A823(M) motorway
A823(M) | ||||
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A823(M) highlighted in blue | ||||
Looking west towards the terminus | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 1.0 mi[1] (1.6 km) | |||
| Existed | 1964–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Rosyth | |||
| M90 motorway | ||||
| East end | M90 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Road network | ||||
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The A823(M) is a short motorway in Fife, Scotland. It is a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) spur from the M90 into Rosyth and the A823 towards Dunfermline.
The road provides a fast route for traffic between Rosyth and Dunfermline to or from the Queensferry Crossing and M90.
When it opened in 1964[2] it was intended to be part of a longer motorway continuing eastbound along to the north coast of the Firth of Forth[3] and a bridge was built for this extension. Following the upgrade of the A92 it is unlikely this route will be constructed.[3]
There is a footbridge over the middle of the motorway for pedestrians going between Rosyth and Dunfermline.
There is no hard-shoulder on the motorway but there is one emergency lay-by on each side of the road at the approximate middle of the motorway.
Junctions
| A823(M) motorway | ||
| Eastbound exits | Junction | Westbound exits |
| Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Edinburgh M90 | M90 J2 | Start of motorway |
| Start of motorway | Dunfermline, Rosyth, Crieff A823 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Driving directions to Exit 2". Google. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ The Motorway Archive – M90 Dates Archived 19 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b The Motorway Archive – M90 Archived 5 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine