M876 motorway

UK motorway routebox
motorway= M876
length-mi= 8
length-km= 13
direction= West - East
start= Dennyloanhead
destinations= None
end= Bowtrees near Kincardine Bridge
opening-date= 1980
completion-date=entire motorway
junctions= (twice)

The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge. It was opened in 1980.

The road is 8 miles (13 km) long. It begins by turning off the M80 and bypasses the towns of Falkirk and Stenhousemuir. It is one of only two motorways in the UK which form a concurrency with another motorway (the other being the M62 which concurs with the M60 Manchester Orbital motorway), the M9 which it then leaves again and continues for 1 mile before ending on the A876 [ [http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/headlineprojectpage.aspx?pageID=845 Headline Projects | Transport Scotland ] ] .

The existing Kincardine Bridge is currently being supplemented by a second bridge for traffic towards Alloa due to open in 2008. As part of the works, the terminal roundabout is being replaced with a Grade separated junction, and the A876 beyond the junction is to be upgraded to dual carriageway standard .

Junctions

See also

*List of motorways in the United Kingdom

References

External links

*CBRD
** [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m876/ Motorway Database - M876]
** [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/media/video/m876.shtml Videos - M876]
* [http://pathetic.org.uk/current/m876/ Pathetic Motorways - M876]
* [http://www.iht.org/motorway/m876dennbowt.htm The Motorway Archive - M876]
* [http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/headlineprojectpage.aspx?pageID=845 Upper Forth Crossing details - M876/A876]