The M5 motorway (Sydney) is also a motorway in Sydney, Australia. M5 can also refer to the BMW M5

The M5 is a motorway in the United Kingdom. It runs from the M6 motorway near Walsall to Exeter in Devon. Heading south from the M6, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham. The road continues past Bromsgrove, Worcester, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Weston-Super-Mare, Bridgwater and Taunton on its way to Exeter, ending at Junction 31. It is the primary gateway to south-west England and can get very busy in summer months.

Features

There are many notable features of the M5. The massive interchange between the M5 and M4 near Bristol is one of them. Another is the Avonmouth bridge that is often a bottleneck in heavy traffic. Beyond that is the split in height between the two sections of motorway as the road goes through the Mendip hills. Some of the road later on is in a distinctive pink color due to the different texture used on Motorway.

List of Junctions

1. West Bromwich, Birmingham
2. Dudley, Birmingham
3. Halesowen, Birmingham
4. A38, (4a links to M42)
5. Droitwich Spa
6. Worcester
7. Worcester
8. M50
9. Tewkesbury
10. Cheltenham
11. Cheltenham
12. Gloucester
13. Stroud
14. Charfield, Falfield and Wotton-under-Edge.
15. Junction with M4
16. Thornbury and Filton
17. Cribbs Causeway, Bristol and Easter Compton
18. Avonmouth (18a is M49 junction)
19. Portishead
20. Nailsea and Clevedon
21. Weston Super Mare
22. Burnham on Sea, Highbridge
23. Bridgwater
24. North Petherton for Minehead
25. Taunton
26. Wellington
27. North Devon, Tiverton, Dulverton.
28. Cullompton
29. Exeter, A30, Exeter airport
30. Exeter, A376
31. A30, A38

The M5 closely follows the route of the A38 road. The A38 goes on from where the M5 leaves off. It has no connection with the A5 road.

See also: List of motorways in the United Kingdom

External links

• UK Roads Portal
• CBRD Motorway Database - M5
• M5 (Birmingham to Exeter)