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A relatively new motorway, the M77 zips traffic in and out of Glasgow to the south, bypassing the boring old A77. For about twenty years it existed only as a tiny spur, joining the M8 at a huge free-flowing junction. It was first extended to bypass the urban sections of the A77.
The length through the Glasgow suburbs that opened in the 1990s was built almost exactly on the line proposed back in the mid-1960s, with only changes to junction layouts separating the two proposals.
The second (and probably final) extension opened in Spring 2005, and runs from junction 5 to 8. It replaces a narrow four-lane single carriageway road, built in the 1930s, which was well past its sell-by date. It had claimed countless lives and the new motorway route is many times faster, safer and more efficient. The motorway now connects to the existing grade-separated Kilmarnock Bypass.
Factfile
| Start | Glasgow (M8) |
|---|---|
| Finish | Fenwick (A77) |
| Passes | None |
| Length | 18 miles |
| Terminates | None |
| Spurs | None |
| Meets | None |
Images
Views of the M77 from on and off the road. If you have a photo to contribute, contact me.
Approaching the M77 on the M8, and the impressive width of the M8 is visible. A lane from each westbound carriageway merge together to form the M77.
Photo by Steven Jukes
Passing through the urban areas of south-west Glasgow, the motorway is very urban in character. Here the road dips and banks steeply to negotiate this corner.
Photo by Steven Jukes
Southbound, entering Glasgow, there's a panoramic view of the city ahead before the motorway drops gradually downhill. At this point a 50mph limit begins.
Photo by Ashley Sharp
Construction Timeline
When the various parts of the M77 were built, listed in chronological order.
| Open | Jct | Section |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | J0-1 | M8 → Dumbreck Road |
| 1996 | J1-3 | Dumbreck Road → City Boundary |
| 1996 | J3-5 | City Boundary → Malletsheugh |
| 2005 | J5-8 | Malletsheugh → Fenwick |
Exit List
All the junctions and destinations along the route.
| Junction | Northbound | Southbound | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (M8 J22) | Glasgow Edinburgh M8  |
M8 |
NORTH |
M8 |
N/A   |
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| East Kilbride Tradeston A8   |
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1 mile, 2 lanes  |
 1 mile, 2 lanes |
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| 1 | Govan Pollokshields B768 (M8 W ) |
B768 (M8 W) |
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B768 | Pollokshields Pollokshaws B768  |
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| 2 miles, 2 lanes |
2 miles, 2 lanes |
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| 2 | Pollokshaws B762 |
B762 |  |
B762 | Crookston Pollokshaws B762 |
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| 1 mile, 2 lanes |
1 mile, 2 lanes |
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| 3 | Nitshill Paisley Greenock A727 |
A726 |
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A727 | Nitshill Thornliebank Barrhead A727  |
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| 1 mile, 2 lanes |
1 mile, 3 lanes |
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| 2 miles, 2 lanes |
1 mile, 2 lanes |
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| 4 |  |
(B769) | Newton Mearns (B769)  |
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| 1 mile, 2 lanes |
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| 5 | East Kilbride Eaglesham A726 Newton Mearns A77 |
(A77) |   |
A726 | East Kilbride Eaglesham A726 Newton Mearns A77 |
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| 1 mile, 2 lanes |
1 mile, 2 lanes |
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| 7 miles, 2 lanes |
3 miles, 2 lanes |
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| 6 | A77 |  |
A77 | Galston A77 |
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| 3 miles, 2 lanes |
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| 7 | A77 B778 A77 |
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B778 | Stewarton Fenwick B778 Kilmaurs (B751) |
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| 1 mile, 2 lanes |
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| 8 | N/A |
A77 B7038 |
 A77 SOUTH |
B7061 B7061 |
Fenwick B7061  |
With thanks to Marcus Kerr, Mark Shields, Malin Dixon, Ashley Sharp, Gerald Higgins, Gregor Smith, Alan Shaw and Craig Wilson for information in this section.
