This article is about the M1 motorway in England. For other M1 motorways, see
List of M1 roads.
The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle. It was the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the UK;[2] the first motorway in the country was the Preston Bypass, which later became part of the M6.[3]
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Maintained by National Highways |
Length | 193.5 mi[1] (311.4 km) |
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Existed | 1959–present |
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History | Opened: 1959 Completed: 1999 |
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South end | Staples Corner, London (A406) 51.5755°N 0.2351°W / 51.5755; -0.2351 (M1 Motorway (southern end)) |
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Major intersections | J6a → M25 motorway J17 → M45 motorway J19 → M6 motorway J21 → M69 motorway J32 → M18 motorway J42 → M62 motorway J43 → M621 motorway
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North end | Hook Moor, West Yorkshire (A1(M)) 53.8229°N 1.3388°W / 53.8229; -1.3388 (M1 motorway (northern end)) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Constituent country | England |
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Counties | Greater London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire (South & West) |
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Primary destinations | London Brent Cross Watford St Albans Hemel Hempstead Luton Milton Keynes Northampton Rugby Leicester Loughborough Nottingham Derby Mansfield Chesterfield Sheffield Rotherham Barnsley Wakefield Leeds |
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The motorway is 193 miles (311 km) long and was constructed in four phases. Most of the motorway was opened between 1959 and 1968. The southern end was extended in 1977 and the northern end was extended in 1999.