M876 motorway
The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge. It was opened in 1980.
Route information | |
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Length | 8.0 mi (12.9 km) |
Existed | 1980–present |
Major junctions | |
From | Dennyloanhead |
![]() M80 motorway Junction 8 ![]() M9 motorway Junctions 7 and 8 | |
To | Bowtrees near Kincardine Bridge |
Location | |
Primary destinations | Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk |
Road network | |
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The road is 8 miles (13 km) long. It begins by turning off junction 8 (formerly junction 5 until 2011) the M80 and bypasses Falkirk and Stenhousemuir. It is one of only three motorways in the UK which form a concurrency with another motorway, the M9 which it then leaves again and continues for 1 mile (1.6 km) before becoming the A876.[1]
The original Kincardine Bridge was supplemented in 2008 by a second bridge, (the Clackmannanshire Bridge) for traffic towards Alloa. As part of the works, the terminal roundabout Bowtrees Roundabout was replaced with a grade separated junction, and the A876 beyond the junction has been upgraded to dual carriageway standard .
Junctions
M876 motorway | ||
Westbound | Junction | Eastbound |
Glasgow, Cumbernauld M80 | M80 J8 | Start of motorway |
Falkirk, Denny A883 | J1 | Falkirk, Denny A883 |
No exit | J2 | Stenhousemuir, Larbert A88 |
Stirling M9 | M9 J8 | No exit |
Edinburgh, Falkirk, Livingston, Bathgate A801 M9 | M9 J7 | Edinburgh, Grangemouth M9 |
Start of motorway | J3 | Kincardine Bridge A876 Grangemouth A905 Airth A905 |
References
- Headline Projects | Transport Scotland Archived 13 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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