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 M876 highlighted in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 8.0 mi (12.9 km) | |||
| Existed | 1980–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Northeast end | Dennyloanhead | |||
 M80 motorway Junction 8  M9 motorway Junctions 7 and 8 | ||||
| Southwest end | Bowtrees near Kincardine Bridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Primary destinations | Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk | |||
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The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge. It was opened in 1980.
The road is 8 miles (13 km) long. It begins by turning off junction 8 (formerly junction 5 until 2011) of the M80 and bypasses Falkirk and Stenhousemuir. It is one of only three motorways in the UK which form a concurrency with another motorway, the M9 which it then leaves again and continues for 1 mile (1.6 km) before becoming the A876.[1]
The original Kincardine Bridge was supplemented in 2008 by a second bridge, (the Clackmannanshire Bridge) for traffic towards Alloa. As part of the works, the terminal roundabout Bowtrees Roundabout was replaced with a grade separated junction, and the A876 beyond the junction has been upgraded to dual carriageway standard .
Junctions
| County | Location | mi | km | Junction | Destinations | Notes |
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| Falkirk | Denny | 0 | 0 | —[coord 1] |  M80 - Glasgow, Cumbernauld
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Eastbound entrance and Westbound exit only |
| 2.0 | 3.2 | 1[coord 2] |  A833 - Denny, Falkirk
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| Falkirk | 3.6 | 5.9 | 2[coord 3] |  A88 - Stenhousemuir, Larbert; A9 - Stirling
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| 5.3 | 8.5 | —[coord 4] |  M9 - Stirling
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Eastbound entrance and Westbound exit only, begins multiplex with M9 | ||
| 6.2 | 10.0 | —[coord 5] | M9 - Grangemouth, Falkirk
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End of multiplex with M9 | ||
| 7.6 | 12.1 | 3[coord 6] |  A905 - Airth, ; A876 - Kincardine
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End of motorway; continues as A876 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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- Coordinate list
See also
References
- ^ Headline Projects | Transport Scotland Archived 13 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Scottish Roads Archive - the M876 Motorway
- CBRD
- Pathetic Motorways – M876
- The Motorway Archive – M876
- Upper Forth Crossing details – M876/A876
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This page was last edited on 14 August 2023, at 17:07