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 M73 highlighted in blue | ||||
| 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 | |||
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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.