M18 motorway (Great Britain)
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Part of  E13
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| Length: | 26.5 mi (42.6 km) |
| Existed: | 1967 – present |
| History: | Constructed 1967–79 |
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| From: |
Thurcroft 53°22′52″N 1°16′43″W / 53.3811°N 1.2785°W |
  M1 motorway  .svg){kind=small} A1(M) motorway   M180 motorway   M62 motorway |
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Rawcliffe 53°40′57″N 0°58′03″W / 53.6825°N 0.9676°W |
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Primary destinations: |
Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Leeds |
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The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. It runs from the east of Rotherham to Goole and is approximately 26 miles (42 km) long. A section of the road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E13.
The M18 runs in a north east/south west direction from junction 32 of the M1 motorway to junction 35 of the M62 motorway. It passes east of Rotherham, southeast of Doncaster and Armthorpe, and west of Thorne. It meets the A1(M) at junction 2 (A1(M) junction 35)--known as the Wadworth Interchange—and the M180 motorway at junction 5. Access to Doncaster is provided from junctions 3 (A6182) and 4 (A630)
Much of the M18 is a two lane dual carriageway, and carries relatively low volumes of traffic. However, the section linking the M1 and A1(M) is much busier and has three lanes in each direction. It then passes over the Wadworth Viaduct. To the north it then crosses the East Coast Main Line, and until its closure and the dismantling of the pit head gear, a large colliery could be seen to the south at Rossington.
The Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme (FARRRS) is a new road scheme which runs from the M18 at Junction 3 to Robin Hood Airport, improving access primarily to the Airport but also to Rossington and the new Doncaster iPort. Work started in 2013 and the road became operational in February 2016.
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