M73 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Part of E05 | ||||
Length | 7.0 mi (11.3 km) | |||
Existed | 1969–present | |||
History | constructed 1969 – 2011 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Uddingston[1] | |||
M74 motorway M8 motorway M80 motorway | ||||
North end | Mollinsburn | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Primary destinations | Cumbernauld, Hamilton, Motherwell, Carlisle | |||
Road network | ||||
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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.