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Factfile - Images - Timeline - Exit List

Location mapThe M73 sort of bypasses Glasgow to the east, taking in the motorways and not much else. For a long time the M73 was the only way to get anywhere from northbound M74, since unless you took the M73 you were dumped abruptly onto a single carriageway A-road tootling towards Glasgow through the suburbs.

Recently a new local junction, 2A, was added to the list. The only likely alterations now remaining are if the M80 goes ahead, in which case the M73 will get a very short northern extension to reach the new road's alignment.

Factfile

Start Uddingston (M74)
Finish Mollinsburn (A80)
Passes Glasgow
Length 7 miles
Terminates None
Spurs None
Meets M8

Images

Views of the M73 from on and off the road. If you have a photo to contribute, contact me.

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Northbound, at the M8 interchange. Despite the impressive multi-level junction, the M73 passes over the top and the whole thing looks pretty insignificant.
Photo by Steven Jukes

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At the northern terminus, the entire motorway swings to the right, narrows to one lane and merges with the A80.
Photo by Steven Jukes

Construction Timeline

When the various parts of the M73 were built, listed in chronological order.

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1972 Entire motorway

Exit List

All the junctions and destinations along the route.

Junction   Southbound               Northbound
1 The SOUTH
Carlisle
M74 Image



M74

A721		 SOUTH
Kylepark Interchange (non-standard design)



M74

A721		 N/A





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Glasgow (SE)
M74 Image
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2 miles, 3 lanes Image Image 2 miles, 3 lanes
2 Edinburgh
(M8 Image)
Glasgow (E)
A8


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A8

A89		 Coatbridge interchange (non-standard design) A8
A89
M8



 Glasgow (Cen)
M8 Image
Edinburgh
(M8 Image)
Glasgow (E)
A8
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3 miles, 2 lanes Image Image 3 miles, 2 lanes
2A Glenboig
Coatbridge
(A752, B804)
ImageImageImageImage		 Dumbbell (A752)
(B804)		 Glenboig
Muirhead
(A752)
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2 miles, 2 lanes Image Image 2 miles, 2 lanes
3 N/A


ImageImageImageImageImage		 A80 Fork
NORTH		 A80 Cumbernauld
Stirling
A80 (M80 Image)
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