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Part of  E05 | ||||
| Length | 40 mi (64 km) | |||
| Existed | 1966–present | |||
| History | Constructed 1966–2011 | |||
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| Northwest end | Tradeston 55°51′14″N 4°16′13″W / 55.85383°N 4.270399°W | |||
_and_M74_motorways&sq=&lang=&file=File:Junction_1.svg){kind=small} _and_M74_motorways&sq=&lang=&file=File:UK-Motorway-M8.svg){kind=small} J1 → M8 motorway _and_M74_motorways&sq=&lang=&file=File:Junction_4.svg){kind=small} _and_M74_motorways&sq=&lang=&file=File:UK-Motorway-M73.svg){kind=small} J4 → M73 motorway _and_M74_motorways&sq=&lang=&file=File:Junction_13.svg){kind=small} _and_M74_motorways&sq=&lang=&file=File:UK-Motorway-A74_(M).svg){kind=small} J13 → A74(M) motorway | ||||
| Southeast end | Abington 55°30′24″N 3°41′51″W / 55.5067°N 3.6974°W | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Glasgow, Hamilton, East Kilbride | |||
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| Route information | ||||
Part of E05 and  E18 | ||||
| Length | 45 mi (72 km) | |||
| Existed | 1991–present | |||
| History | Constructed 1991–1999 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Northwest end | Abington (See M74 above.) | |||
| J13 → M74 motorway _and_M74_motorways&sq=&lang=&file=File:Junction_22.svg){kind=small} _and_M74_motorways&sq=&lang=&file=File:UK-Motorway-M6.svg){kind=small} J22 → M6 motorway | ||||
| Southeast end | Longtown 54°59′51″N 3°03′22″W / 54.9975°N 3.0562°W | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Dumfries, Carlisle | |||
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The A74(M) and M74 form a major motorway in Scotland, connecting it to England. The routes connect the M8 motorway in central Glasgow to the Scottish-English border at Gretna. They are part of the unsigned international E-road network E05. Although the entire route is colloquially referred to as the M74, for more than half its length, south of Abington, the road is officially the A74(M); see naming confusion below.