M49 motorway

M49 motorway in the UK
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Basic data
Operator:	Highways Agency
Start of the street:	M4 motorway , junction 22, east of the Second Severn Crossing (Prince of Wales Bridge)
End of street:	M5 motorway , exit (junction) 18A
Overall length:	8.0 km (5  mi )
Countries :	England
The M49, in the background the Second Severn Bridge
Course of the road (22)  M4 motorway (1)  Compton Greenfield (18A)  M5 motorway

The opened in 1996 M49 motorway ( English for highway M49 ) is an 8 km long motorway in England . It connects the southern section of the M5 motorway with the M4 motorway that crosses the Severn on the second Severn bridge . This shortens the route by around 6 miles compared to driving over the intersection of the M5 and M4.

The special feature of the motorway is that its number does not start with a 3, although it is located south of the M4. However, this corresponds to their location on the A4 road .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AZ Great Britain Road Atlas 2020, Geographers' AZ map Company Ltd., ISBN 978-1-78257-269-5

Web links

• roads.org