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.header-MDG{background:#fff;color:#af1e2d;border:2px solid #000}.mw-parser-output .header-NOR{background:#f2a900}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="margin:0 0 4px 0"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK-Motorway-M23.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="M23 shield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/UK-Motorway-M23.svg/250px-UK-Motorway-M23.svg.png" decoding="async" width="164" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/UK-Motorway-M23.svg/330px-UK-Motorway-M23.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="141" /></a></span></div> M23</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"><div class="switcher-container"><div> <a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 290px; height: 240px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="290" data-height="240" data-overlays="["_9aaf85574306b1625af6576eb96efbaf23b92cd2"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,a,a,a,290x240.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=M23_motorway&revid=1276792063&groups=_9aaf85574306b1625af6576eb96efbaf23b92cd2" width="290" height="240" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,a,a,a,290x240@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=M23_motorway&revid=1276792063&groups=_9aaf85574306b1625af6576eb96efbaf23b92cd2 2x" alt="Map" /></a>M23 highlighted in blue<hr /> <span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show interactive map</span></div><div> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:M23_motorway_(Great_Britain)_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/M23_motorway_%28Great_Britain%29_map.svg/262px-M23_motorway_%28Great_Britain%29_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="262" height="323" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/M23_motorway_%28Great_Britain%29_map.svg/394px-M23_motorway_%28Great_Britain%29_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/M23_motorway_%28Great_Britain%29_map.svg/524px-M23_motorway_%28Great_Britain%29_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1038" data-file-height="1279" /></a></span><br />Shown with UK motorway network<hr /> <span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show UK motorways map</span></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway">Route information</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Maintained by <a href="/wiki/National_Highways" title="National Highways">National Highways</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">15.9 mi (25.6 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Existed</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1974–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Opened: 1974<br />Completed: 1975</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Major junctions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">North end</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hooley" title="Hooley">Hooley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="display:none;">Major intersections</span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Junction_8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Junction_8.svg/28px-Junction_8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Junction_8.svg/42px-Junction_8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Junction_8.svg/56px-Junction_8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1016" data-file-height="726" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK-Motorway-M25.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/UK-Motorway-M25.svg/60px-UK-Motorway-M25.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/UK-Motorway-M25.svg/120px-UK-Motorway-M25.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="141" /></a></span><br />J8 → <a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25 motorway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">South end</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pease_Pottage" title="Pease Pottage">Pease Pottage</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Counties</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Primary_status" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary status">Primary<br />destinations</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Croydon" title="Croydon">Croydon</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Airport" title="Gatwick Airport">Gatwick Airport</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Crawley" title="Crawley">Crawley</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Brighton" title="Brighton">Brighton</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-motorway">Road network</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Roads_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Roads in the United Kingdom">Roads in the United Kingdom</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_motorways_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of motorways in the United Kingdom">Motorways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_roads_zones_in_Great_Britain" title="List of roads zones in Great Britain">A and B road zones</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1241597584">.mw-parser-output .browse-table{width:100%;background:none;border-collapse:collapse;display:table;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .browse-table+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+link+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+style+.browse-table{margin-top:3px}.mw-parser-output .browse-table td{padding:0;border:none;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .browse-table tr:not(:first-child) td{padding-top:3px}</style><table class="browse-table"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left">← <span style="display:inline-block"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/UK-Motorway-M20.svg/24px-UK-Motorway-M20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/UK-Motorway-M20.svg/36px-UK-Motorway-M20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/UK-Motorway-M20.svg/48px-UK-Motorway-M20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="141" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/M20_motorway" title="M20 motorway">M20</a></span></td><td style="padding-right:3px;padding-left:3px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="text-align:right;direction:rtl">→ <span style="display:inline-block"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/UK-Motorway-M25.svg/40px-UK-Motorway-M25.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/UK-Motorway-M25.svg/60px-UK-Motorway-M25.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="141" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>M23</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Motorway" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorway">motorway</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, running from the south of <a href="/wiki/Hooley" title="Hooley">Hooley</a> in <a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>, where it splits from the <a href="/wiki/A23_road" title="A23 road">A23</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Pease_Pottage" title="Pease Pottage">Pease Pottage</a>, south of <a href="/wiki/Crawley" title="Crawley">Crawley</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a> where it rejoins the A23. </p><p>The northern end of the motorway starts on what is effectively a 2-mile (3.2 km) spur north of junction 7 of the <a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25 motorway</a> (junction 8 on the M23). From Hooley it runs for 17 miles (27 km) past <a href="/wiki/Redhill,_Surrey" title="Redhill, Surrey">Redhill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Airport" title="Gatwick Airport">Gatwick Airport</a> and Crawley. A spur runs from junction 9 to Gatwick Airport. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M23_motorway&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The motorway was constructed between 1972 and 1975, at the same time as the southern section of the M25 from <a href="/wiki/Godstone" title="Godstone">Godstone</a> to <a href="/wiki/Reigate" title="Reigate">Reigate</a> (M25 junctions 6 to 8).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current northern terminus at junction 7 uses the original sliproads to meet the A23 and a flyover above the junction built for the onward northern continuation remains unused.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M23,_junction_9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/M23%2C_junction_9.jpg/220px-M23%2C_junction_9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/M23%2C_junction_9.jpg/330px-M23%2C_junction_9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/M23%2C_junction_9.jpg/440px-M23%2C_junction_9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Junction 9, looking north</figcaption></figure> <p>The cancellation of the unbuilt northern section from the <a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25</a> in towards Central London has resulted in the A23 carrying the majority of traffic through South London to the motorway. This is largely a single carriageway route, with many level junctions, traffic lights and awkward interchanges. It travels largely through residential areas and is inadequate for the level of traffic it carries. </p><p>A new junction (J10a) was opened in 1997,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> between J10 and J11, for access to the new <a href="/wiki/Crawley" title="Crawley">Crawley</a> neighbourhood of <a href="/wiki/Maidenbower,_Crawley" class="mw-redirect" title="Maidenbower, Crawley">Maidenbower</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was financed as part of the development of Maidenbower by the construction consortium. It has only a northbound slip road, no southbound access. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Unbuilt_sections">Unbuilt sections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M23_motorway&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Unbuilt sections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Uncompleted_Motorway_Junction_-_geograph.org.uk_-_22926.jpg/440px-Uncompleted_Motorway_Junction_-_geograph.org.uk_-_22926.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">Unfinished junction 7 at <a href="/wiki/Hooley" title="Hooley">Hooley</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M23-M25_Intersection_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15455.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/M23-M25_Intersection_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15455.jpg/220px-M23-M25_Intersection_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15455.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/M23-M25_Intersection_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15455.jpg/330px-M23-M25_Intersection_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15455.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/M23-M25_Intersection_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15455.jpg/440px-M23-M25_Intersection_-_geograph.org.uk_-_15455.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="331" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><a href="/wiki/Stack_interchange" title="Stack interchange">Stack interchange</a> at Junction 8 with the <a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25</a> near <a href="/wiki/Merstham" title="Merstham">Merstham</a></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The M23 was planned to relieve congestion on the <a href="/wiki/A23_road" title="A23 road">A23</a> through <a href="/wiki/Streatham" title="Streatham">Streatham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thornton_Heath" title="Thornton Heath">Thornton Heath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Purley,_London" title="Purley, London">Purley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coulsdon" title="Coulsdon">Coulsdon</a> in south London and was originally intended to terminate in <a href="/wiki/Streatham" title="Streatham">Streatham Vale</a> at a junction with the controversial <a href="/wiki/London_Ringways" title="London Ringways">London Ringways</a> Plan's <a href="/wiki/London_Ringways#Ringway_2" title="London Ringways">Ringway 2</a> (the intended replacement of the <a href="/wiki/A205_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A205 road">South Circular Road (A205)</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an earlier version of the Ringways Plan it would have continued into central London where it would have met the <a href="/wiki/South_Cross_Route#Balham_Loop" title="South Cross Route">Balham Loop</a> spur from <a href="/wiki/London_Ringways#Ringway_1" title="London Ringways">Ringway 1 (the London Motorway Box)</a> at <a href="/wiki/Tooting" title="Tooting">Tooting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was dropped in 1967 when the northern terminus was changed to Ringway 2. While a definite route had not been chosen at that time for the northern section, approval was met for the route south of the <a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a> boundary at Hooley.<sup id="cite_ref-shelton_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1972 the southern section of Ringway 2 had been dropped from the plan,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with an alternative proposal that the M23 continue further into London to end on Ringway 1. This was immediately countered in the same year by the <a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Council" title="Greater London Council">GLC</a>, who announced they would not be building that Ringway,<sup id="cite_ref-shelton_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which meant that had the M23 continued north into inner London it would not have had the motorway required at its northern end to distribute traffic to the east and west. The M23 plan was gradually scaled back further to omit the section across <a href="/wiki/Mitcham_Common" title="Mitcham Common">Mitcham Common</a> and end the motorway at an unsuitable location on Croydon Road (<a href="/wiki/A232_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A232 road">A232</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-shelton_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before the plan was postponed indefinitely. By the late 1970s, the area along the proposed line of the motorway had become affected by <a href="/wiki/Blight_(urban)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blight (urban)">blight</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and while the proposals were finally dropped in the mid-1980s, much of the land reserved for the route was not released by the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a> until the mid-1990s. </p><p>The missing section of motorway and the missing six junctions north of Hooley were not constructed due to the refusal of the GLC to finance the project, having encountered large scale opposition to the construction of Ringways elsewhere in London.<sup id="cite_ref-shelton_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the scale of the four-tier junction between the M23 and the M25, one of only three <a href="/wiki/Stack_interchange" title="Stack interchange">stack interchanges</a> in the UK, is indicative of the importance attached to the M23 at that time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Smart_motorway">Smart motorway</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M23_motorway&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Smart motorway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:London_-_Gatwick_(LGW_-_EGKK)_AN1763497.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/London_-_Gatwick_%28LGW_-_EGKK%29_AN1763497.jpg/220px-London_-_Gatwick_%28LGW_-_EGKK%29_AN1763497.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/London_-_Gatwick_%28LGW_-_EGKK%29_AN1763497.jpg/330px-London_-_Gatwick_%28LGW_-_EGKK%29_AN1763497.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/London_-_Gatwick_%28LGW_-_EGKK%29_AN1763497.jpg/440px-London_-_Gatwick_%28LGW_-_EGKK%29_AN1763497.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Airport" title="Gatwick Airport">Gatwick Airport</a> is near the M23</figcaption></figure> <p>Between July 2018 and July 2020 works took place to upgrade the M23 between junctions 8 and 10 to an <a href="/wiki/Smart_motorway" title="Smart motorway">all-lane-running motorway</a>. The upgrades took place mostly for more reliable journeys to Gatwick Airport and increase the overall capacity of the route. The upgrades include an all-lane-running motorway, 12 new emergency areas, a new concrete central barrier replacing the current steel one, new roadside sound barriers, variable speed limits and two new emergency access slip roads. Changes were also implemented on the M23 junction 9 spur, with the hard shoulder west bound converted to a running lane, and static 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limits implemented in both directions.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2020 all smart motorway projects were put under review due to concerns about their safety, during this period no new smart motorways could open. The review was published on 12 March 2020 and required no immediate amendments to the design or construction, however new technology to detect static vehicles is required to be fitted within three years, and a review on spacing of <a href="/wiki/Smart_motorway#Emergency_refuge_areas" title="Smart motorway">emergency refuge areas</a> was to be carried out.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fourth lane was opened to traffic on 2 April 2020, however with a temporary 50 mph speed limit. Works were scheduled to take place until July 2020 to finish installation of equipment, followed by testing and commissioning, before the project is completed and can run at the <a href="/wiki/National_speed_limit" class="mw-redirect" title="National speed limit">national speed limit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Junctions">Junctions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M23_motorway&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Junctions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M25-M23_motorway_interchange,_Surrey,_England.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/M25-M23_motorway_interchange%2C_Surrey%2C_England.jpg/250px-M25-M23_motorway_interchange%2C_Surrey%2C_England.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/M25-M23_motorway_interchange%2C_Surrey%2C_England.jpg/330px-M25-M23_motorway_interchange%2C_Surrey%2C_England.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/M25-M23_motorway_interchange%2C_Surrey%2C_England.jpg/500px-M25-M23_motorway_interchange%2C_Surrey%2C_England.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3625" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption>Aerial photograph of the M25 and M23.</figcaption></figure> <p>Data from <a href="/wiki/Driver_location_signs" class="mw-redirect" title="Driver location signs">driver location signs</a> are used to provide distance and carriageway identifier information.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Where a junction spans several hundred metres (yards) and start and end points are available, both are cited.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="plainrowheaders wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">County </th> <th scope="col">Location </th> <th scope="col">mi </th> <th scope="col">km </th> <th scope="col">Junction </th> <th scope="col">Destinations </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Merstham" title="Merstham">Merstham</a> </td> <td>17.0<br />17.5 </td> <td>27.4<br />28.2 </td> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>coord 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/UK_road_A23.svg/60px-UK_road_A23.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/UK_road_A23.svg/120px-UK_road_A23.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="191" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/A23_road_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="A23 road (Great Britain)">A23</a>  - <a href="/wiki/Croydon" title="Croydon">Croydon</a> </td> <td>Road continues as A23 to Croydon </td></tr> <tr> <td>19.0<br />19.3 </td> <td>30.5<br />31.0 </td> <td>8<br /><i>Merstham Interchange</i><br /><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>coord 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <p><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=M23_motorway&params=51.26417_N_0.12789_W_&title=Junction+8+of+the+M23"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°15′51″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°07′40″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.26417°N 0.12789°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.26417; -0.12789</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Junction 8 of the M23</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </p> </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/UK-Motorway-M25.svg/120px-UK-Motorway-M25.svg.png" decoding="async" width="66" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/UK-Motorway-M25.svg/250px-UK-Motorway-M25.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="141" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25</a>  - <a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Airport" title="Heathrow Airport">Heathrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Watford" title="Watford">Watford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dartford_Crossing" title="Dartford Crossing">Dartford Crossing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reigate" title="Reigate">Reigate</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horley" title="Horley">Horley</a> </td> <td>26.5<br />26.8 </td> <td>42.7<br />43.1 </td> <td>9<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>coord 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/UK_road_A23.svg/60px-UK_road_A23.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/UK_road_A23.svg/120px-UK_road_A23.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="191" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/A23_road_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="A23 road (Great Britain)">A23</a>  - <a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Airport" title="Gatwick Airport">Gatwick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redhill,_Surrey" title="Redhill, Surrey">Redhill</a> </td> <td>Terminus of spur towards Gatwick </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Crawley" title="Crawley">Crawley</a> </td> <td>28.5<br />28.6 </td> <td>45.8<br />46.1 </td> <td>10<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>coord 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/UK_road_A264.svg/62px-UK_road_A264.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/UK_road_A264.svg/93px-UK_road_A264.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/UK_road_A264.svg/124px-UK_road_A264.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="487" data-file-height="190" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/A264_road_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="A264 road (Great Britain)">A264</a>  - <a href="/wiki/East_Grinstead" title="East Grinstead">East Grinstead</a><br /> <p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/UK_road_A2011.svg/64px-UK_road_A2011.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/UK_road_A2011.svg/96px-UK_road_A2011.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/UK_road_A2011.svg/128px-UK_road_A2011.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="506" data-file-height="190" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/A2011_road_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="A2011 road (Great Britain)">A2011</a>  - <a href="/wiki/Crawley" title="Crawley">Crawley</a> </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30.3<br />30.6 </td> <td>48.8<br />49.2 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">10a<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>coord 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">B2036  - <a href="/wiki/Crawley" title="Crawley">Crawley</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">No exit from M23 Northbound, no access to M23 Southbound </td></tr> <tr> <td>33.1<br />33.4 </td> <td>53.3<br />53.8 </td> <td>11<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>coord 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pease_Pottage_services" title="Pease Pottage services">Pease Pottage services</a><br /> <p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/UK_road_A23.svg/60px-UK_road_A23.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/UK_road_A23.svg/120px-UK_road_A23.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="191" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/A23_road_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="A23 road (Great Britain)">A23</a>  - <a href="/wiki/Brighton" title="Brighton">Brighton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crawley" title="Crawley">Crawley</a><br /> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/UK_road_A264.svg/62px-UK_road_A264.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/UK_road_A264.svg/93px-UK_road_A264.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/UK_road_A264.svg/124px-UK_road_A264.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="487" data-file-height="190" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/A264_road_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="A264 road (Great Britain)">A264</a>  - <a href="/wiki/Horsham" title="Horsham">Horsham</a> </p> </td> <td>Road continues as A23 to Brighton </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" class="jct-bottom notheme"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129796324">.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom{text-align:center;background-color:#eaecf0}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend{margin-left:1.6em;font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend ul{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend-color{border:1px solid #000}</style>1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi<br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist jct-bottom-legend"><ul><li><span class="jct-bottom-legend-color" style="background-color: #ffdddd">    </span>  <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Interchange_(road)#Complete_and_incomplete_interchanges" title="Interchange (road)">Incomplete access</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>Coordinate list</dt></dl> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=M23_motorway&params=51.28053_N_0.15507_W_&title=Junction+7+of+the+M23"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°16′50″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°09′18″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.28053°N 0.15507°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.28053; -0.15507</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Junction 7 of the M23</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=M23_motorway&params=51_29_41_N_0_29_44_W_&title=Junction+8+of+M23"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°29′41″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°29′44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.49472°N 0.49556°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.49472; -0.49556</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Junction 8 of M23</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> Merstham Interchange – Intersection of M25 and M23</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=M23_motorway&params=51.15922_N_0.13441_W_&title=Junction+9+of+the+M23"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°09′33″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°08′04″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.15922°N 0.13441°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.15922; -0.13441</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Junction 9 of the M23</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=M23_motorway&params=51.13272_N_0.14128_W_&title=Junction+10+of+the+M23"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°07′58″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°08′29″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.13272°N 0.14128°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.13272; -0.14128</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Junction 10 of the M23</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=M23_motorway&params=51.10449_N_0.14402_W_&title=Junction+10a+of+the+M23"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°06′16″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°08′38″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.10449°N 0.14402°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.10449; -0.14402</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Junction 10a of the M23</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=M23_motorway&params=51.08638_N_0.1969_W_&title=Junction+11+of+the+M23"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°05′11″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°11′49″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.08638°N 0.19690°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.08638; -0.19690</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Junction 11 of the M23</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M23_motorway&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rivalry between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace football clubs is often referred to as <a href="/wiki/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C.%E2%80%93Crystal_Palace_F.C._rivalry" title="Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.–Crystal Palace F.C. rivalry">the M23 Derby</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The M23 is the only motorway in Sussex. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M23_motorway&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Britain)">M3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M32_motorway" title="M32 motorway">M32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A3_road" title="A3 road">A3(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A38(M)_motorway" title="A38(M) motorway">A38(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A308(M)_motorway" title="A308(M) motorway">A308(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A329(M)_motorway" title="A329(M) motorway">A329(M)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M4_motorway" title="M4 motorway">M4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M40_motorway" title="M40 motorway">M40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M42_motorway" title="M42 motorway">M42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M45_motorway" title="M45 motorway">M45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M48_motorway" title="M48 motorway">M48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M49_motorway" title="M49 motorway">M49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A48(M)_motorway" title="A48(M) motorway">A48(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A404(M)_motorway" class="mw-redirect" title="A404(M) motorway">A404(M)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M5_motorway" title="M5 motorway">M5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M50_motorway_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="M50 motorway (Great Britain)">M50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M53_motorway" title="M53 motorway">M53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M54_motorway" title="M54 motorway">M54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M55_motorway" title="M55 motorway">M55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M56_motorway" title="M56 motorway">M56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M57_motorway" title="M57 motorway">M57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M58_motorway" title="M58 motorway">M58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mancunian_Way" title="Mancunian Way">A57(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Inner_Ring_Road" title="Leeds Inner Ring Road">A58(M)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M6_motorway" title="M6 motorway">M6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M6_Toll" title="M6 Toll">M6 Toll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M60_motorway_(Great_Britain)" title="M60 motorway (Great Britain)">M60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M61_motorway" title="M61 motorway">M61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M62_motorway" title="M62 motorway">M62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M65_motorway" title="M65 motorway">M65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M66_motorway" title="M66 motorway">M66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M67_motorway" title="M67 motorway">M67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M69_motorway" title="M69 motorway">M69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M602_motorway" title="M602 motorway">M602</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M606_motorway" title="M606 motorway">M606</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M621_motorway" title="M621 motorway">M621</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Inner_Ring_Road" title="Leeds Inner Ring Road">A64(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A66_road" title="A66 road">A66(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A627(M)_motorway" title="A627(M) motorway">A627(M)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M73_motorway" title="M73 motorway">M73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A74(M)_and_M74_motorways" title="A74(M) and M74 motorways">M74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M77_motorway" title="M77 motorway">M77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A74(M)_and_M74_motorways" title="A74(M) and M74 motorways">A74(M)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M8_motorway_(Scotland)" title="M8 motorway (Scotland)">M8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M80_motorway" title="M80 motorway">M80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M876_motorway" title="M876 motorway">M876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M898_motorway" title="M898 motorway">M898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A8(M)_motorway" title="A8(M) motorway">A8(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A823(M)_motorway" title="A823(M) motorway">A823(M)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M9_motorway_(Scotland)" title="M9 motorway (Scotland)">M9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M90_motorway" title="M90 motorway">M90</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_motorways_map_(thick_lines).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/UK_motorways_map_%28thick_lines%29.svg/120px-UK_motorways_map_%28thick_lines%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="136" 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href="/wiki/M22_motorway_(Northern_Ireland)" title="M22 motorway (Northern Ireland)">M22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A8(M)_motorway_(Northern_Ireland)" title="A8(M) motorway (Northern Ireland)">A8(M)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2489C9; color:white;width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M10_motorway_(Great_Britain)" title="M10 motorway (Great Britain)">M10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Cross_Route" title="West Cross Route">M41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M63_motorway" title="M63 motorway">M63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M90_motorway" title="M90 motorway">M85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A18_road_(England)#A18(M)_motorway" title="A18 road (England)">A18(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westway_(London)" title="Westway (London)">A40(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A41_road" title="A41 road">A41(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Cross_Route" title="East Cross Route">A102(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A601(M)_motorway" title="A601(M) motorway">A601(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A6144(M)_motorway" title="A6144(M) motorway">A6144(M)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2489C9; color:white;width:1%">Unbuilt</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M12_motorway_(Great_Britain)" title="M12 motorway (Great Britain)">M12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M15_motorway_(Great_Britain)" title="M15 motorway (Great Britain)">M15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M16_motorway" title="M16 motorway">M16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M31_motorway" title="M31 motorway">M31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M64_motorway" title="M64 motorway">M64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M4_relief_road" title="M4 relief road">M4 relief road</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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href="/wiki/A404_road" title="A404 road">A404</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Highways#Operating_the_network" title="National Highways">Area 4</a><br />(South East)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M2_motorway_(Great_Britain)" title="M2 motorway (Great Britain)">M2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M20_motorway" title="M20 motorway">M20</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A2_road_(England)" title="A2 road (England)">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A20_road_(England)" title="A20 road (England)">A20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A21_road_(England)" title="A21 road (England)">A21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A23_road" title="A23 road">A23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A26_road" title="A26 road">A26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A27_road" title="A27 road">A27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A259_road" title="A259 road">A259</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A2070_road_(Great_Britain)" title="A2070 road (Great Britain)">A2070</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Highways#Operating_the_network" title="National Highways">Area 5</a> (<a href="/wiki/DBFO" class="mw-redirect" title="DBFO">DBFO</a>)<br />(M25 links)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M1_motorway" title="M1 motorway">M1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M3_motorway_(Great_Britain)" title="M3 motorway (Great Britain)">M3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M4_motorway" title="M4 motorway">M4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M11_motorway" title="M11 motorway">M11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M20_motorway" title="M20 motorway">M20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M26_motorway" title="M26 motorway">M26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1(M)_motorway" title="A1(M) motorway">A1(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1_road_(Great_Britain)" title="A1 road (Great Britain)">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A2_road_(England)" title="A2 road (England)">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A3_road" title="A3 road">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A13_road_(England)" title="A13 road (England)">A13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A20_road_(England)" title="A20 road (England)">A20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A23_road" title="A23 road">A23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A30_road" title="A30 road">A30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A40_road" title="A40 road">A40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A282_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A282 road">A282</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A316_road" title="A316 road">A316</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A405_road" title="A405 road">A405</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1089_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A1089 road">A1089</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A3113_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A3113 road">A3113</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Highways#Operating_the_network" title="National Highways">East</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M1_motorway" title="M1 motorway">M1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M11_motorway" title="M11 motorway">M11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1(M)_motorway" title="A1(M) motorway">A1(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1_road_(Great_Britain)" title="A1 road (Great Britain)">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A5_road_(Great_Britain)" title="A5 road (Great Britain)">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A11_road_(England)" title="A11 road (England)">A11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A12_road_(England)" title="A12 road (England)">A12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A14_road_(England)" title="A14 road (England)">A14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A47_road" title="A47 road">A47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A120_road" title="A120 road">A120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A141_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A141 road">A141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A414_road" title="A414 road">A414</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A421_road" title="A421 road">A421</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A428_road" title="A428 road">A428</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1307_road" title="A1307 road">A1307</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Highways#Operating_the_network" title="National Highways">Area 7</a><br />(East Midlands)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M1_motorway" title="M1 motorway">M1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M6_motorway" title="M6 motorway">M6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M45_motorway" title="M45 motorway">M45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M69_motorway" title="M69 motorway">M69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1_road_(Great_Britain)" title="A1 road (Great Britain)">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A5_road_(Great_Britain)" title="A5 road (Great Britain)">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A6_road_(England)" title="A6 road (England)">A6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A14_road_(England)" title="A14 road (England)">A14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A38_road" title="A38 road">A38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A42_road_(England)" class="mw-redirect" title="A42 road (England)">A42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A43_road" title="A43 road">A43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A45_road" title="A45 road">A45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A46_road" title="A46 road">A46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A50_road" title="A50 road">A50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A52_road" title="A52 road">A52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A453_road" title="A453 road">A453</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A516_road" title="A516 road">A516</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A5111_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A5111 road">A5111</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Highways#Operating_the_network" title="National Highways">Area 9</a><br />(West Midlands)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M5_motorway" title="M5 motorway">M5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M6_motorway" title="M6 motorway">M6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M40_motorway" title="M40 motorway">M40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M42_motorway" title="M42 motorway">M42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M50_motorway_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="M50 motorway (Great Britain)">M50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M54_motorway" title="M54 motorway">M54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M69_motorway" title="M69 motorway">M69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A5_road_(Great_Britain)" title="A5 road (Great Britain)">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A38_road" title="A38 road">A38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A40_road" title="A40 road">A40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A45_road" title="A45 road">A45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A46_road" title="A46 road">A46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A49_road" title="A49 road">A49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A50_road" title="A50 road">A50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A446_road" title="A446 road">A446</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A449_road" title="A449 road">A449</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A458_road" title="A458 road">A458</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A483_road" title="A483 road">A483</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A500_road" title="A500 road">A500</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A4510_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A4510 road">A4510</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A5148_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A5148 road">A5148</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Highways#Operating_the_network" title="National Highways">North West</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M6_motorway" title="M6 motorway">M6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M53_motorway" title="M53 motorway">M53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M55_motorway" title="M55 motorway">M55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M56_motorway" title="M56 motorway">M56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M57_motorway" title="M57 motorway">M57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M58_motorway" title="M58 motorway">M58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M60_motorway_(Great_Britain)" title="M60 motorway (Great Britain)">M60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M61_motorway" title="M61 motorway">M61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M62_motorway" title="M62 motorway">M62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M65_motorway" title="M65 motorway">M65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M66_motorway" title="M66 motorway">M66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M67_motorway" title="M67 motorway">M67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M602_motorway" title="M602 motorway">M602</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A74(M)_and_M74_motorways" title="A74(M) and M74 motorways">A74(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A627(M)_motorway" title="A627(M) motorway">A627(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A41_road" title="A41 road">A41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A55_road" title="A55 road">A55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A56_road" title="A56 road">A56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A66_road" title="A66 road">A66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A483_road" title="A483 road">A483</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A494_road" title="A494 road">A494</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A550_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A550 road">A550</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A556_road" title="A556 road">A556</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A585_road" title="A585 road">A585</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A590_road" title="A590 road">A590</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A595_road" title="A595 road">A595</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A663_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A663 road">A663</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A5036_road" title="A5036 road">A5036</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A5103_road" title="A5103 road">A5103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A5117_road" title="A5117 road">A5117</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Highways#Operating_the_network" title="National Highways">Area 12</a><br />(Yorks/Lincs)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M1_motorway" title="M1 motorway">M1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M18_motorway_(Great_Britain)" title="M18 motorway (Great Britain)">M18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M62_motorway" title="M62 motorway">M62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M180_motorway" title="M180 motorway">M180</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M181_motorway" title="M181 motorway">M181</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M606_motorway" title="M606 motorway">M606</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M621_motorway" title="M621 motorway">M621</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1(M)_motorway" title="A1(M) motorway">A1(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1_road_(Great_Britain)" title="A1 road (Great Britain)">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A57_road" title="A57 road">A57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A61_road" title="A61 road">A61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A63_road" title="A63 road">A63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A64_road" title="A64 road">A64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A160_road" title="A160 road">A160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A162_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A162 road">A162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A180_road_(England)" title="A180 road (England)">A180</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A616_road" title="A616 road">A616</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A628_road" title="A628 road">A628</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A1033_road" title="A1033 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