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M48 motorway

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The Severn Bridge (M48)

Route information

Maintained by Highways England and the South Wales Trunk Road Agency

Length

12 mi (19 km)

Existed

1966–present

Major junctions

East end

Awkley

J21 → M4 motorway

J23 → M4 motorway

West end

Undy

Location

Primary
destinations:

Chepstow

Road network

Roads in the United Kingdom

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M45

M49

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The M48 is a motorway in the United Kingdom. It links Gloucestershire, England with Monmouthshire, Wales over the Severn Bridge. The motorway is 12 miles (19 km) long.

Junctions

M48 motorway
mile	km	Eastbound exits (B carriageway)	Junction	Westbound exits (A carriageway)
117.6	189.3	London, Bristol M4	M4 J21 Terminus	Chepstow, Services M48 Start of motorway
120.5	193.9	Avonmouth A403, Services	J1 Services	Avonmouth A403, Services
121.1 122.8	194.9 197.6	Severn Bridge Entry into England Wye Bridge	River Severn Border River Wye	Severn Bridge Entry into Wales Wye Bridge
123.2 123.4	198.2 198.6	Chepstow A466 (A48) Cas – gwent	J2	Chepstow A466 (A48) Cas – gwent
130.2	209.6	Start of motorway Chepstow, Services M48 Cas – gwent, Gwasanaethau	Terminus M4 J23	Newport, Cardiff M4 Casnewydd, Caerdydd
Notes Distances in kilometres and carriageway identifiers are obtained from driver location signs/location marker posts. Where a junction spans several hundred metres and the data is available, both the start and finish values for the junction are shown.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Images for kids

Construction near the hamlet of Ingst
M48 toll booths toll-free since 17 December 2018

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