M18 motorway (Great Britain) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids M18 motorway
Route information
Part of E13 and E22
Length	26.5 mi (42.6 km)
Existed	1967–present
History	Constructed 1967–79
Major junctions
From	Thurcroft 53°22′52″N 1°16′43″W / 53.3811°N 1.2785°W / 53.3811; -1.2785 (M18 motorway (southern end))
	M1 motorway A1(M) motorway M180 motorway M62 motorway
To	Rawcliffe 53°40′57″N 0°58′03″W / 53.6825°N 0.9676°W / 53.6825; -0.9676 (M18 motorway (northern end))
Location
Primary destinations:	Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Leeds
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones ← M11 M20 →

The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. It goes from the M1 near Rotherham, past Doncaster, to the M62 near Goole. It connects the M1 with the area around the Humber, such as Hull. It is about 26 miles (42 km) long.

Junctions

Data from driver location signs are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information. The location sequence is a continuation of the M1 location sequence.

M18 motorway junctions
miles	km	Southbound exits (B carriageway)	Junction	Northbound exits (A carriageway)	Coordinates
156.8	252.4	The SOUTH, London, Nottingham Sheffield, Leeds M1	M1, J32	Start of motorway	53°23′51″N 1°16′06″W / 53.39740°N 1.26823°W / 53.39740; -1.26823 (M18, Start of motorway)
158.5	255.1	Rotherham A631	J1	Rotherham A631	53°25′25″N 1°15′05″W / 53.42365°N 1.25133°W / 53.42365; -1.25133 (M18, Junction 1)
158.5	263.6	Newark, Leeds A1(M)	J2	The NORTH, The SOUTH A1(M)	53°28′46″N 1°08′54″W / 53.47941°N 1.14833°W / 53.47941; -1.14833 (M18, Junction 2)
165.9	267.1	Doncaster, Doncaster Sheffield A6182	J3	Doncaster A6182	53°29′19″N 1°06′55″W / 53.48861°N 1.11520°W / 53.48861; -1.11520 (M18, Junction 3)
171.8	276.5	Doncaster A630	J4	Doncaster A630	53°32′23″N 1°01′19″W / 53.53970°N 1.02199°W / 53.53970; -1.02199 (M18, Junction 4)
175.8	283.0	Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Doncaster Sheffield , Humberside M180 Doncaster North services	J5 Services	Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Doncaster Sheffield , Humberside M180 Doncaster North Services	53°35′29″N 0°59′14″W / 53.59144°N 0.98722°W / 53.59144; -0.98722 (M18, Junction 5)
177.8	286.2	Thorne A614	J6	Thorne A614	53°37′07″N 0°58′40″W / 53.61863°N 0.97770°W / 53.61863; -0.97770 (M18, Junction 6)
		Start of motorway	J7	The NORTH (A1(M)), Leeds Hull, York, Goole M62	53°40′39″N 0°57′56″W / 53.67759°N 0.96568°W / 53.67759; -0.96568 (M18, Junction 7)
Notes Distances in kilometres and carriageway identifiers are obtained from driver location signs/location marker posts. Where a junction is across several hundred metres and the data is available, both the start and finish values for the junction are shown. Coordinate data from ACME Mapper.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Images for kids

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  M18 northbound during the 2005–2006 roadworks

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  M18 in South Yorkshire