M1 motorway

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UK-Motorway-M1.svg
M1
London - Yorkshire motorway
M1 motorwayM1 highlighted in blue
M1 motorway (Great Britain) map.svg
Shown with UK motorway network
Motorway M1 Yorkshire 2007-08-13.jpg
Looking north towards junction 37 on one of the few stretches that remain three-lane
Route information
Part of Tabliczka E13.svg E13
Maintained by National Highways
Length193.5 mi [1]  (311.4 km)
Existed1959–present
HistoryOpened: 1959
Completed: 1999
Major junctions
South end Staples Corner, London (A406)
51°34′32″N0°14′06″W / 51.5755°N 0.2351°W / 51.5755; -0.2351 (M1 Motorway (southern end))
Major intersections Junction 6a.svg UK-Motorway-M25.svg
J6a → M25 motorway
Junction 17.svg UK-Motorway-M45.svg
J17 → M45 motorway
Junction 19.svg UK-Motorway-M6.svg
J19 → M6 motorway
Junction 21.svg UK-Motorway-M69.svg
J21 → M69 motorway
Junction 32.svg UK-Motorway-M18.svg
J32 → M18 motorway
Junction 42.svg UK-Motorway-M62.svg
J42 → M62 motorway
Junction 43.svg UK-Motorway-M621.svg
J43 → M621 motorway
UK-Motorway-A1 (M).svg
A1(M) motorway
North endHook Moor, West Yorkshire (A1(M))
53°49′22″N1°20′20″W / 53.8229°N 1.3388°W / 53.8229; -1.3388 (M1 motorway (northern end))
Location
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Counties Greater London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Primary
destinations
London
Brent Cross
Watford
St Albans
Hemel Hempstead
Luton
Milton Keynes
Northampton
Rugby
Leicester
Loughborough
Nottingham
Derby
Mansfield
Chesterfield
Sheffield
Rotherham
Barnsley
Wakefield
Leeds
Road network
UK-Motorway-M1.svg M1 UK-Motorway-M2.svg M2

The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle. It was the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the UK; [2] the first motorway in the country was the Preston Bypass, which later became part of the M6. [3]

Contents

The motorway is 193 miles (311 km) long and was constructed in four phases. Most of the motorway was opened between 1959 and 1968. The southern end was extended in 1977 and the northern end was extended in 1999.

History

There had been plans 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, [4] but 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 in the 1950s, the country's first motorways were given the government go-ahead.

The first section of motorway was the Preston Bypass in Lancashire, now part of the M6 motorway, which opened in 1958. [3] The M1 was Britain's first full-length motorway and opened in 1959. [5] The early M1 had no speed limits, crash barriers, or lighting, and had soft shoulders rather than hard. As there was then little traffic, London musicians such as the Rolling Stones were known to speed up to take advantage of the Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, open 24 hours at a time when pubs closed at 11 p.m. [6]

First section, 1959

Looking north from B579 bridge at Chalton. Former cement works at Sundon to the right (May 1958) Toddington - M1 Motorway under construction 1725951 0d6f8279.jpg
Looking north from B579 bridge at Chalton. Former cement works at Sundon to the right (May 1958)

The first section of the motorway, between junction 5 (Watford) and junction 18 (Crick/Rugby), opened 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. [7]

The M1 was officially inaugurated from Slip End (close to Luton), celebrated by a large concrete slab on the bridge next to the village, [8] with inscription "London-Yorkshire Motorway – This slab was sealed by the 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 (July 1959) Chalton - M1 Motorway under construction.txt 1725911 0aaeb0d3.jpg
Looking north from a similar position south of Toddington services (July 1959)

This section of the M1 broadly follows the route of the A5 north-west. It started 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 the first section opened in 1959, it was built in two parts, with the northern part (junctions 10 to 18) being built by John Laing [2] and the southern part (the St Albans Bypass) being built by Tarmac Construction. [9]

Rugby to Leeds, 1965 to 1968

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" into 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 northbound carriageways at Leeds M1 and M621.jpg
The M1 and M621 interchange on the northbound 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 that "should be" completed by 1973. [10] Sections to be illuminated included the M1 between junctions 3 and 14, and between junctions 16 and 24. [10] 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 were removed completely, apart from some on slip roads. [11]

Safety barriers

An increasing official interest in secondary safety was evident in an announcement in March 1973 that work would begin shortly 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). [12]

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, [13] the Leeds South Eastern Motorway section of the M1 was re-designated as the M621, and the junctions were given new numbers: M621 junctions 4 to 7.

London extensions, 1966, 1967 and 1977

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Map showing construction dates of sections of the M1
M1 at junction 4. The old overhead lane control gantries are still visible, which were replaced with newer, verge-mounted MS4 variable message signs in 2008. M1 Motorway, Junction 4 - geograph.org.uk - 85978.jpg
M1 at junction 4. The old overhead lane control gantries are still visible, which were replaced with newer, verge-mounted MS4 variable message signs in 2008.

The M1 was extended south towards London from its original starting point at junction 5, 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 (London Gateway Services, which 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, even 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, because 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 from 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 those plans, although most of the London Ringways Plan had been cancelled by 1973. Around the same time, the section between the then-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 via the M6. It also provided a link to London Luton Airport for those regions, and its proximity to the site of the new town of Milton Keynes (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 four lanes each way.

Escalating costs across the whole of the Highways Agency programme, including the M1 project, on which costs had risen to £5.1 billion, as well as increasing opposition to major road expansion, [14] [15] as well as criticisms by the Transport Select Committee and the National Audit Office, led to wide-ranging re-assessments of the Agency's project costs. [16] Widening was scaled back to the junctions 6A to 10 scheme that was already in progress, and from Nottingham and Mansfield (junctions 25–28), and hard shoulder running was to be used for other sections.

Many later developments, including smart motorway schemes, have been made to the M1, and these are detailed below. Recent concerns about accidents and deaths on the former hard shoulder have led to a halt and review into extending all lane running which reported in July 2021. [17] [ failed verification ]

Developments

A5-M1 Link (Dunstable Northern Bypass)
Proposed Dunstable and Luton Northern Bypass.png
The route of the Dunstable Northern Bypass proposal and route options for the connecting Luton Northern Bypass.
LocationCentral Bedfordshire
ProposerHighways Agency
StatusCompleted (summer 2017)
TypeRoad
Cost estimate£171 million to £217 million
Geometry KML

The A5-M1 Link (Dunstable Northern Bypass) is a two-lane dual carriageway running east from the A5 north of Dunstable joining the M1 at a new junction 11a south of Chalton. [18] 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 detrunked the A5 through Dunstable when the A5-M1 Link opened to the public in May 2017. [19] As part of the Dunstable Town Centre Masterplan, Central Bedfordshire Council built the 2.9 km (1.8 miles) Woodside Link to connect the new junction 11a to the industrial areas of Dunstable and Houghton Regis. Most of the road opened to traffic in autumn 2016 with the remaining section connecting to junction 11a. [20]

M1/M69 junction

There is a proposal to widen the M1 to dual four-lane or dual five-lane between junctions 21 and 21a and construct a new link road between the M1 and the M69. During this work the Leicester Forest East services would be closed, and possibly relocated. [21] Consultation took place in 2007. [22] [23] As of May 2022, work on this scheme has still not begun. [24]

M1 junction 19 improvement

Following the report of a public inquiry in March 2013, the Secretary of State for Transport announced on 18 July 2013 that work to update the Catthorpe Interchange at junction 19, between the M1 motorway, M6 motorway and A14 road, close to Catthorpe, [25] would go ahead. [26] Work on the £191 million three-layer interchange started in January 2014. [27] The scheme was fully opened to traffic in December 2016. [28]

A421 dualling from Milton Keynes to M1 junction 13

In conjunction with the M1 widening schemes and dualling of the A421 between M1 junction 13 and the A1 near St Neots, proposals were made to widen the A421 between the M1 junction 13 in Bedfordshire and the Kingston roundabout in Milton Keynes. [29] Exhibitions were held in June 2005 which rejected proposals to re-route the road in favour of widening the current road. In 2005, the project was given an estimated total cost of £33 million. [30]

Funding of £23.5 million was confirmed by the government for these works, as part of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership "Local Growth Deal". [31] As part of the government's pinch point reduction programme, work commenced in 2014 on the A421 in Milton Keynes to improve the Kingston roundabout, and dual the section from it to (near) the Bedfordshire border, with the construction of two new roundabouts on the route. The road corridor includes a separate cycleway. [32]

The upgrade work for this final phase of the plan, the section running from junction 13 to Eagle Farm roundabout, started in September 2018 and was completed in December 2020. [32]

Smart Motorways

M1 widening and variable speed limits, junctions 6A to 10 (M25 to Luton South)

Work began on the 10-mile (16 km) section between the M25 and Luton (J6A-J10) in 2006 and opened in 2009, which included the construction of new parallel collector-distributor lanes between junctions 7 and 8.

The M10 spur was built as a motorway because it inevitably led to the M1, but as non-motorway traffic could now travel between the A414 at Hemel Hempstead and Park Street Roundabout without having to access the M1, the M10 was downgraded to an A road, and designated as part of the A414 to allow for this. The work also included widening or replacement of 11 underbridges on one or both carriageways, and replacing seven overbridges [33] at a total cost of £294 million. [34] A variable mandatory speed limit system was installed, making this the first smart motorway scheme on the M1.

M1 dynamic hard shoulder running, junctions 10 to 13 (Luton South to Milton Keynes South)

Work to introduce dynamic hard shoulder running on approximately 15 miles (24 km) of motorway between Luton and Milton Keynes (J10-J13) was completed in December 2012, at a total cost of £327 million. [35] This made the hard shoulder available to be opened as a traffic lane where additional capacity was necessary. Modifications were made to junctions 11 and 12, [36] to allow for four lanes running through each junction, and the A421 from junction 13 to the Bedford southern bypass was also upgraded to two lanes each way during this period. [37] The scheme will likely be converted to all lane running at some point in the 2020 decade, alongside all other dynamic hard shoulder running schemes. This was because a Government review into smart motorways found dynamic hard shoulder running was too confusing for drivers, leading to plans to convert all dynamic hard shoulders into permanent running lanes. [38]

M1 widening and variable speed limits, junctions 25-28 (Nottingham to Mansfield)

Work to widen the 15-mile (24 km) section from Nottingham to Mansfield (J25-J28) to four lanes each way began in October 2007 and was completed in May 2010, at a cost of £340 million. [39] [40] A 50 mph limit, enforced by average speed cameras, was imposed for the period of construction, but it proved to be so effective that a permanent variable mandatory speed limit system was installed. [41] In 2023, following a previous debate on the issue, local MPs Mark Fletcher and Lee Anderson called on the government to upgrade junction 28, describing it as a "pinch point" disadvantaging local residents and businesses. [42] [43]

M1 widening and variable speed limits, junctions 13-16 (Milton Keynes South to Northampton West)

National Highways converted the existing 23-mile (37 km) section of the M1 between Milton Keynes and Northampton (J13-J16) into an all-lane-running (ALR) smart motorway consisting of four lanes running in both directions without a hard shoulder, with the project's cost being £373 million. Construction began in January 2018, with the scheme opening in stages until 9 March 2023, when the project was fully complete. [44]

Other proposals

The speed limit between M1 junctions 33 to 34, near Rotherham, has been reduced to 60 mph, to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide. The plans were to be implemented before October 2020, [45] [46] and as of August 2023 the speed limit reduction is still in place.

Incidents and accidents

Junctions

CountyLocationmikmJctDestinations (SB)Destinations (NB)Notes
Greater London London Borough of Barnet 7.011.31UK road A406.svg A406 (North Circular)  Central London , Brent Cross , Wembley Southern terminus
51°34′31″N0°14′05″W / 51.5752°N 0.2347°W / 51.5752; -0.2347 (M1, Junction 1)
9.1
9.2
14.6
14.8
2UK road A1.svgUK road A406.svg A1 to A406 east (North Circular)  City of London , Holloway No accessSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
51°36′14″N0°14′23″W / 51.6040°N 0.2398°W / 51.6040; -0.2398 (M1, Junction 2)
12.019.3 London Gateway services 51°38′06″N0°15′58″W / 51.63513°N 0.2661°W / 51.63513; -0.2661 (M1, London Gateway services)
13.2
13.5
21.3
21.8
4UK road A41.svg A41   Harrow , Edgware No accessSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
51°38′10″N0°18′17″W / 51.6361°N 0.3047°W / 51.6361; -0.3047 (M1, Junction 4)
Hertfordshire BusheyRadlett boundary17.1
17.5
27.5
28.1
5UK road A41.svg A41   Watford UK road A41.svgUK-Motorway-M25.svg A41 to M25 west  Aylesbury , Watford 51°40′18″N0°22′08″W / 51.6716°N 0.3689°W / 51.6716; -0.3689 (M1, Junction 5)
WatfordBricket Wood boundary19.7
20.0
31.7
32.2
6UK road A405.svg A405   North Watford UK road A405.svgUK-Motorway-M25.svg A405 to M25   St Albans 51°42′22″N0°22′54″W / 51.7060°N 0.3818°W / 51.7060; -0.3818 (M1, Junction 6)
St Stephen 20.4
20.8
32.9
33.5
6AUK-Motorway-M25.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg M25 to M11  / M20   Stansted Airport , Dartford

UK-Motorway-M25.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg M25 to M40  / M4  / M3   Heathrow Airport

No accessSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
51°43′06″N0°23′10″W / 51.7183°N 0.3861°W / 51.7183; -0.3861 (M1, Junction 6a - M1-M25 interchange)
St Michael 22.5
22.7
36.2
36.6
7UK road A414.svg A414   St Albans , Hatfield No accessSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
51°44′57″N0°24′33″W / 51.7493°N 0.4093°W / 51.7493; -0.4093 (M1, Junction 7)
23.5
23.8
37.8
38.3
8UK road A414.svg A414   Hemel Hempstead 51°45′25″N0°24′59″W / 51.7570°N 0.4164°W / 51.7570; -0.4164 (M1, Junction 8)
RedbournFlamsteadHarpenden boundary27.9
28.3
44.9
45.6
9UK road A5183.svg A5183   Redbourn UK road A5183.svg A5183   St Albans 51°49′12″N0°25′02″W / 51.8200°N 0.4171°W / 51.8200; -0.4171 (M1, Junction 9)
Bedfordshire Slip EndLuton boundary30.3
30.6
48.8
49.2
10UK road A1081.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg A1081   Luton , Luton Airport 51°51′14″N0°25′23″W / 51.8540°N 0.4230°W / 51.8540; -0.4230 (M1, Junction 10)
Luton 33.7
34.0
54.3
54.7
11UK road A505.svg A505   Luton , Dunstable 51°53′37″N0°28′12″W / 51.8935°N 0.4699°W / 51.8935; -0.4699 (M1, Junction 11)
Chalton 11AUK road A5.svgUK road A505.svg A5 to A505   Aylesbury , Dunstable 51°55′18″N0°29′28″W / 51.9216°N 0.4912°W / 51.9216; -0.4912 (M1, Junction 11A)
Toddington Toddington services 51°56′52″N0°30′10″W / 51.9478°N 0.5028°W / 51.9478; -0.5028 (M1, Toddington services)
38.5
38.9
62.0
62.6
12UK road A5120.svg A5120   Flitwick 51°57′27″N0°30′58″W / 51.9574°N 0.5161°W / 51.9574; -0.5161 (M1, Junction 12)
Husborne CrawleyBrogborough boundary45.2
45.4
72.7
73.1
13UK road A421.svg A421   Bedford , Milton Keynes 52°01′36″N0°36′13″W / 52.0266°N 0.6036°W / 52.0266; -0.6036 (M1, Junction 13)
Buckinghamshire BroughtonMoulsoe boundary49.7
50.2
80.0
80.8
14UK road A509.svg A509   Milton Keynes , Newport Pagnell 52°03′32″N0°42′00″W / 52.0588°N 0.7001°W / 52.0588; -0.7001 (M1, Junction 14)
Newport Pagnell 53.786.5 Newport Pagnell services 52°05′00″N0°44′55″W / 52.0833°N 0.7485°W / 52.0833; -0.7485 (M1, Newport Pagnell services)
Northamptonshire Grange Park 61.8
62.3
99.4
100.2
15UK road A45.svgUK road A508.svgUK road A43.svg A45  / A508 to A43   Northampton , Wellingborough , Kettering , Rail Freight Terminal 52°11′09″N0°53′42″W / 52.1859°N 0.8951°W / 52.1859; -0.8951 (M1, Junction 15)
Rothersthorpe 64.3
64.9
103.5
104.5
15AUK road A43.svgUK-Motorway-M40.svg A43 to M40   Oxford
Northampton services
UK road A43.svgUK-Motorway-M40.svg A43 to M40   Oxford , Northampton
Northampton services
52°12′35″N0°56′40″W / 52.2096°N 0.9444°W / 52.2096; -0.9444 (M1, Junction 15a)
Upper Heyford 67.9
68.3
109.2
109.9
16UK road A4500.svg A4500   Northampton UK road A45.svg A45   Daventry 52°13′49″N1°00′58″W / 52.2303°N 1.0160°W / 52.2303; -1.0160 (M1, Junction 16)
Watford 75.1120.8 Watford Gap services 52°18′25″N1°07′19″W / 52.3070°N 1.1220°W / 52.3070; -1.1220 (M1, Watford Gap services)
WatfordCrick boundary76.6
76.9
123.3
123.8
17No accessUK-Motorway-M45.svg M45   Coventry Northbound exit and southbound entrance
52°19′28″N1°08′27″W / 52.3244°N 1.1407°W / 52.3244; -1.1407 (M1, Junction 17)
Crick 78.5
78.9
126.3
126.9
18UK road A428.svgUK road A361.svg A428 to A361   Daventry , DIRFT UK road A5.svgUK road A428.svg A5 to A428   Hinckley , Rugby , DIRFT 52°21′03″N1°09′17″W / 52.3509°N 1.1546°W / 52.3509; -1.1546 (M1, Junction 18)
Leicestershire Swinford
(Catthorpe Interchange)
82.3
82.7
132.4
133.1
19UK road A14.svg A14   Felixstowe , Kettering UK-Motorway-M6.svg M6  – The North West, Birmingham , Coventry No access to M6 from southbound exit or to A14 from northbound exit
52°24′19″N1°10′37″W / 52.4052°N 1.1770°W / 52.4052; -1.1770 (M1, Junction 19)
LutterworthMisterton with Walcote boundary85.5
86.1
137.6
138.5
20UK road A4303.svgUK road A426.svg A4303 to A426   Lutterworth , Rugby UK road A4303.svgUK road A4304.svg A4303  / A4304   Lutterworth , Market Harborough 52°27′01″N1°11′29″W / 52.4502°N 1.1915°W / 52.4502; -1.1915 (M1, Junction 20)
EnderbyLubbesthorpeBraunstone Town boundary96.1
96.6
154.6
155.4
21UK-Motorway-M69.svgUK road A5460.svg M69  / A5460   Birmingham , Coventry , Leicester UK-Motorway-M69.svgUK road A5460.svg M69  / A5460   Coventry , Leicester 52°36′01″N1°11′42″W / 52.6004°N 1.1950°W / 52.6004; -1.1950 (M1, Junction 21)
Leicester Forest East 97.7157.2 Leicester Forest East services 52°37′09″N1°12′21″W / 52.6192°N 1.2058°W / 52.6192; -1.2058 (M1, Leicester Forest East services)
Kirby Muxloe 99.3
99.5
159.8
160.1
21ANo accessUK road A46.svg A46   Leicester , Newark Northbound exit and southbound entrance
52°38′09″N1°13′05″W / 52.6358°N 1.2180°W / 52.6358; -1.2180 (M1, Junction 21a)
Markfield 104.3
104.7
167.8
168.5
22UK road A50.svgUK road A511.svg A50  / A511   Leicester , Coalville UK road A511.svg A511   Ashby , Coalville 52°41′45″N1°17′33″W / 52.6959°N 1.2924°W / 52.6959; -1.2924 (M1, Junction 22)
Shepshed 108.8
109.2
175.1
175.8
23UK road A512.svg A512   Loughborough , Shepshed 52°45′37″N1°16′26″W / 52.7603°N 1.2739°W / 52.7603; -1.2739 (M1, Junction 23)
Long Whatton and Diseworth 113.4
113.6
182.5
182.8
23AUK road A42.svgUK-Motorway-M42.svg A42 to M42  – The South West, Birmingham UK road A453.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg A453   East Midlands Airport
Donington Park services
No access to A42 from northbound exit and to A453 from southbound exit
52°49′09″N1°18′19″W / 52.8193°N 1.3054°W / 52.8193; -1.3054 (M1, Junction 23a)
Lockington-Hemington 114.9
115.4
184.9
185.7
24UK road A453.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg A453   Nottingham , East Midlands Airport
Donington Park services
UK road A50.svgUK road A453.svg A50  / A453   Stoke , Derby , Nottingham 52°50′38″N1°17′45″W / 52.8440°N 1.2957°W / 52.8440; -1.2957 (M1, Junction 24)
115.8
116.2
186.3
187.0
24AUK road A50.svg A50   Stoke , Derby No accessNo exit from northbound traffic (use Junction 24)
52°51′29″N1°18′04″W / 52.8580°N 1.3011°W / 52.8580; -1.3011 (M1, Junction 24a)
Derbyshire Sandiacre 120.0
120.5
193.2
193.9
25UK road A52.svg A52   Nottingham , Derby 52°54′57″N1°17′59″W / 52.9159°N 1.2997°W / 52.9159; -1.2997 (M1, Junction 25)
Nottinghamshire Trowell 124.1199.8 Trowell services 52°57′44″N1°16′02″W / 52.9622°N 1.2673°W / 52.9622; -1.2673 (M1, Trowell services)
Nuthall 126.0
126.6
202.8
203.7
26UK road A610.svg A610   Nottingham UK road A610.svg A610   Nottingham , Ripley 52°59′24″N1°14′05″W / 52.9899°N 1.2346°W / 52.9899; -1.2346 (M1, Junction 26)
FelleyAnnesley boundary131.5
132.0
211.7
212.4
27UK road A608.svg A608   Heanor , Hucknall UK road A608.svg A608   Mansfield 53°03′48″N1°16′09″W / 53.0634°N 1.2691°W / 53.0634; -1.2691 (M1, Junction 27)
Derbyshire PinxtonSouth Normanton boundary135.0
135.5
217.2
218.0
28UK road A38.svgUK road A615.svg A38 to A615   Derby , Matlock UK road A38.svgUK road A615.svg A38 to A615   Mansfield , Matlock 53°06′05″N1°19′26″W / 53.1013°N 1.3240°W / 53.1013; -1.3240 (M1, Junction 28)
Tibshelf 138.3222.5 Tibshelf services 53°08′19″N1°19′51″W / 53.1385°N 1.3309°W / 53.1385; -1.3309 (M1, Tibshelf services)
Heath 141.7
142.3
228.1
229.0
29UK road A617.svgUK road A632.svg A617 to A632   Mansfield , Matlock UK road A617.svg A617   Chesterfield 53°11′52″N1°19′22″W / 53.1977°N 1.3229°W / 53.1977; -1.3229 (M1, Junction 29)
Duckmanton 29AUK road A6192.svgUK road A632.svg A6192 to A632  – Markham Vale, Bolsover 53°14′47″N1°19′52″W / 53.2465°N 1.3311°W / 53.2465; -1.3311 (M1, Junction 29a)
Barlborough 148.4
148.8
238.9
239.5
30UK road A616.svgUK road A619.svg A616 to A619   Newark , Chesterfield UK road A6135.svgUK road A619.svg A6135 to A619   Sheffield , Worksop 53°17′11″N1°17′46″W / 53.2865°N 1.2960°W / 53.2865; -1.2960 (M1, Junction 30)
South Yorkshire Woodall 151.3243.5 Woodall services 53°18′56″N1°16′56″W / 53.3155°N 1.2821°W / 53.3155; -1.2821 (M1, Woodall services)
AstonTodwick boundary153.8
154.2
247.5
248.2
31UK road A57.svg A57   Worksop UK road A57.svg A57   Sheffield , Rotherham 53°21′44″N1°17′01″W / 53.3622°N 1.2835°W / 53.3622; -1.2835 (M1, Junction 31)
ThurcroftMorthen boundary156.3
156.6
251.6
252.1
32UK-Motorway-M18.svg M18  – The North, Doncaster , Hull UK-Motorway-M18.svg M18  – The North, Doncaster , Hull , Rotherham 53°23′30″N1°16′56″W / 53.3916°N 1.2823°W / 53.3916; -1.2823 (M1, Junction 32 - M1-M18 interchange)
TreetonBrinsworth boundary158.8
159.2
255.6
256.2
33UK road A630.svg A630   Sheffield , Rotherham 53°23′55″N1°20′59″W / 53.3985°N 1.3498°W / 53.3985; -1.3498 (M1, Junction 33)
Sheffield 161.5
161.7
259.9
260.3
34UK road A6109.svg A6109   Sheffield , Rotherham , Meadowhall UK road A6178.svg A6178   Sheffield , Rotherham , Meadowhall 53°25′03″N1°24′23″W / 53.4175°N 1.4063°W / 53.4175; -1.4063 (M1, Junction 34)
SheffieldThorpe Hesley boundary164.9
165.4
265.4
266.2
35UK road A629.svg A629   Rotherham 53°27′21″N1°26′43″W / 53.4558°N 1.4454°W / 53.4558; -1.4454 (M1, Junction 35)
SheffieldTankersley boundary166.7
166.9
268.2
268.6
35ANo accessUK road A616.svg A616   Manchester Northbound exit and southbound entrance
53°28′31″N1°27′32″W / 53.4753°N 1.4589°W / 53.4753; -1.4589 (M1, Junction 35a)
TankersleyHoylandBirdwell boundary168.0
168.5
270.3
271.2
36UK road A61.svg A61   Sheffield , Barnsley UK road A61.svg A61   Barnsley 53°29′47″N1°28′32″W / 53.4963°N 1.4755°W / 53.4963; -1.4755 (M1, Junction 36)
DodworthBarnsley boundary172.1
172.6
276.9
277.8
37UK road A628.svg A628   Manchester , Barnsley 53°32′54″N1°30′57″W / 53.5482°N 1.5157°W / 53.5482; -1.5157 (M1, Junction 37)
Haigh 176.4
176.9
283.9
284.7
38UK road A637.svg A637   Huddersfield 53°36′11″N1°33′03″W / 53.6030°N 1.5509°W / 53.6030; -1.5509 (M1, Junction 38)
West Yorkshire West BrettonWoolley boundary178.5287.2 Woolley Edge services 53°37′18″N1°32′54″W / 53.6216°N 1.5482°W / 53.6216; -1.5482 (M1, Woolley Edge services)
Calder GroveDurkar boundary179.9
180.4
289.5
290.4
39UK road A636.svg A636   Denby Dale UK road A636.svg A636   Wakefield 53°39′02″N1°31′43″W / 53.6506°N 1.5287°W / 53.6506; -1.5287 (M1, Junction 39)
OssettWakefield boundary182.6
183.0
293.8
294.5
40UK road A638.svg A638   Wakefield , Dewsbury 53°41′01″N1°33′18″W / 53.6836°N 1.5551°W / 53.6836; -1.5551 (M1, Junction 40)
East Ardsley 185.1
185.6
297.9
298.7
41UK road A650.svg A650   Wakefield , Morley UK road A650.svg A650   Wakefield 53°42′56″N1°32′07″W / 53.7156°N 1.5353°W / 53.7156; -1.5353 (M1, Junction 41)
LofthouseRobin HoodLeeds boundary186.5
187.0
300.1
301.0
42UK-Motorway-M62.svg M62 west  Manchester , Bradford
UK-Motorway-M62.svg M62 east  Hull , Pontefract
UK-Motorway-M62.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg M62 west  Manchester , Bradford , Leeds Bradford Airport
UK-Motorway-M62.svg M62 east  Hull
53°43′51″N1°30′43″W / 53.7309°N 1.5120°W / 53.7309; -1.5120 (M1, Junction 42 - M1-M62 interchange)
RothwellLeeds boundary188.4
189.0
303.2
304.1
43No accessUK-Motorway-M621.svg M621   Leeds Northbound exit and southbound entrance
53°45′17″N1°30′53″W / 53.7546°N 1.5146°W / 53.7546; -1.5146 (M1, Junction 43)
189.4
189.9
304.8
305.6
44UK road A639.svgUK-Motorway-M621.svg A639 to M621   Leeds UK road A639.svg A639   Leeds 53°45′45″N1°29′29″W / 53.7626°N 1.4914°W / 53.7626; -1.4914 (M1, Junction 44)
Leeds 190.8
191.2
307.1
307.7
45UK road A63.svg A63   Leeds
Skelton Lake services
53°46′34″N1°28′13″W / 53.7761°N 1.4704°W / 53.7761; -1.4704 (M1, Junction 45)
LeedsGarforth boundary193.7
194.0
311.7
312.2
46UK road A6120.svg A6120   Leeds UK road A6120.svgUK road A63.svgAircraft Airport ecomo.svg A6120  / A63   Leeds , Leeds Bradford Airport , Selby 53°47′31″N1°25′35″W / 53.7920°N 1.4265°W / 53.7920; -1.4265 (M1, Junction 46)
Garforth 196.6
197.0
316.4
317.1
47UK road A656.svgUK road A642.svg A656  / A642   Castleford , Garforth UK road A642.svgUK-Motorway-A1 (M).svg A642 to A1(M)   Garforth , The South 53°48′20″N1°21′41″W / 53.8056°N 1.3615°W / 53.8056; -1.3615 (M1, Junction 47)
MicklefieldLotherton cum Aberford boundary197.7318.1UK-Motorway-A1 (M).svg A1(M)  – The North, Wetherby Northern terminus
53°49′18″N1°20′19″W / 53.8218°N 1.3387°W / 53.8218; -1.3387 (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

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