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Originally the M18 was a spur from the M1 for traffic heading on to the A1. It was eventually extended to meet the M62, and during the construction work on there and the M180, the short-lived A18(M) came into being as an access road for the unfinished motorways.
Fast and quiet, the M18 is one of South Yorkshire Police's favourite motorways for hiding in police lay-bys. It's also surprisingly well-endowed with lanes and motorway connections for such a short and remote route: it is, after all, a shortcut to East Yorkshire from the south and isn't too heavily used.
The M18 used to have a short spur towards Scunthorpe called the A18(M). The slightly strange construction of that section of motorway - short sections built one after the next - meant that it was in a constant state of transition. Not long after the M18 was finished, the A18(M) was paved over by the M180 - the tiny spur ran to J1 of that motorway.
Factfile
| Start | Rotherham (M1) |
| Finish | Goole (M62) |
| Passes | Doncaster |
| Length | 26 miles |
| Terminates | M180 |
| Spurs | None |
| Meets | A1(M) |
Images
Views of the M18 from on and off the road. If you have a photo to contribute, contact me.
There are presently no images in this section.
Construction Timeline
When the various parts of the M18 were built, listed in chronological order. An asterisk (*) indicates a temporary terminus close to a present-day junction.
| Open | Jct | Section |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M1 J32-J2 | Thurcroft - Wadworth |
| 1972 | J5*-6 | Hatfield - Thorne |
| 1975 | J6-7 | Thorne - East Cowick |
| 1977 | J4-5* | Armthorpe - Hatfield |
| 1979 | J2-4 | Wadworth - Armthorpe |
Exit List
All the junctions and destinations along the route.
| Junction | Southbound | Northbound | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (M1 J32) | The SOUTH Nottingham M1  |
M1 |
SOUTH |
M1 |
N/A    |
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| Sheffield Rotherham M1   |
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3 miles, 3 lanes  |
 3 miles, 3 lanes |
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| 1 | Rotherham Maltby A631  |
A631 |   |
A631 | Rotherham Maltby A631  |
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| 8 miles, 3 lanes |
8 miles, 3 lanes |
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| 2 | The NORTH The SOUTH Retford A1(M)  |
A1(M) |  |
A1(M) | The NORTH The SOUTH Doncaster A1(M)  |
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| 2 miles, 2 lanes |
2 miles, 2
lanes |
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| 3 | Doncaster A6182 |
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A6182 | Doncaster A6182 |
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| 6 miles, 2 lanes |
6 miles, 2 lanes |
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| 4 | Doncaster A630 (A18) |
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A630 (A18) |
Hatfield Thorne A630 (A18) |
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| 4 miles, 2 lanes |
4 miles, 2 lanes |
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| 5 | Scunthorpe Grimsby Humberside  M180  Doncaster |
M180 |   |
Scunthorpe Grimsby Humberside M180 Doncaster |
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| 2 miles, 3 lanes |
2 miles, 3 lanes |
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| 6 | Hatfield Thorne A614 |
A614 | |
A614 (A1041) |
Thorne Selby A614 (A1041) |
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| 5 miles, 3 lanes |
5 miles, 3
lanes |
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| 7 | N/A |
M62 |
 NORTH |
M62 |
Hull Goole M62 |
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| Leeds Manchester M62 (A1, M1 ) |
With thanks to Chris C2R for information on this page.
