{{UK motorway routebox|
| motorway= M49
| length-mi= 5
| length-km= 8
| direction= North - South
| start= Severn_Beach
| destinations= None
| end= Avonmouth
| opening-date= 1996
| completion-date= entire motorway
| junctions= 45px
M4_motorway
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M5_motorway
}} The '''M49 motorway''' is a small Motorway west of Bristol, England, that forms a shortcut between the M5_motorway and the Second Severn Bridge on the M4_motorway. It begins at junction 18a of the M5, and merges with the M4 at junction 22, just before the Second Severn Bridge, cutting journey times for traffic to and from Avonmouth docks, Central and southern Bristol and South_West_England. Having a 2-way junction with the M4, it also fulfils the dual role of providing a bypass for the busy stretch of the M5 between the Avonmouth_Bridge and the M4 in case of accidents, etc. The M49 is anomalously numbered, as it is entirely to the south of the M4_motorway and should therefore begin with a 3. The motorway was constructed in the mid-1990s at the same time as the bridge. It is unique on the British network for being the only motorway accessible only from other motorways. The original plans provided for an intermediate junction with the A403 to serve an expanded industrial area, but neither this or the junction came to fruition. ==Junctions== {| border=1 cellpadding=2 style="margin-left:1em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- align="center" bgcolor="0080d0" style="color: white;font-size:120%;" | colspan="3" | '''M49 Motorway''' |- align="center" bgcolor="000000" style="color: white" | Northbound exits | Junction | Southbound exits |- align="center" | Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, SOUTH WALES '''M4''' | M4 J22 | ''Start of Motorway'' |- align="center" | ''Start of Motorway'' | M5 J18 | Bristol, Taunton SOUTH WEST '''M5''' Avonmouth, Bristol West '''A4''' |} ==External links== * CBRD Motorway Database - M49 *Pathetic Motorways - M49 {{Template:UK motorways}} {{England-stub}} {{UK-road-stub}} 49 Category:Transport_in_Bristol Category:Transport_in_Gloucestershire Sv:M49_(motorväg,_Storbritannien)
M4_motorway
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M5_motorway
}} The '''M49 motorway''' is a small Motorway west of Bristol, England, that forms a shortcut between the M5_motorway and the Second Severn Bridge on the M4_motorway. It begins at junction 18a of the M5, and merges with the M4 at junction 22, just before the Second Severn Bridge, cutting journey times for traffic to and from Avonmouth docks, Central and southern Bristol and South_West_England. Having a 2-way junction with the M4, it also fulfils the dual role of providing a bypass for the busy stretch of the M5 between the Avonmouth_Bridge and the M4 in case of accidents, etc. The M49 is anomalously numbered, as it is entirely to the south of the M4_motorway and should therefore begin with a 3. The motorway was constructed in the mid-1990s at the same time as the bridge. It is unique on the British network for being the only motorway accessible only from other motorways. The original plans provided for an intermediate junction with the A403 to serve an expanded industrial area, but neither this or the junction came to fruition. ==Junctions== {| border=1 cellpadding=2 style="margin-left:1em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- align="center" bgcolor="0080d0" style="color: white;font-size:120%;" | colspan="3" | '''M49 Motorway''' |- align="center" bgcolor="000000" style="color: white" | Northbound exits | Junction | Southbound exits |- align="center" | Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, SOUTH WALES '''M4''' | M4 J22 | ''Start of Motorway'' |- align="center" | ''Start of Motorway'' | M5 J18 | Bristol, Taunton SOUTH WEST '''M5''' Avonmouth, Bristol West '''A4''' |} ==External links== * CBRD Motorway Database - M49 *Pathetic Motorways - M49 {{Template:UK motorways}} {{England-stub}} {{UK-road-stub}} 49 Category:Transport_in_Bristol Category:Transport_in_Gloucestershire Sv:M49_(motorväg,_Storbritannien)