M1 Motorway
M1 Motorway is a motorway road in UK.
- Type: Motorway
- Country: UK
- Length: 311 km
- Opened: 1959
Overview
The first intercity motorway in Britain, opened by Ernest Marples in November 1959 between Watford and Rugby. Built to move traffic past industrial towns, it had no speed limit at first and no crash barriers. Now runs London to Leeds.
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