M73 motorway

M73 shield
M73
Map
M73 highlighted in blue
Route information
Part of E05
Length7.0 mi (11.3 km)
Existed1969–present
Historyconstructed 1969 – 2011
Major junctions
South endUddingston[1]
Major intersections
M74 motorway

M8 motorway

M80 motorway
North endMollinsburn
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations
Cumbernauld, Hamilton, Motherwell, Carlisle
Road network
M69 M74
The M73 just before the Gartcosh cutoff

The M73 is a motorway in Glasgow and North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is 7 miles (11 km) long and connects the M74 motorway with the M80 motorway, providing an eastern bypass for Glasgow. The short stretch between junctions 1 and 2 is part of unsigned international E-road network E05, where it continues along the M8 through Glasgow. To the south, the M74 motorway is also part of the E05.

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