Back M8 motorway German M8 motorway (Scotland) English آزادراه ام۸ (اسکاتلند) Persian Autoroute M8 (Grande-Bretagne) French M8 mòr-rathad Scots/Gaelic Motorway M8 Italian Autostrada M8 (Scozzia) LMO M8 (Groot-Brittannië) Dutch Autostrada M8 (Wielka Brytania) Polish M8 motorway (Scotland) SCO
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| Route information | ||||
Part of  E05 and  E16 | ||||
| Maintained by Transport Scotland | ||||
| Length | 60.3 mi (97.0 km) | |||
| Existed | 1965–present | |||
| History | Opened: 1965 Completed: 2017 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Sighthill 55°55′28″N 3°18′46″W / 55.9244°N 3.3128°W | |||
&sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:Junction_2.svg){kind=small} &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:UK-Motorway-M9.svg){kind=small} J2 → M9 motorway &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:Junction_8.svg){kind=small} &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:UK-Motorway-M73.svg){kind=small} /&sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:UK-Motorway-A8_(M).svg){kind=small} J8 → M73 motorway/A8(M) motorway &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:Junction_13.svg){kind=small} &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:UK-Motorway-M80.svg){kind=small} J13 → M80 motorway &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:Junction_21.svg){kind=small} &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:UK-Motorway-M74.svg){kind=small} J21 → M74 motorway &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:Junction_22.svg){kind=small} &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:UK-Motorway-M77.svg){kind=small} J22 → M77 motorway &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:Junction_30.svg){kind=small} &sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:UK-Motorway-M898.svg){kind=small} J30 → M898 motorway | ||||
| West end | Langbank 55°55′24″N 4°33′01″W / 55.9234°N 4.5504°W | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Counties | Edinburgh, West Lothian, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire | |||
| Primary destinations | Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport Livingston Glasgow Paisley Glasgow Airport Greenock | |||
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The M8 is a motorway in Scotland. It is very busy, and connects the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is about 60 miles (97 km) long.[1]
- ↑ "Department for Transport - GOV.UK" (PDF). dft.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-09. Retrieved 2020-06-16.