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 M9 highlighted in blue | ||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:M9_Motorway_at_Newbridge.JPG) Looking northwest from junction 1 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Transport Scotland | ||||
| Length | 33.0 mi (53.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1968–present | |||
| History | Opened: 1970 Completed: 1980 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Southeast end | Newbridge | |||
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| Northwest end | Dunblane | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Scotland | |||
| Counties | Edinburgh, West Lothian, Falkirk, Stirling | |||
| Primary destinations | Edinburgh Airport Falkirk Stirling | |||
| Road network | ||||
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The M9 is a major motorway in Scotland. It runs from the outskirts of Edinburgh, bypassing the towns of Linlithgow, Falkirk, Grangemouth and Stirling to end at Dunblane.