M32 motorway

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M32 motorway
Length	4 miles 7 km
Direction	Northeast - Southwest
Start	Hambrook
Primary destinations	None
End	Bristol
Construction dates	1966 - 1975
Motorways joined	M4 motorway

The motorway runs through a green corridor between Junctions 1 and 2. This photo looks north during peak northbound (leaving city) traffic.

Looking towards the junction with the M4.

The M32 is a motorway in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, England. It provides a link from Bristol City Centre to the M4 and is part of the Bristol Parkway. At approximately 5 miles (8 km) long, it is one of Britain's shortest motorways. It is generally 2 lanes wide, though heading northbound it widens to 3 lanes as it approaches the A4174 ring road.

1 Route
2 History
3 Junctions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Route

Starting at Junction 19 of the M4, near Winterbourne Down. This was formally a grade separated roundabout but has been modified so that traffic cannot do a complete 360 degrees. The road then runs south between Filton in the west and Frenchay in the east. After meeting Junction 1 it passes to the east of Horfield, Lockleaze and Easton. Junction 2 is located by Eastville Park. South of here, the road has a 60 mph (100 km/h) speed limit. It then continues further south and terminates at Junction 3 north of St Pauls. The road continues as the A4032 trunk road into the centre of Bristol.

[edit] History

The motorway was constructed between 1966 and 1975^[1] and opened to traffic in stages:

M4 Junction 19 to Junction 1 opened in 1966.
Junctions 1 to 2 opened in 1970.
Junctions 2 to 3 opened in 1975.

It was originally planned to be one of two motorways into Bristol ^[2]. The decision to construct the motorway was contentious as it ran in a valued green belt corridor that reached into the city^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Junctions

M32 Motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
South Wales, SOUTH WEST, Birmingham, London M4	M4 J19	Start of Motorway
Filton, Downend, Hambrook A4174 Avon Ring Road	J1	Filton, Downend A4174 Avon Ring Road
Stapleton, Frenchay, Horfield, Fishponds, Eastville B4469 B4058	J2	Stapleton, Frenchay, Horfield, Fishponds, Eastville B4469 B4058
Start of Motorway	J3	Knowle, Bath A4320
Knowle, Bath A4320 Non motorway traffic	J3	Road continues as A4032* to Bristol City Centre*

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

	Motorways in the United Kingdom
Great Britain: M1 • M2 • M3 • M4 • M5 • M6 • M6 Toll • M8 • M9 • M10 • 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
A1(M) • A3(M) • A38(M) • A48(M) • A57(M) • A58(M) • A64(M) • A66(M) • A74(M) • A167(M) • A194(M) • A308(M) • A329(M) • A404(M) • A601(M) • A627(M) • A823(M)

	Northern Ireland: M1 • M2 • M3 • M5 • M12 • M22 • A8(M)	edit

Past: M16 • M41 • M63 • A18(M) • A40(M) • A41(M) • A102(M) • A6144(M) Unbuilt: M12 • M13 • M15 • M31 • M64 Future: M4 Toll