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M54 motorway
Route information
Maintained by Highways England
Length 23.0 mi (37.0 km)
Existed 1975–present
History Constructed 1975–1983
Major junctions
East end Essington
  Junction 10a.svg UK-Motorway-M6.svg
J10a → M6 motorway
West end Wellington
Location
Counties: Staffordshire, Shropshire
Primary
destinations:		 Wolverhampton, Telford
Road network
  • Roads in the United Kingdom
← M53 M55 →

The M54 is a motorway in the West Midlands of England. It links Telford with the West Midlands conurbation. It carries on as the A5 after Telford where it links to Shrewsbury and North Wales. The motorway is about 23 miles (37 km) long.

Junctions

M54 motorway
mile km Eastbound exits (A Carriageway) Junction Westbound exits (B Carriageway) Coordinates
0.0 0.0 Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall M6 M6 J10A
 Start of motorway 52°37′44″N 2°02′52″W / 52.628869°N 2.047706°W / 52.628869; -2.047706 (M54, Start of motorway)
1.8 2.9 Cannock A460 J1 Cannock A460 52°38′23″N 2°05′14″W / 52.639860°N 2.087231°W / 52.639860; -2.087231 (M54, J1)
3.5 5.6 Wolverhampton, Stafford A449 J2 Wolverhampton A449 52°38′17″N 2°07′34″W / 52.638142°N 2.125983°W / 52.638142; -2.125983 (M54, J2)
10.9 17.6 Wolverhampton (West) A41 J3 Weston, Whitchurch A41 52°39′30″N 2°17′58″W / 52.658424°N 2.299576°W / 52.658424; -2.299576 (M54, J3)
15.7 25.3 Telford (East) A464
Kidderminster (A442)
Telford services		 J4
Services		 Telford (East) A464
Ironbridge (A442)
Telford Services		 52°40′46″N 2°24′24″W / 52.679400°N 2.406778°W / 52.679400; -2.406778 (M54, J4)
17.7 28.5 Telford (Centre) A5 J5
 Telford (Centre) B5072 52°41′00″N 2°26′55″W / 52.683381°N 2.448535°W / 52.683381; -2.448535 (M54, J5)
19.3 31.1 Telford (West) A518
Whitchurch (A449)
Ironbridge A5223		 J6 Telford (West) A518 52°41′18″N 2°29′20″W / 52.688402°N 2.488790°W / 52.688402; -2.488790 (M54, J6)
21.9 35.2 Start of motorway J7
 Wellington B5061 52°41′26″N 2°32′35″W / 52.690691°N 2.543035°W / 52.690691; -2.543035 (M54, J7)
Wellington B5061 Road continues as A5 to Shrewsbury
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

  • Rebuilding M54 - geograph.org.uk - 1315486

    The M54 undergoing critical reconstruction work, J5 (Telford Centre), 1997.

  • M54Motorway1

    The motorway as it passes through Telford – Junction 5 shown here – which was the first completed stretch of the motorway, then known as the Wellington Bypass.

  • M54map

    A map showing the M54 (dark blue) in relation to other motorways (light blue), shown within the ceremonial counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire and West Midlands. Area highlighted within UK on the left.

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