M6 (GB)
The M6 is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom and one of the busiest. It forms part of a motorway "Backbone of Britain", running north-south between London and Glasgow via the industrial North of England. It becomes the M 74 in Scotland
The section from the M 1 to the M 6 Toll split near Birmingham is part of the E 24 and the section from the M 6 Toll and the M 42 forms part of E 5.
Hitching the M6
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Catthorpe Interchange M 1 | ||
Catthorpe | ||
(1) Rugby | ||
(2) Walsgrave Triangel M 69 | ||
(3) Bedworth | ||
service station Corley North | service station Corley South | |
(3A) M 6 Toll | ||
(4) Birmingham Airport | ||
(4A) M 42 | ||
(5) Castle Bromwich | ||
(6) Gravelly Hill Interchange A 38 (M) | ||
(7) Great Barr | ||
(8) Ray Hall Interchange M 5 | ||
(9) Wednesbury | ||
(10) Walsall | ||
(10A) M 54 | ||
service station Hilton Park East | service station Hilton Park West | |
(11) Laney Green | ||
(11A) M 6 Toll | ||
(12) Gailey | ||
(13) Stafford South | ||
(14) Stafford North | ||
service station Stafford East | service station Stafford West | |
(15) Stoke-on-Trent South | ||
service station Keele North | service station Keele South | |
(16) Stoke-on-Trent North | ||
service station Sandbach East | service station Sandbach West | |
(17) Sandbach | ||
(18) Holmes Chapel | ||
service station Knutsford East | service station Knutsford West | |
(19) Knutsford | ||
(20) Lymm Interchange M 56 | ||
(20A) Lymm service station Lymm |
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(21) Warrington | ||
(21A) Croft Interchange M 62 | ||
(22) Winwick | ||
(23) Haydock | ||
(24) Ashton in Makerfield | ||
(25) Wigan | ||
(26) Orrel Interchange M 58 | ||
(27) Shevington | ||
service station Charnock Richard East | service station Charnock Richard West | |
(28) Holehouse | ||
(29) Cuerden Valley M 65 | ||
(29A) Bamber Bridge | ||
(30) Blacow Bridge | ||
(31) Ribble Valley | ||
(31A) Preston | ||
(32) Broughton Interchange M 55 | ||
service station Lancaster East | service station Lancaster West | |
(33) Hampson Green | ||
(34) Lune Valley | ||
(35) Carnforth | ||
service station Burton-in-Kendal | ||
(36) Crooklands | ||
service station Killington Lake | ||
(37) Kendal East | ||
(38) Tebay | ||
service station Westmorland Tebay East | service station Westmorland Tebay West | |
(39) Shap/Hardendale | ||
(40) Skirsgill | ||
(41) Catterlen | ||
service station Southwaite East | service station Southwaite West | |
(42) Golden Fleece | ||
(43) Carlisle East | ||
(44) Carlisle North | ||
service station Todhills East | service station Todhills West | |
(45) Gretna Green South | ||
M 74 | ||
Great Britain: M1 • M2 • M3 • M4 • M5 • M6 • M6 Toll • M8 • M9 • M11 • M18 • M20 • M23 • M25 • M26 • M27 • M32 • M40 • M42 • M45 • M48 • M49 • M50 • M53 • M54 • M55 • M56 • M57 • M58 • M60 • M61 • M62 • M65 • M66 • M67 • M69 • M73 • M74 • M77 • M80 • M90 • M180 • M181 • M271 • M275 • M602 • M606 • M621 • M876 • M898