M876 motorway

The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge. It was opened in 1980.

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Route information
Length8.0 mi (12.9 km)
Existed1980–present
Major junctions
Northeast endDennyloanhead
Major intersections
M80 motorway Junction 8

M9 motorway Junctions 7 and 8
Southwest endBowtrees near Kincardine Bridge
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations		Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk
Road network
← M621→ M898
The M876 motorway near to Stenhousemuir

The road is 8 miles (13 km) long. It begins by turning off junction 8 (formerly junction 5 until 2011) of the M80 and bypasses Falkirk and Stenhousemuir. It is one of only three motorways in the UK which form a concurrency with another motorway, the M9 which it then leaves again and continues for 1 mile (1.6 km) before becoming the A876.[1]

The original Kincardine Bridge was supplemented in 2008 by a second bridge, (the Clackmannanshire Bridge) for traffic towards Alloa. As part of the works, the terminal roundabout Bowtrees Roundabout was replaced with a grade separated junction, and the A876 beyond the junction has been upgraded to dual carriageway standard .

Junctions
County Location mi km Junction Destinations Notes
Falkirk Denny 0 0 —[coord 1] M80  - Glasgow, Cumbernauld Eastbound entrance and Westbound exit only
2.0 3.2 1[coord 2] A833  - Denny, Falkirk
Falkirk 3.6 5.9 2[coord 3] A88  - Stenhousemuir, Larbert;
A9 - Stirling
5.3 8.5 —[coord 4] M9  - Stirling Eastbound entrance and Westbound exit only, begins multiplex with M9
6.2 10.0 —[coord 5] M9  - Grangemouth, Falkirk End of multiplex with M9
7.6 12.1 3[coord 6] A905  - Airth, ;
A876 - Kincardine		 End of motorway; continues as A876
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Coordinate list
  1. 56.0006°N 3.9204°W / 56.0006; -3.9204 (Junction 8 of M80)
  2. 56.0134°N 3.8764°W / 56.0134; -3.8764 (Junction 1 of M876)
  3. 56.0326°N 3.8502°W / 56.0326; -3.8502 (Junction 2 of M876)
  4. 56.0432°N 3.8133°W / 56.0432; -3.8133 (Junction 8 of M9)
  5. 56.0433°N 3.7831°W / 56.0433; -3.7831 (Junction 7 of M9)
  6. 56.0524°N 3.7595°W / 56.0524; -3.7595 (Junction 3 of M876)

See also

References
  1. Headline Projects | Transport Scotland Archived 13 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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