M32 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.

Contents
Route
History
Junctions
See also
References
External links

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.

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.

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''		''Road continues as 'A4032' to Bristol City Centre''

See also



★ List of motorways in the United Kingdom

★ A4174

References



1. The Motorway Archive M32 Dates Page
2. The Motorway Archive M32 Scheme Page


External links



★ CBRD Motorway Database - M32

★ Pathetic Motorways - M32

★ The Motorway Archive - M32

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