M23 motorway facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Highways England | ||||
| Length | 15.9 mi (25.6 km) | |||
| Existed | 1974–present | |||
| History | Opened: 1974 Completed: 1975 |
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| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Hooley | |||
  J8 → M25 motorway |
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| South end | Pease Pottage | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Surrey, West Sussex | |||
| Primary destinations: |
London Gatwick Airport Crawley |
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→The M23 is a motorway in Surrey and West Sussex, in England. It goes from the M25 near London to Crawley. The A23 goes on to connect it to Brighton. It also goes past Gatwick Airport. The motorway is about 16 miles (26 km) long. Most of the road has 4 lanes in each direction, some has three lanes.
Junctions
| M23 motorway junctions | ||||
| miles | km | Northbound exits (B carriageway) | Junction | Southbound exits (A carriageway) |
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| 17.0 | 27.4 | Road continues as A23 to Croydon Croydon A23 |
J7 | Crawley, Gatwick A23 Non-motorway traffic Start of motorway |
| 17.5 | 28.2 | |||
| 19.0 | 30.5 | Heathrow Airport, Watford, Dartford Crossing (M4, M1, M20, M11), M25 |
J8 | Heathrow Airport (M4), Stansted Airport (M11) Maidstone (M20) (M3, M40, M26) M25 |
| 19.3 | 31.0 | |||
| 26.5 | 42.7 | Gatwick Airport, Redhill A23 | J9 | Gatwick Airport, Redhill A23 |
| 26.8 | 43.1 | |||
| 28.5 | 45.8 | Crawley A2011 East Grinstead A264 |
J10 | Crawley A2011 East Grinstead A264 |
| 28.6 | 46.1 | |||
| 30.3 | 48.8 | No exit | J10a | Crawley B2036 |
| 30.6 | 49.2 | |||
| 33.1 | 53.3 | Start of motorway Crawley A23 Non-motorway traffic Pease Pottage services |
J11 Services |
Brighton, Crawley A23 Horsham A264 Pease Pottage services Road continues as A23 to Brighton |
| 33.4 | 53.8 | |||
Notes
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
Images for kids
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Junction 9, looking north
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Gatwick Airport is near the M23
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