M9 motorway (Scotland) facts for kids

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M9 motorway

Looking north from junction 1

Route information

Maintained by Transport Scotland

Length

33.0 mi (53.1 km)

Existed

1968–present

History

Opened: 1968
Completed: 1980

Major junctions

Southeast end

Newbridge

M8 motorway

J1a → M90 motorway

J7 → M876 motorway

J8 → M876 motorway

J9 → M80 motorway

Northwest end

Dunblane

Location

Counties:

Edinburgh, West Lothian, Falkirk, Stirling

Primary
destinations:

Edinburgh Airport
Falkirk
Stirling

Road network

Roads in the United Kingdom

←

M11

→

The M9 is a motorway in Scotland. It goes from Edinburgh to Dunblane. It is 33 miles (53 km) long.

Junctions

Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
M9 motorway
Start of motorway	M8 J2	Glasgow, Livingston M8 Edinburgh M8
Edinburgh Airport A8 Broxburn, Uphall, Bathgate A89	J1	Edinburgh Airport A8 Broxburn A89
Queensferry Crossing, Perth, Dundee M90	J1a	Queensferry Crossing, Perth, Dundee M90, Aberdeen A90
None	J2	Uphall B8046 Forth Road Bridge, Kincardine Bridge A904
Linlithgow A803 Bo'ness A904	J3	None
Bathgate, Livingston A801 Polmont A803	J4	Bathgate, Livingston A801 Linlithgow A803, Kirkliston B9080 Polmont A803
Grangemouth, Falkirk A905	J5	Grangemouth, Bo'ness A905
None	J6	Grangemouth, Falkirk A905
Kincardine Bridge M876	J7	Kincardine Bridge M876
Glasgow M876	J8	None
Stirling A91	J9	Denny A872 Glasgow, Carlisle M80
Stirling services
Stirling, Callander, Crianlarich A84	J10	Stirling A84
Perth, Inverness A9 Bridge of Allan A9 Doune B824 Dunblane B8033	J11 (Terminus)	Start of motorway

Images for kids

Speed limit sign at the exit for Edinburgh (Junction 2)

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