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[[Image:Motorway.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The M6 motorway running through Britain's [[Lake District]]]] | [[Image:Motorway.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The M6 motorway running through Britain's [[Lake District]]]] | ||
A '''motorway''' is the British term for a high speed divided highway with limited access points on which only certain forms of motor traffic are permitted, analagous to a US ''freeway'', a German ''Autobahn'', French ''autoroute'', etc<ref>http://www.cbrd.co.uk/roadsfaq/#41</ref>. As of 31 March 2004, the Motorway network in [[England]] totalled 4,818 miles (7,754 km); this figure does not include [[Wales]], [[Scotland]] or [[Northern Ireland]]<ref>http://www.highways.gov.uk/aboutus/1385.aspx</ref>. | A '''motorway''' is the British term for a high speed divided highway with limited access points on which only certain forms of motor traffic are permitted, analagous to a US ''freeway'', a German ''Autobahn'', French ''autoroute'', etc<ref>http://www.cbrd.co.uk/roadsfaq/#41</ref>. As of 31 March 2004, the Motorway network in [[England]] totalled 4,818 miles (7,754 km); this figure does not include [[Wales]], [[Scotland]] or [[Northern Ireland]]<ref>http://www.highways.gov.uk/aboutus/1385.aspx</ref>. | ||
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| + | The first motorway in Great Britain was the M6 [[Preston]] [[by-pass]], opened on 5 December 1958. However, the first substantial length of motorway to open was the M1 from [[London]] to [[Northamptonshire]], on 2 November 1959. | ||
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The M6 motorway running through Britain's Lake District
A motorway is the British term for a high speed divided highway with limited access points on which only certain forms of motor traffic are permitted, analagous to a US freeway, a German Autobahn, French autoroute, etc[1]. As of 31 March 2004, the Motorway network in England totalled 4,818 miles (7,754 km); this figure does not include Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland[2].
History
The first motorway in Great Britain was the M6 Preston by-pass, opened on 5 December 1958. However, the first substantial length of motorway to open was the M1 from London to Northamptonshire, on 2 November 1959.
