M1 motorway - wikipedia M1 motorway This article is about the M1 motorway in England. For other M1 motorways, see List of M1 roads. M1 Route information Part of Length : 193.5 mi ( 311.4 km ) Existed : 1959 -- 60 -- present History : Completed in 1999 Major junctions South end : London A406 ( A406 ) 51 ° 34 ′ 32 '' N 0 ° 14 ′ 06 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.5755 ° N 0.2351 ° W ﻿ / 51.5755 ; - 0.2351 ﻿ ( M1 Motorway ( southern end ) ) J6a → M25 motorway J17 → M45 motorway J19 → M6 motorway J21 → M69 motorway J32 → M18 motorway J42 → M62 motorway J43 → M621 motorway J48 → A1 ( M ) motorway North end : Hook Moor ( A1 ( M ) ) 53 ° 49 ′ 22 '' N 1 ° 20 ′ 20 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.8229 ° N 1.3388 ° W ﻿ / 53.8229 ; - 1.3388 ﻿ ( M1 motorway ( northern end ) ) Location Counties : Greater London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Primary destinations : London Brent Cross Watford St Albans Luton Milton Keynes Northampton Rugby Leicester Loughborough Nottingham Derby Mansfield Chesterfield Sheffield Rotherham Barnsley Wakefield Leeds Road network Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones The M1 is a south - north motorway in England connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 ( M ) near Aberford. It was the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the UK ; the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the Preston By - pass, which later became part of the M6. The motorway is 193 miles ( 311 km ) long and was constructed in four phases. Most of the motorway was opened between 1959 and 1968 but the southern end was extended in 1977 and the northern end was extended in 1999. It forms part of the unsigned European route E13. Contents 1 History 1.1 First section, 1959 1.2 Rugby to Leeds, 1965 to 1968 1.3 Leeds South Eastern Urban Motorway, 1972 1.4 Lighting 1.5 Safety barriers 1.6 Leeds to Hook Moor, 1999 1.7 London extensions, 1966, 1967 and 1977 1.8 Recent developments 2 Current developments 2.1 A5 - M1 Link ( Dunstable Northern Bypass ) 3 Proposed developments 3.1 M1 / M69 junction 3.2 Other proposals 4 Incidents and accidents 5 Junctions 6 List of sights visible from the M1 7 See also 8 References 9 External links History There had been plans since before the Second World War for a motorway network in the United Kingdom. Lord Montagu formed a company to build a ' motorway like road ' from London to Birmingham in 1923 ; however it was a further 26 years before the Special Roads Act 1949 was passed which allowed for the construction of roads limited to specific vehicle classifications, and the 1950s when the country 's first motorways were given the government go - ahead. The first section of motorway was the Preston Bypass in Lancashire, which opened in 1958 ( now part of the M6 motorway ). The M1 was Britain 's first full - length motorway and opened in 1959. The early M1 had no speed limits, no central reservation or crash barriers, and no lighting. First section, 1959 Looking north from the B579 bridge at Chalton, with the former brickworks at Sundon to the right, in May 1958 The first section of the motorway opened between Junction 5 ( Watford ) and Junction 18 ( Crick / Rugby ) on 2 November 1959 together with the motorway 's two spurs, the M10 ( from Junction 7 to south of St Albans originally connecting to the A1 ) and the M45 ( from Junction 17 to the A45 and Coventry ). Parts of the Hertfordshire section were built using steam rollers. The M1 was officially inaugurated from Slip End ( close to Luton ), this was celebrated by a large concrete slab on the bridge next to the village with inscription `` London - Yorkshire Motorway -- This slab was sealed by the Rt Hon Harold Watkinson M.P. -- Minister of Transport -- Inauguration Day -- 24th March 1958 ''. It was relocated, during widening works in 2007 -- 08, to the eastern side of junction 10. Looking north from a similar position south of Toddington services in July 1959, nearing completion This section of the M1 broadly follows the route of the A5 north - west. It starts at the Watford Bypass ( A41 ), which runs south - east to meet the A1 at Apex corner, and ended on the A5 at Crick. The M10 spur motorway connected the M1 to the North Orbital Road ( A405 / A414, a precursor of the M25 ) where it also met the A5 ( now renumbered here as the A5183 ) and, 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) to the east via the A414, the A6, which subsequently became part of the M25. Although the whole of first section opened in 1959, it was built in two parts with the northern part ( Junctions 10 to 18 ) being built by John Laing and the southern part ( the St Albans Bypass ) being built by Tarmac Construction. Rugby to Leeds, 1965 to 1968 The M1 in Barnsley, heading north towards Leeds The continuation of the motorway from Junction 18 towards Yorkshire was carried out as a series of extensions between 1965 and 1968. Diverging from the A5, the motorway takes a more northerly route through the East Midlands, via Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham to Sheffield, where the M18 splits from the M1 at Junction 32 to head to Doncaster. Originally, the M1 was planned to end at Doncaster but it was decided to make what was going to be the `` Leeds and Sheffield Spur '' the primary route with the 11 - mile ( 18 km ) section to the A1 ( M ) south of Doncaster given the separate motorway number M18. From Junction 32, the motorway passes Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Wakefield, reaching the original end of the motorway at ( the original ) Junction 44 to the east of Leeds. There were plans to route the M1 from just south of Junction 42 where it interchanges with the M62, round the west of Leeds to the A1 at Dishforth ; the chosen route passes to the east of Leeds. With the M62 and M621, the M1 forms a ring of motorways around the south of Leeds. Leeds south Eastern urban motorway, 1972 The M1 and M621 interchange on the north bound carriageways at Leeds In 1972 an extension of the M1 was opened into central Leeds as the Leeds South Eastern Motorway where it met the Leeds South Western Motorway ( M621 ) coming north - east from the M62 at Junction 3. Lighting In July 1972 the then UK Minister for Transport Industries, John Peyton announced that 86 miles ( 138 km ) of UK motorway particularly prone to fog would benefit from lighting in a project which `` should be '' completed by 1973. Sections to be illuminated included the M1 between Junctions 3 and 14, and between Junctions 16 and 24. In August 2011, the Highways Agency announced that despite being converted to Smart Motorway status, the lights will be switched off on stretches of the motorway between Junctions 10 ( Luton ) and 15 ( Northampton ) without affecting road user safety. The motorway junctions and their approaches, and a section of the M1 on either side of Junction 11 ( north Luton ), would have lighting columns replaced and remain lit. All lighting columns from Junctions 10 to 14 have now been removed completely, apart from some slip roads. Safety barriers An increasing official interest in secondary safety was evident in an announcement in March 1973 that work would shortly begin on erecting `` tensioned safety barriers '' along the central reservation of a 34 - mile ( 55 km ) section of the M1 between Kegworth ( J24 ) and Barlborough ( J30 ). Leeds to hook moor, 1999 Between 1996 and 1999 the M1 section north of the M62 underwent a major reconstruction and extension to take the M1 on a new route to the A1 ( M ) at Aberford. The new road involved the construction of a series of new junctions, bridges and viaducts to the east of Leeds. When the new section of M1 was completed and opened on 4 February 1999, the Leeds South Eastern Motorway section of the M1 was redesignated as the M621 and the junctions were given new numbers ( M621 Junctions 4 to 7 ). London extensions, 1966, 1967 and 1977 Map showing construction dates of sections of the M1 M1 at Junction 4 The M1 was extended south from its original starting point at Junction 5 towards London in three stages. The first stage, opened in 1966, took the motorway south - east, parallel to the A41 to meet the A5 at junction 4 south of Elstree. The second phase continued east to Scratchwood ( the London Gateway Service Area occupies the location of the missing junction 3 from where an unbuilt spur would have connected to the A1 at Stirling Corner to the north - east ). The M1 then runs south alongside the Midland Main Line towards Hendon where it meets the A1 again at Junction 2 via a tightly curved flyover section. These flyovers connecting from the A1 were originally both for northbound traffic ; the left one as the on - ramp to the M1, the right one going over the A1 / A41 junction beneath to rejoin the A1 northbound. Junction 2 is about 2.5 miles ( 4 km ) south of the original Junction 3. Before the completion of Junction 2, southbound traffic left the motorway via a slip road which passed around the back of the now disused homebase and under the A41 / A1 Mill Hill Bypass and looped round to join it at Fiveways Interchange. This slip road is still visible to southbound traffic approximately 650 yards ( 590 m ) before Junction 2 and was maintained until the early 2000s though not accessible to traffic. The northbound slip road from the A1 is now partially used as the entrance way to a retail park and was once carried by bridge but no longer reaches the northbound carriageway as it is cut off by the motorway continuing south. The final section of the M1 was opened to Junction 1 at Staples Corner in 1977. There the motorway meets the North Circular Road ( A406 ) at a grade separated junction and roundabout. Unrealised plans made in the 1960s would have seen the motorway continue through the junction on an elevated roadway to end at West Hampstead where it would have met the North Cross Route, the northern section of the London Motorway Box, a proposed ring of urban motorway around the central area. The layout of the Staples Corner junction was originally built in accordance with these plans although most of the London Ringways Plan had been cancelled by 1973. Around the same time the section between the M10 and Junction 5 was widened from the original two lanes to three. On its completion, the M1 acted as a fast link road between London and Birmingham. It also provided a link to London Luton Airport for these regions, and its proximity to the site of the Milton Keynes new town ( designated in 1967 ) meant that it was soon providing a vital transport link to another major area. Recent developments In 2006 plans were published for the widening of 91 miles ( 146 km ) from Leicester through to Leeds ( Junctions 21 -- 42 ) to dual 4 - lanes. Work began on 10 - mile ( 16 km ) section between the M25 and Luton ( Junctions 6a and 10 ) in 2006 and opened in 2009 which included the construction of new parallel roads between Junctions 7 and 8 for local traffic together with the widening or replacement of eleven underbridges on one or both carriageways and replacing seven overbridges at a cost of £ 294 million. A variable speed limit system ( MIDAS ) was installed and the M10 spur was reclassified as part of the A414 road. Escalating costs across the whole of the Highways Agency programme, including the M1 project, where costs had risen to £ 5.1 billion, road protests and criticisms by the Transport Select Committee and the National Audit Office led to wide - ranging re-assessments of the Agency 's project costs. Widening was scaled back to section from M25 to Luton ( Junctions 6a to 10 ) that was already in progress and from Nottingham and Mansfield ( Junctions 25 -- 28 ). Hard - shoulder running being to be used for other sections. Work to widen the 15 - mile ( 24 km ) section from Nottingham to Mansfield ( J25 - J28 ) to dual 4 - lanes began in January 2008 and was completed in 2010 at a cost of £ 340 million. Variable speed limit cameras, installed initially only for the period of construction, proved to be so effective that they were retained permanently. Work to introduce Hard shoulder running on approximately 15 miles ( 24 km ) of motorway between Luton and Milton Keynes ( J10 - 13 ) was completed in December 2012 at a total cost of £ 327 million. Modifications were also made to Junctions 11 and 12 and the A421 road from Junction 13 to the Bedford southern bypass was upgraded to dual two - lane during this period Following a public inquiry in March 2013 the Secretary of State for Transport announced on 18 July 2013 that work to update the Catthorpe Interchange between the M1 motorway, M6 motorway and A14 road close to Catthorpe would go ahead. Work on the £ 191 million 3 layer interchange started in January 2014 and the scheme was fully opened to traffic in December 2016. Current developments A5 - M1 Link ( Dunstable Northern Bypass ) A5 - M1 Link ( Dunstable Northern Bypass ) The route of the Dunstable Northern Bypass proposal and route options for the connecting Luton Northern Bypass. Location Central Bedfordshire Proposer Highways Agency Status Under Construction ( ETA summer 2017 ) Type Road Cost estimate £ 171 million to £ 217 million Start date 2014 -- 2015 Completion date 2016 -- 2017 Geometry KML The A5 - M1 Link ( Dunstable Northern Bypass ) is to be a two - lane dual carriageway running east from the A5 north of Dunstable to join the M1 at a new Junction 11a south of Chalton. Here, it is intended to join with a proposed Luton Northern Bypass to form a northern bypass for the wider conurbation. The A5 - M1 Link aims to alleviate traffic congestion in Houghton Regis and Dunstable, reduce journey times for long - distance traffic travelling through Dunstable and improve the regional economy. The Highways Agency is expected to detrunk the A5 through Dunstable when the A5 - M1 Link opens to the public in early 2017. As part of the Dunstable Town Centre Masterplan, Central Bedfordshire Council is building the 2.9 km Woodside Link to connect the new junction 11a to the industrial areas of Dunstable and Houghton Regis. Most of the road will open to traffic in autumn 2016 with the remaining section connecting to junction 11a when it opens. Proposed developments M1 / M69 Junction There are plans to widen the M1 to dual 4 - lane or dual 5 - lane between Junctions 21 and 21a and construct a new link road between the M1 and the M69 including a new road bridge to take southbound M1 traffic over the motorway to connect to the M69. During this work the Leicester Forest East services would be closed. Consultation took place in 2007 and a completion date of 2014 was suggested. However the Highway Agency separately suggests that scheme development will `` recommence '' in 2014 / 15 with a provisional programmed start of works 2017 / 18. Other proposals In addition to the above schemes, the Highways Agency also plans to add capacity and improve flows on the following sections of motorway in the longer term. Location Works Start date M1 J21a -- J23a Hard shoulder running after 2020 M1 J23a -- J24a Various works including hard shoulder running after 2015 M1 J24 -- J25 Hard shoulder running after 2015 Plans to dual the A421 from Junction 13 to Milton Keynes and to add capacity to Junction 10a on the Luton spur are being developed. Incidents and accidents In March 1972, 200 vehicles crashed in thick fog resulting in the deaths of nine people on the M1 north of Luton. On 8 January 1989, a Boeing 737 crashed onto the embankment of the M1 whilst attempting an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport in Leicestershire. There were no ground casualties nor vehicular damage on the motorway as a result of the crash, however 47 passengers on board the aircraft were killed. On 6 September 1997, large sections of the northbound carriageway were closed between London and Althorp, Northamptonshire to allow for the funeral procession of Diana, Princess of Wales. In an unprecedented event, police allowed pedestrians onto the normally busy northbound carriageway almost the entire length of the route to pay their respects. In 2002, a section of the M1 near Milton Keynes was cleared using mobile police roadblocks to allow for filming of the film 28 Days Later. An 18 - mile ( 29 km ) stretch of the motorway was closed entirely on the morning of 11 December 2005, following a major explosion and fire at the Buncefield Oil Depot which is less than half a mile ( 800 m ) from the M1. On 11 June 2003 three tanks were thrown across the carriageway near Junction 19 near Lutterworth when the transporter carrying them was involved in an crash ; five were killed. In June 2007, the section of M1 between Junctions 32 and 36 was closed for a number of days after the Ulley Reservoir developed cracks after being deluged in the 2007 United Kingdom floods. Part of the motorway close to Tinsley Viaduct was closed to allow safe demolition of the Tinsley cooling towers in the early hours of 24 August 2008. the M1 remaining closed for much of the day until the stability of the viaduct was confirmed. On 15 April 2011, a seven - mile stretch of the road was closed between Junctions 1 and 4 due to a fire at a scrapyard underneath the motorway. The road was fully re-opened early on 21 April 2011 with a 50 mph speed limit in force whilst repair work continued to an elevated section. On 26 August 2017, two lorries and a minibus crashed between junctions 14 and 15, near Newport Pagnell, shutting down the motorway for most of the day. Eight people were killed and three severely injured. The drivers of the lorries were charged with dangerous driving, with one also charged with drunk driving. On 19 September 2017, an 11 - mile stretch of the road was closed between Junctions 14 and 15, near Newport Pagnell, following a suspicious object which was found under a bridge on the southbound carriageway. Both carriageways were closed, the southbound carriageway for most of the day. Junctions Map this section 's coordinates using OSM Map this section 's coordinates using Google Export this section 's coordinates as KML Export this section 's coordinates as GPX Map all microformatted coordinates Place data as RDF M1 motorway junctions mile km Southbound exits ( B carriageway ) Junction Northbound exits ( A carriageway ) 7.0 11.3 North Circular ( West ), Brent Cross, Wembley, Hanger Lane, ( A406 West ) J1 Southern terminus Start of motorway 51 ° 34 ′ 31 '' N 0 ° 14 ′ 05 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.57515 ° N 0.23471 ° W ﻿ / 51.57515 ; - 0.23471 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 1 ) 9.1 9.2 14.6 14.8 Central London ( The City ), Holloway North Circular ( A406 East ) A1 J2 No access 51 ° 36 ′ 14 '' N 0 ° 14 ′ 23 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.60399 ° N 0.23977 ° W ﻿ / 51.60399 ; - 0.23977 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 2 ) 12.0 19.3 London Gateway services Services London Gateway services 51 ° 38 ′ 06 '' N 0 ° 15 ′ 58 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.63513 ° N 0.26610 ° W ﻿ / 51.63513 ; - 0.26610 ﻿ ( M1, London Gateway services ) 13.2 13.5 21.3 21.8 Harrow, Edgware A41 ( A406 North ) J4 No access 51 ° 38 ′ 10 '' N 0 ° 18 ′ 17 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.63612 ° N 0.30468 ° W ﻿ / 51.63612 ; - 0.30468 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 4 ) 17.1 17.5 27.5 28.1 Harrow, Aylesbury A41 Watford A4008 J5 Aylesbury, Watford, M25 ( West ) A41 51 ° 40 ′ 18 '' N 0 ° 22 ′ 08 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.67162 ° N 0.36894 ° W ﻿ / 51.67162 ; - 0.36894 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 5 ) 19.7 20.0 31.7 32.2 North Watford A405 J6 St Albans, Harlow, M25 ( East ) A405 51 ° 42 ′ 22 '' N 0 ° 22 ′ 55 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.70602 ° N 0.38182 ° W ﻿ / 51.70602 ; - 0.38182 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 6 ) 20.4 20.8 32.9 33.5 Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, M40, M4, M3 Stansted Airport, Dartford, M11, M20 J6a M25 interchange No access 51 ° 43 ′ 06 '' N 0 ° 23 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.71831 ° N 0.38607 ° W ﻿ / 51.71831 ; - 0.38607 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 6a - M1 - M25 interchange ) 22.5 22.7 36.2 36.6 St Albans, Hatfield A414 J7 No access 51 ° 44 ′ 57 '' N 0 ° 24 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.74930 ° N 0.40928 ° W ﻿ / 51.74930 ; - 0.40928 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 7 ) 23.5 23.8 37.8 38.3 Hemel Hempstead J8 Hemel Hempstead A414 51 ° 45 ′ 25 '' N 0 ° 24 ′ 59 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.75695 ° N 0.41641 ° W ﻿ / 51.75695 ; - 0.41641 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 8 ) 27.9 28.3 44.9 45.6 Redbourn A5183 J9 Dunstable A5, Redbourn A5183 51 ° 49 ′ 12 '' N 0 ° 25 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.82000 ° N 0.41714 ° W ﻿ / 51.82000 ; - 0.41714 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 9 ) 30.3 30.6 48.8 49.2 Luton Airport A1081 J10 Luton ( S ) & Airport A1081 51 ° 51 ′ 14 '' N 0 ° 25 ′ 25 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.85397 ° N 0.42370 ° W ﻿ / 51.85397 ; - 0.42370 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 10 ) 33.7 34.0 54.3 54.7 Luton ( Centre ), Dunstable A505 J11 Luton ( Centre ), Dunstable A505 51 ° 53 ′ 36 '' N 0 ° 28 ′ 12 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.89347 ° N 0.46988 ° W ﻿ / 51.89347 ; - 0.46988 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 11 ) 38.9 62.6 Toddington services Services Toddington services 51 ° 56 ′ 52 '' N 0 ° 30 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.94778 ° N 0.50275 ° W ﻿ / 51.94778 ; - 0.50275 ﻿ ( M1, Toddington services ) 38.5 38.9 62.0 62.6 Flitwick, Houghton Regis, Toddington A5120 J12 Flitwick, Toddington, Woburn A5120 51 ° 57 ′ 27 '' N 0 ° 30 ′ 58 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.95744 ° N 0.51606 ° W ﻿ / 51.95744 ; - 0.51606 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 12 ) 45.2 45.4 72.7 73.1 Milton Keynes ( South ), Bedford A421 Woburn, Ampthill A507 J13 Milton Keynes ( South ), Bedford A421 Ampthill A507 52 ° 01 ′ 36 '' N 0 ° 36 ′ 13 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.02657 ° N 0.60360 ° W ﻿ / 52.02657 ; - 0.60360 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 13 ) 49.7 50.2 80.0 80.8 Milton Keynes ( Central ), Newport Pagnell A509 Bedford ( A422 ) Aylesbury ( A5 ) Leighton Buzzard ( A4146 ) J14 Milton Keynes ( Central ), Newport Pagnell A509 52 ° 03 ′ 32 '' N 0 ° 42 ′ 00 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.05877 ° N 0.70012 ° W ﻿ / 52.05877 ; - 0.70012 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 14 ) 53.7 86.5 Newport Pagnell services Services Newport Pagnell services 52 ° 05 ′ 00 '' N 0 ° 44 ′ 55 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.08330 ° N 0.74853 ° W ﻿ / 52.08330 ; - 0.74853 ﻿ ( M1, Newport Pagnell services ) 61.8 62.3 99.4 100.2 Northampton A45 Milton Keynes ( North ) A508 J15 Northampton A45 Milton Keynes ( North ) A508 52 ° 11 ′ 09 '' N 0 ° 53 ′ 44 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.18588 ° N 0.89551 ° W ﻿ / 52.18588 ; - 0.89551 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 15 ) 64.3 64.9 103.5 104.5 Northampton, Oxford A43 ( M40 ) Northampton services J15a Services Northampton, Oxford A43 ( M40 ) Northampton Services 52 ° 12 ′ 35 '' N 0 ° 56 ′ 40 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.20961 ° N 0.94435 ° W ﻿ / 52.20961 ; - 0.94435 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 15a ) 67.9 68.3 109.2 109.9 Northampton A4500 J16 Daventry A45 52 ° 13 ′ 49 '' N 1 ° 00 ′ 58 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.23030 ° N 1.01598 ° W ﻿ / 52.23030 ; - 1.01598 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 16 ) 75.1 120.8 Watford Gap services Services Watford Gap services 52 ° 18 ′ 25 '' N 1 ° 07 ′ 19 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.30696 ° N 1.12202 ° W ﻿ / 52.30696 ; - 1.12202 ﻿ ( M1, Watford Gap services ) 76.6 76.9 123.3 123.8 No access J17 Coventry M45 52 ° 19 ′ 29 '' N 1 ° 08 ′ 26 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.32464 ° N 1.14069 ° W ﻿ / 52.32464 ; - 1.14069 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 17 ) 78.5 78.9 126.3 126.9 Daventry, DIRFT A428 J18 Hinckley A5 Rugby A428 DIRFT 52 ° 21 ′ 03 '' N 1 ° 09 ′ 16 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.35089 ° N 1.15455 ° W ﻿ / 52.35089 ; - 1.15455 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 18 ) 82.3 82.7 132.4 133.1 Felixstowe, Corby, Kettering A14 J19 M6 / A14 interchange The North West Coventry, Birmingham M6 52 ° 24 ′ 19 '' N 1 ° 10 ′ 37 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.40522 ° N 1.17704 ° W ﻿ / 52.40522 ; - 1.17704 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 19 ) 85.5 86.1 137.6 138.5 Lutterworth, Rugby A4303 J20 Lutterworth A4303 Market Harborough A4304 52 ° 27 ′ 01 '' N 1 ° 11 ′ 29 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.45015 ° N 1.19146 ° W ﻿ / 52.45015 ; - 1.19146 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 10 ) 96.1 96.6 154.6 155.4 Coventry, Birmingham M69 ( M6 ) Leicester A5460 J21 Coventry M69 Leicester A5460 52 ° 36 ′ 01 '' N 1 ° 11 ′ 42 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.60041 ° N 1.19498 ° W ﻿ / 52.60041 ; - 1.19498 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 21 ) 97.7 157.2 Leicester Forest East services Services Leicester Forest East services 52 ° 37 ′ 09 '' N 1 ° 12 ′ 21 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.61920 ° N 1.20579 ° W ﻿ / 52.61920 ; - 1.20579 ﻿ ( M1, Leicester Forest East services ) 99.3 99.5 159.8 160.1 No access J21a Leicester, Newark A46 52 ° 38 ′ 09 '' N 1 ° 13 ′ 05 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.63577 ° N 1.21798 ° W ﻿ / 52.63577 ; - 1.21798 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 21a ) 104.3 104.7 167.8 168.5 Leicester A50, Coalville A511 J22 Coalville, Ashby - de-la - Zouch A511 52 ° 41 ′ 45 '' N 1 ° 17 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.69592 ° N 1.29240 ° W ﻿ / 52.69592 ; - 1.29240 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 22 ) 108.8 109.2 175.1 175.8 Loughborough, Ashby - de-la - Zouch A512 J23 Loughborough, Ashby - de-la - Zouch A512 52 ° 45 ′ 37 '' N 1 ° 16 ′ 26 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.76032 ° N 1.27394 ° W ﻿ / 52.76032 ; - 1.27394 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 23 ) 113.4 113.6 182.5 182.8 The South West, Tamworth, Birmingham, Ashby - de-la - Zouch, A42 ( M42 ) J23a Services East Midlands Airport A453 Stoke A50, Derby A6 Donington Park services 52 ° 49 ′ 09 '' N 1 ° 18 ′ 20 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.81929 ° N 1.30544 ° W ﻿ / 52.81929 ; - 1.30544 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 23a ) 114.9 115.4 184.9 185.7 Loughborough A6 East Midlands Airport A453 Donington Park services J24 Nottingham South / Centre A453 The South West Birmingham, Tamworth, A42, ( M42 ) 52 ° 50 ′ 38 '' N 1 ° 17 ′ 45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.84397 ° N 1.29570 ° W ﻿ / 52.84397 ; - 1.29570 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 24 ) 115.8 116.2 186.3 187.0 Stoke A50, Derby A6 J24a No access 52 ° 51 ′ 29 '' N 1 ° 18 ′ 04 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.85796 ° N 1.30106 ° W ﻿ / 52.85796 ; - 1.30106 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 24a ) 120.0 120.5 193.2 193.9 Nottingham South, Derby A52 J25 Derby, Nottingham West / Centre A52 52 ° 54 ′ 57 '' N 1 ° 17 ′ 59 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.91589 ° N 1.29969 ° W ﻿ / 52.91589 ; - 1.29969 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 25 ) 124.1 199.8 Trowell services Services Trowell services 52 ° 57 ′ 44 '' N 1 ° 16 ′ 02 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.96216 ° N 1.26725 ° W ﻿ / 52.96216 ; - 1.26725 ﻿ ( M1, Trowell services ) 126.0 126.6 202.8 203.7 Nottingham, Ilkeston A610 J26 Ripley, Eastwood, Nottingham North / Centre A610, Nuthall, Alfreton B600 52 ° 59 ′ 24 '' N 1 ° 14 ′ 04 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.98991 ° N 1.23455 ° W ﻿ / 52.98991 ; - 1.23455 ﻿ ( M1, Junction ) 131.5 132.0 211.7 212.4 Heanor, Hucknall A608 J27 Mansfield A608 53 ° 03 ′ 48 '' N 1 ° 16 ′ 09 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.06342 ° N 1.26909 ° W ﻿ / 53.06342 ; - 1.26909 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 27 ) 135.0 135.5 217.2 218.0 Mansfield, Derby A38 Matlock ( A615 ) J28 Mansfield, Matlock A38 53 ° 06 ′ 05 '' N 1 ° 19 ′ 26 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.10129 ° N 1.32398 ° W ﻿ / 53.10129 ; - 1.32398 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 28 ) 138.3 222.5 Tibshelf services Services Tibshelf services 53 ° 08 ′ 19 '' N 1 ° 19 ′ 51 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.13848 ° N 1.33093 ° W ﻿ / 53.13848 ; - 1.33093 ﻿ ( M1, Tibshelf services ) 141.7 142.3 228.1 229.0 Mansfield, Matlock A617 J29 Chesterfield A617 53 ° 11 ′ 52 '' N 1 ° 19 ′ 22 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.19773 ° N 1.32287 ° W ﻿ / 53.19773 ; - 1.32287 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 29 ) Markham Vale A6192 Bolsover ( A632 ) J29a Markham Vale A6192 Bolsover ( A632 ) 53 ° 14 ′ 47 '' N 1 ° 19 ′ 52 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.24647 ° N 1.33111 ° W ﻿ / 53.24647 ; - 1.33111 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 29a ) 148.4 148.8 238.9 239.5 Chesterfield, Newark A616 J30 Sheffield ( S ), Worksop A6135 53 ° 17 ′ 11 '' N 1 ° 17 ′ 46 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.28651 ° N 1.29604 ° W ﻿ / 53.28651 ; - 1.29604 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 30 ) 151.3 243.5 Woodall services Services Woodall services 53 ° 18 ′ 56 '' N 1 ° 16 ′ 56 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.31552 ° N 1.28214 ° W ﻿ / 53.31552 ; - 1.28214 ﻿ ( M1, Woodall services ) 153.8 154.2 247.5 248.2 Worksop A57 J31 Sheffield ( SE ) A57 Rotherham ( S ), Clowne ( A618 ) 53 ° 21 ′ 44 '' N 1 ° 17 ′ 00 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.36221 ° N 1.28347 ° W ﻿ / 53.36221 ; - 1.28347 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 31 ) 156.3 156.6 251.6 252.1 The North, Doncaster, Hull, Scunthorpe M18 J32 M18 interchange The North, Doncaster, Hull, Rotherham ( E ) M18 53 ° 23 ′ 30 '' N 1 ° 16 ′ 56 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.39160 ° N 1.28231 ° W ﻿ / 53.39160 ; - 1.28231 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 32 - M1 - M18 interchange ) 158.8 159.2 255.6 256.2 Sheffield ( centre ), Rotherham, A630 J33 Sheffield ( centre ), Rotherham, A630 53 ° 23 ′ 55 '' N 1 ° 20 ′ 59 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.39848 ° N 1.34977 ° W ﻿ / 53.39848 ; - 1.34977 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 33 ) 161.5 161.7 259.9 260.3 Meadowhall Centre, Rotherham A6109 : J34 Meadowhall, Sheffield, Rotherham A6178 : 53 ° 25 ′ 03 '' N 1 ° 24 ′ 23 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.41754 ° N 1.40634 ° W ﻿ / 53.41754 ; - 1.40634 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 34 ) 164.9 165.4 265.4 266.2 Rotherham, Sheffield A629 J35 Rotherham, Chapeltown, Penistone, Huddersfield A629 53 ° 27 ′ 21 '' N 1 ° 26 ′ 43 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.45581 ° N 1.44539 ° W ﻿ / 53.45581 ; - 1.44539 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 35 ) 166.7 166.9 268.2 268.6 No access J35a Manchester, Stocksbridge A616 53 ° 28 ′ 31 '' N 1 ° 27 ′ 32 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.47525 ° N 1.45891 ° W ﻿ / 53.47525 ; - 1.45891 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 35a ) 168.0 168.5 270.3 271.2 Sheffield ( North ) A61, Manchester, Stocksbridge ( A616 ) J36 Barnsley ( South ) A61, Doncaster ( A6195 ) 53 ° 29 ′ 47 '' N 1 ° 28 ′ 32 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.49632 ° N 1.47547 ° W ﻿ / 53.49632 ; - 1.47547 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 36 ) 172.1 172.6 276.9 277.8 Manchester, Barnsley A628 Stockport ( M67, M60 ) J37 Barnsley, Pontefract, Manchester A628 53 ° 32 ′ 55 '' N 1 ° 30 ′ 56 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.54872 ° N 1.51568 ° W ﻿ / 53.54872 ; - 1.51568 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 37 ) 176.4 176.9 283.9 284.7 Huddersfield, Barnsley A637 J38 Huddersfield, Barnsley A637 53 ° 36 ′ 11 '' N 1 ° 33 ′ 03 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.60297 ° N 1.55092 ° W ﻿ / 53.60297 ; - 1.55092 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 38 ) 178.5 287.2 Woolley Edge services Services Woolley Edge services 53 ° 37 ′ 18 '' N 1 ° 32 ′ 54 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.62161 ° N 1.54821 ° W ﻿ / 53.62161 ; - 1.54821 ﻿ ( M1, Woolley Edge services ) 179.9 180.4 289.5 290.4 Denby Dale A636 J39 Denby Dale A636 53 ° 39 ′ 02 '' N 1 ° 31 ′ 43 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.65064 ° N 1.52869 ° W ﻿ / 53.65064 ; - 1.52869 ﻿ ( M1, Junction ) 182.6 183.0 293.8 294.5 Wakefield, Dewsbury A638 J40 Wakefield, Dewsbury, Batley A638 53 ° 41 ′ 01 '' N 1 ° 33 ′ 18 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.68357 ° N 1.55508 ° W ﻿ / 53.68357 ; - 1.55508 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 40 ) 185.1 185.6 297.9 298.7 Wakefield, Morley A650 J41 Wakefield, Morley A650 53 ° 42 ′ 56 '' N 1 ° 32 ′ 07 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.71556 ° N 1.53534 ° W ﻿ / 53.71556 ; - 1.53534 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 41 ) 186.5 187.0 300.1 301.0 Hull, Manchester M62 J42 M62 interchange Hull, Manchester, Bradford, Liverpool M62 53 ° 43 ′ 51 '' N 1 ° 30 ′ 43 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.73087 ° N 1.51195 ° W ﻿ / 53.73087 ; - 1.51195 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 42 - M1 - M62 interchange ) 188.4 189.0 303.2 304.1 No access J43 Leeds M621 53 ° 45 ′ 17 '' N 1 ° 30 ′ 53 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.75460 ° N 1.51461 ° W ﻿ / 53.75460 ; - 1.51461 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 43 ) 189.4 189.9 304.8 305.6 Leeds A639 J44 Leeds A639 53 ° 45 ′ 45 '' N 1 ° 29 ′ 29 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.76256 ° N 1.49139 ° W ﻿ / 53.76256 ; - 1.49139 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 44 ) 190.8 191.2 307.1 307.7 Leeds A63 J45 Leeds A63 53 ° 46 ′ 34 '' N 1 ° 28 ′ 13 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.77613 ° N 1.47041 ° W ﻿ / 53.77613 ; - 1.47041 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 45 ) 193.7 194.0 311.7 312.2 Leeds A6120 J46 Leeds A6120 Selby A63 53 ° 47 ′ 31 '' N 1 ° 25 ′ 35 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.79198 ° N 1.42646 ° W ﻿ / 53.79198 ; - 1.42646 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 46 ) 196.6 197.0 316.4 317.1 Castleford A656 Garforth A642 J47 Garforth A642 The SOUTH ( A1 ) 53 ° 48 ′ 20 '' N 1 ° 21 ′ 41 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.80557 ° N 1.36149 ° W ﻿ / 53.80557 ; - 1.36149 ﻿ ( M1, Junction 47 ) 197.7 318.1 Start of motorway A1 ( M ), J43 Northern terminus The North, Wetherby, York ( A64 ), Newcastle A1 ( M ) 53 ° 49 ′ 18 '' N 1 ° 20 ′ 19 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.82178 ° N 1.33866 ° W ﻿ / 53.82178 ; - 1.33866 ﻿ ( M1, Northern terminus with A1 ( M ) ) Notes Data from driver location signs / distance marker posts are used to provide distance and carriageway identification information. Where a junction spans several hundred metres and the data is available, both the start and finish values for the junction are shown. Coordinate data from ACME Mapper. 1.000 mi = 1.609 km ; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access List of sights visible from the M1 This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2013 ) The M1 is the only UK motorway to use transition curves ( spirals ) to connect straights to curves ( circles ) as is usual with railways. This was found to be unnecessary and curves connect directly to straights ( or curves of a different radius ) on later motorways. Midland Main Line and Thameslink ( between London Gateway services and Junction 1, and also between Junctions 11 and 12 ) Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal ( Buncefield ) ( after Junction 8 northbound ) Icknield Way Path crosses near Toddington Services ( south of junction 12 ) The Point, Xscape and Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes ( between Junction 13 to 14 ) Express Lift Tower in Northampton ( between Junctions 14 and 16 ) West Coast Main Line ( runs alongside between Junctions 16 and 18 ) Rugby VLF transmitter ( between Junctions 18 and 19 ) East Midlands Airport ( between Junctions 23A and 24 ) Ratcliffe - on - Soar Power Station ( between Junctions 24 and 25 ) Sutton Scarsdale Hall ( on southern approach to Junction 29 -- visible only to southbound traffic ) Hardwick Hall and Hardwick Old Hall ( between Tibshelf Services and 29 ) Bolsover Castle ( between Junctions 29 and 30 ) Meadowhall Shopping Centre ( Sheffield, near Junction 34 ) Former site of the Blackburn Meadows Power Station ( Sheffield, near Junction 34, opposite Meadowhall ) Wentworth Castle ( between Junctions 36 and 37 ) Barnsley Town Hall ( visible travelling southbound between Junctions 37 and 38 ) Emley Moor mast ( between Junctions 37 and 38, again between Junctions 39 and 40 and also between Junctions 45 and 46. Also visible to northbound traffic in the distance between Woodall Services and Junction 32 ( on the left ) and Junctions 32 -- 34 ) Ferrybridge Power Station ( Leeds, at Junction 42 slip road, north and southbound ) Bridgewater Place ( Leeds, between Junctions 43 and 45 ) Temple Newsam ( Leeds, between Junctions 44 and 45 ) See also List of motorways in the United Kingdom References Jump up ^ `` Driving directions to M1 ''. Google. Retrieved 13 October 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Motorway archive ''. The Motorway Archive. Institute of Highways and Transportation. Archived from the original on 4 November 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Key facts about England 's motorways and trunk roads ''. Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2008. Jump up ^ Bridle, Ron ; Baldwin, Peter ; Baldwin, Robert ( 2004 ). The motorway achievement volume 1. p. 57. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7277 - 3196 - 8. Jump up ^ Chris Marshall. `` Motorway Database -- M1 ''. CBRD. Retrieved 31 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` M1 -- Highways Agency ''. Highways Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2014. In the early days of the M1 there was no speed limit, no central reservation, no crash barriers and no motorway lighting. Jump up ^ `` Tri-tandem roller 45655 of 1930 ''. The Robey Trust. Jump up ^ `` The Slab ''. Retrieved 20 January 2008. Jump up ^ `` list of material held by Northamptonshire CC ''. Motorway archive. Archived from the original on 26 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` News : Motorway lighting ''. Autocar. 137 nbr 3978 : 19. 13 July 1972. Jump up ^ `` HA press release M1 J10 - 13 lighting ''. Nds.coi.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011. Jump up ^ `` Motorweek : More M1 barriers ''. Motor. nbr 3677 : 40. 31 March 1973. Jump up ^ `` A1 ( M ) Bramham to Wetherby -- One Year After Study '' ( PDF ). Highways Agency. p. 8. Retrieved 4 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` M1 Jct 6a to 10 Widening ''. Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Jump up ^ `` 9 Mar 2009 : Column 10W -- continued ''. Hansard. Jump up ^ `` Protesters unfurl anti-M1 banners ''. BBC News. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2010. Jump up ^ `` Campaigners outraged at escalating costs of road wideningCampaigners outraged at escalating costs of road widening ''. Jump up ^ Jowit, Juliette ( 6 May 2007 ). `` M1 widening to cost £ 21m per mile ''. The Observer. London. Retrieved 28 January 2008. Jump up ^ `` M1 widening J25 - 28 : work to reduce congestion and improve safety starts in earnest ''. Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2008. Jump up ^ `` £ 340m M1 contract to MVM consortium ''. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` M1 works speed cameras will stay ''. BBC News. 3 January 2010. Temporary cameras installed for widening road works between Junctions 25 and 28 have proved so effective they will stay, it has been confirmed. Jump up ^ `` M1 Junctions 10 -- 13 Improvements ''. Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` M1 Jct 10 to 13 Improvements ''. Highways Agency. Jump up ^ `` A421 Bedford to M1 Junction 13 ''. Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 28 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` M1 Jct 19 ''. Retrieved 28 February 2008. Jump up ^ `` Press release : Go ahead for two new road schemes in the Midlands ''. Department for Transport. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Catthorpe : £ 191 million M1 / M6 / A14 junction improvement work to begin ''. Jump up ^ `` M1 Junction 19 Improvement Scheme ''. Highways Agency. Retrieved 11 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` A5 - M1 Link ( Dunstable Northern Bypass ) ''. Retrieved 25 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dunstable Town Centre Masterplan ''. Retrieved 25 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Woodside Link road ''. Retrieved 25 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` M1 / M69 Public Consultation Information -- The new solution ''. Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010. Jump up ^ `` M1 / M69 Public Consultation Information -- what happens now ''. Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` M1 Junctions 21 to 31 Improvements ''. Highways Agency. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Bedfordshire Local Transport Plan 2006 / 07 -- 2010 / 11 -- Major projects ''. Bedfordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` All change at 10A ? ''. BBC Local -- Beds, Herts and Bucks. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Death toll on British roads ''. Daily Mail. Thick fog was a factor in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 51 others in a massive 200 - vehicle crash on the M1 north of Luton, Beds, in March 1972. Jump up ^ `` Five killed in M1 crash ''. BBC News. BBC News. Eyewitnesses say the accident happened after a military transporter jack - knifed and scattered armoured vehicles across the carriageway Jump up ^ `` Blast demolishes landmark towers ''. BBC News. BBC News. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` M1 is fully reopened after Mill Hill scrapyard fire ''. BBC News. BBC News. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Eight dead in M1 horror crash after two lorries collide with minibus ' carrying children ' ''. Metro. Metro. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017. 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Question: what was the speed limit on the m1 when it first opened
Answer: The early M1 had no speed limits