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M8 motorway
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°55′28″N 3°18′46″W / 55.9244°N 3.3128°W / 55.9244; -3.3128 (M8 motorway (eastern end))
  Junction 2.svg UK-Motorway-M9.svg
J2 → M9 motorway
Junction 8.svg UK-Motorway-M73.svg/UK-Motorway-A8(M).svg
J8 → M73 motorway/A8(M) motorway
Junction 13.svg UK-Motorway-M80.svg
J13 → M80 motorway
Junction 21.svg UK-Motorway-M74.svg
J21 → M74 motorway
Junction 22.svg UK-Motorway-M77.svg
J22 → M77 motorway
Junction 30.svg UK-Motorway-M898.svg
J30 → M898 motorway
West end Langbank
55°55′24″N 4°33′01″W / 55.9234°N 4.5504°W / 55.9234; -4.5504 (M8 motorway (western end))
Location
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
M6 Toll M9

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.

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


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