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The A8(M) is a motorway in The Motorway Archive – M2 Northern Ireland Dates page
and built at the same time as the M2 section to which it connects. It is part of the unsigned European routes E01 and E18. The A8(M) does not meet any other motorways directly, with one end connecting to the A8, and the other connecting to the A6. The roundabout junction which links the A8(M) to the M2CBRD Motorway Database – A8(M) (NI)
URL accessed 17 June 2006 is the A6. Although both sides of the road are the same width, the northbound direction has three lanes, one of which is only partly open to traffic, while southbound only has two. Despite being one of the shortest motorways in Northern Ireland, it still includes matrix displays and is classified as a separate road, unlike other similar spurs, such as the Walton Summit motorway spur of the M65 motorway, which are classified as parts of other motorways.
/ref> Part of this alignment became the A8(M) when in 1964 further plans changed the route of the M2 via Antrim to Coleraine, away from its original direct alignment over difficult
which is how the plans for construction were then progressed. This road was already under construction at Newtownabbey, so it was left as a spur. This section was renamed the A8(M) as it links to the A8 continuing as an A-road all the way to Larne.Northern Ireland Roads Site – A8(M)
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The Motorway Database – A8(M)
Northern Ireland film
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Northern Ireland Roads Site – A8(M)Pathetic Motorways: A8(M)
{{DEFAULTSORT:8-0008 Motorways in Northern Ireland Roads in County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...
, Northern Ireland
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. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) long and is a spur of the M2 motorway. It was opened on 24 October 1966and built at the same time as the M2 section to which it connects. It is part of the unsigned European routes E01 and E18. The A8(M) does not meet any other motorways directly, with one end connecting to the A8, and the other connecting to the A6. The roundabout junction which links the A8(M) to the M2CBRD Motorway Database – A8(M) (NI)
URL accessed 17 June 2006 is the A6. Although both sides of the road are the same width, the northbound direction has three lanes, one of which is only partly open to traffic, while southbound only has two. Despite being one of the shortest motorways in Northern Ireland, it still includes matrix displays and is classified as a separate road, unlike other similar spurs, such as the Walton Summit motorway spur of the M65 motorway, which are classified as parts of other motorways.
History
In 1956 proposals for several motorways, including the M2, were announced with the M2 running directly to Ballymena.Northern Ireland Roads Site – History of Motorway Plans/ref> Part of this alignment became the A8(M) when in 1964 further plans changed the route of the M2 via Antrim to Coleraine, away from its original direct alignment over difficult
terrain
Terrain (), alternatively relief or topographical relief, is the dimension and shape of a given surface of land. In physical geography, terrain is the lay of the land. This is usually expressed in terms of the elevation, slope, and orientati ...
,The Motorway Archive – M2 (Northern Ireland)which is how the plans for construction were then progressed. This road was already under construction at Newtownabbey, so it was left as a spur. This section was renamed the A8(M) as it links to the A8 continuing as an A-road all the way to Larne.Northern Ireland Roads Site – A8(M)
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Junctions
See also
* Roads in Ireland * List of motorways in the United KingdomReferences
External links
*CBRDThe Motorway Database – A8(M)
Northern Ireland film
( QuickTime)
Northern Ireland Roads Site – A8(M)
{{DEFAULTSORT:8-0008 Motorways in Northern Ireland Roads in County Antrim