified roundabout.
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The southern section of the M32 was the last to be built and passes close to numerous housing estates.
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The M32 has been criticized for passing close to Stoke Park and part of the estate grounds were given up for the motorway.
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