A74(M) and M74 motorways

The **A74(M)** and **M74** are two connected motorways in Scotland. They act as one motorway, usually just called the "M74". The motorway starts at the border with England. Here, the M6 motorway turns into the A74(M) motorway. The motorway connects the M6 with Glasgow and the M8. About halfway between the border with England and Glasgow, the A74(M) becomes the M74. Together, the motorways are  long.

## Junctions

|colspan="3"|**M74 motorway**||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Northbound exits|Junction|Southbound exits|
|Glasgow Airport M8 Kilmarnock M77||_Start of motorway_|
|Tradeston Kinning Park|J1|Tradeston Kinning Park|
|Polmadie B763 Rutherglen (A730)|J1A|Polmadie B763 Rutherglen (A730)|
|Rutherglen, Cambuslang A724|J2|Rutherglen, Cambuslang A724|
|Tollcross, Rutherglen A74|J2A|Tollcross Cambuslang A74|
|Shettleston, Cambuslang A763|J3|_No access_|
|_No access_|J3A|Tannochside, Uddingston A721|
|Stirling, Kincardine Bridge M73 Uddingston, Mount Vernon A721|J4|Stirling, Kincardine Bridge, Edinburgh M73|
|_No access_|Services|_Bothwell services_ <sup> Southbound only</sup>|
|Bellshill, Coatbridge, East Kilbride A725 Edinburgh (A8)|J5|Bellshill, Coatbridge, East Kilbride A725 Edinburgh (A8)|
|_Hamilton services_ <sup> Northbound only </sup>|Services|_No access_|
|Hamilton, Motherwell, Wishaw A723|J6|Motherwell, Wishaw, Hamilton A723|
|_No access_|J7|Lanark, Larkhall A72|
|Kilmarnock, Edinburgh A71 Larkhall B7078|J8|Kilmarnock, Edinburgh A71|
|_No access_|J9|Kirkmuirhill, Blackwood, Lesmahagow, Coalburn B7078|
|Lesmahagow, Kirkmuirhill, Blackwood B7078|J10|_No access_|
|_No access_|J11/Services|Edinburgh, Ayr B7078 (A70) _Happendon (Cairn Lodge) Services_|
|Edinburgh, Ayr A70 _Happendon (Cairn Lodge) Services_|J12/Services|_No access_|
|_Road continues as M74_|J13/Services|Edinburgh A702 Lanark (A73) _Abington services_|
|colspan="3"|**A74(M) motorway**||
|Northbound exits|Junction|Southbound exits|
|Edinburgh A702 Lanark (A73) _Abington services_|J13|_Road continues as A74(M)_|
|Crawford A702 Thornhill (A76), Crawfordjohn|J14|Crawford A702 Thornhill (A76), Crawfordjohn|
|Moffat, Dumfries A701, Selkirk (A708)|J15|Dumfries, Moffat A701, Selkirk (A708)|
|Johnstonebridge B7076 _Annandale Water Services_|J16/Services|Johnstonebridge B7076 _Annandale Water Services_|
|Lockerbie B7068|J17|Lockerbie B7068 Dumfries (A709)|
|Lockerbie B723 Dumfries (A709)|J18|_No access_|
|Ecclefechan B7076|J19|Ecclefechan B7076|
|Eaglesfield, Annan B722|J20|Eaglesfield, Annan, Kirtlebridge B722|
|Kirtlebridge, Kirkpatrick Fleming B7076 Canonbie B6357|J21|Canonbie B6357 Kirtlebridge, Kirkpatrick Fleming B7076|
|_Gretna Green Services_|Services|_Gretna Green Services_|
|Dumfries, Stranraer, Gretna A75|J22|Longtown (A6071) Gretna, Gretna Green B7076|
|_Entry into Scotland_|_Border_|_Entry into England_|
|_Start of A74(M) motorway_|M6 J45|continues as the M6 to Carlisle, Penrith and **The South**|

## Infobox (road)

- **country**: GBR
- **type**: M
- **route**: 74
- **length mi**: 40
- **direction a**: North
- **direction b**: South
- **terminus a**: Tradeston

- **terminus b**: Abington, South Lanarkshire, Abington

- **established**: 1966
- **history**: Constructed 1966–2011
- **destinations**: Glasgow, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, East Kilbride
- **junction**:
J1 → M8 motorway (Scotland), M8 motorway

J4 → M73 motorway

J13 → A74(M) motorway
- **map**: M74 motorway (Great Britain) map.svg
- **previous type**: M
- **next type**: M
- **previous route**: 73
- **next route**: 77


## Infobox (road)

- **country**: GBR
- **type**: AM
- **route**: 74
- **length mi**: 45
- **direction a**: Northwest
- **terminus a**: Abington, South Lanarkshire, Abington
(See M74 above.)
- **destinations**: Dumfries, Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle
- **terminus b**: Longtown, Cumbria, Longtown

- **direction b**: Southeast
- **established**: 1991
- **history**: Constructed 1991–1999
- **junction**:
J13 → M74 motorway

J22 → M6 motorway
- **e-road**: and
- **map**: A74(M) motorway (Great Britain) map.svg