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The M9 motorway is also the name of roads in Russia (see Baltic Highway), Pakistan (see M9 motorway
Super Highway

The M9 is a Motorways of Pakistan located in Sindh province, Pakistan, however it mostly called the Super Highway. It is 138 km long and connects the bustling metropolis of Karachi with Hyderabad ....
), and Ireland (see here
M9 motorway (Ireland)

The M9 motorway is a motorway in Republic of Ireland, forming part of the N9 road Dublin to Waterford national primary road. Currently, the motorway exists in two parts: the 6 km Kilcullen bypass and the 18.5 km Carlow bypass....
).


The M9 motorway is a major motorway
Motorway

Motorway is a term for both a type of road and a classification or designation. Motorways are high capacity roads designed to carry fast motor traffic safely....
 in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. It runs from the outskirts of Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
, bypassing the towns of Linlithgow
Linlithgow

Linlithgow is a town and former Royal burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. Those born in Linlithgow are sometimes nicknamed Black Bitches, and the town's coat of arms shows a black bitch dog, chained to an oak tree, which grows on an island....
, Falkirk
Falkirk

Falkirk The town lies at the junction of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal , a location which proved pivotal to the growth of Falkirk as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution....
, Grangemouth
Grangemouth

Grangemouth is a town and former burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland of Falkirk , Scotland, and formerly in the County of Stirling. It is on the Firth of Forth, 3 miles east of Falkirk....
 and Stirling
Stirling

Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
 to end at Dunblane
Dunblane

Dunblane is a small cathedral town and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling of Scotland. The town is situated off the A9 road , on the way north to Perth, Scotland....
.

Route
The road is approximately long, and runs in a roughly north-west direction from the M8. It meets the A8 at Newbridge - a traffic blackspot before the junction was grade separated
Grade separation

Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other....
.






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The M9 motorway is also the name of roads in Russia (see Baltic Highway), Pakistan (see M9 motorway
Super Highway

The M9 is a Motorways of Pakistan located in Sindh province, Pakistan, however it mostly called the Super Highway. It is 138 km long and connects the bustling metropolis of Karachi with Hyderabad ....
), and Ireland (see here
M9 motorway (Ireland)

The M9 motorway is a motorway in Republic of Ireland, forming part of the N9 road Dublin to Waterford national primary road. Currently, the motorway exists in two parts: the 6 km Kilcullen bypass and the 18.5 km Carlow bypass....
).


The M9 motorway is a major motorway
Motorway

Motorway is a term for both a type of road and a classification or designation. Motorways are high capacity roads designed to carry fast motor traffic safely....
 in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. It runs from the outskirts of Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
, bypassing the towns of Linlithgow
Linlithgow

Linlithgow is a town and former Royal burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. Those born in Linlithgow are sometimes nicknamed Black Bitches, and the town's coat of arms shows a black bitch dog, chained to an oak tree, which grows on an island....
, Falkirk
Falkirk

Falkirk The town lies at the junction of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal , a location which proved pivotal to the growth of Falkirk as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution....
, Grangemouth
Grangemouth

Grangemouth is a town and former burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland of Falkirk , Scotland, and formerly in the County of Stirling. It is on the Firth of Forth, 3 miles east of Falkirk....
 and Stirling
Stirling

Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
 to end at Dunblane
Dunblane

Dunblane is a small cathedral town and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling of Scotland. The town is situated off the A9 road , on the way north to Perth, Scotland....
.

Route


The road is approximately long, and runs in a roughly north-west direction from the M8. It meets the A8 at Newbridge - a traffic blackspot before the junction was grade separated
Grade separation

Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other....
. Its next junction is a motorway spur
Spur route

A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A Bypass route or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road....
 towards the Forth Road Bridge
Forth Road Bridge

The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in Central Belt Scotland. The bridge, built in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh at South Queensferry to Fife at North Queensferry....
. This spur has recently been extended, and since September 2007 now meets the A90 at Scotstoun, instead of ending at the single carriageway A8000 road
A8000 road

The A8000 is a short road in eastern Scotland, connecting the Forth Road Bridge to the B800 near Kirkliston.It used to be the main road from the bridge to the M9 motorway and the M8 motorway until September 2007, when a new section of the M9 motorway which bypasses the A8000 was completed....
 two miles (3 km) short of the bridge.

The road shares space with one mile (1.6 km) of the M876
M876 motorway

The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny, Stirlingshire to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge....
 en route to the Kincardine Bridge
Kincardine Bridge

The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife, Scotland....
 east of Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir

Stenhousemuir is a small town in the district of Falkirk , Scotland, situated to the north of Falkirk , Scotland. In 2001 the population was reported as being 10,351....
, at this point the motorway has 3 lanes in each direction, making it the most northerly stretch of Motorway in the UK to be 3 lanes wide. At Stirling it meets the M80
M80 motorway

The M80 is a motorway in central Scotland, running through Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Falkirk and Stirling and links the M8 motorway and M9 motorway motorways....
, taking over the main route through the Carse of Lecropt
Lecropt

Lecropt is a rural parish lying to the west of Bridge of Allan, Scotland.The population of the parish of Lecropt is estimated to be around 75, consisting entirely of isolated farms and houses, as well as the Keir Estate owned by the landed Stirling family....
 to the final roundabout at Dunblane. From there, the A9 runs all the way to Thurso
Thurso

Thurso is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. Historically, the town is one of two burghs within the Counties of Scotland of Caithness....
. Moto services are located at the M9/M80 junction, accessed via a roundabout which allows access to all routes.

Junctions


See also

  • List of motorways in the United Kingdom
    List of motorways in the United Kingdom

    List of motorways in the United Kingdom is a complete list of motorways in the United Kingdom. Note that Great Britain road numbering scheme and a separate numbering scheme for Northern Ireland, see Roads in Ireland....


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