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The A74(M) and M74 form a major motorway in Scotland, connecting it to England. The routes connect the M8 motorway in central Glasgow to the Scottish-English border at Gretna . They are part of the unsigned international E-road network E05 .
Construction of the roads began in 1965, and half of its circumference was completed by 1972 - forming part of the wider M8 motorway, but no further construction was made and the remaining plans were formally abandoned in 1980. After 30 years, a route following roughly the southern section of the proposals have also been created as the new M74.
It is 7 miles (11 km) long and connects the M74 motorway with the M80 motorway, providing an eastern bypass for Glasgow. The short stretch between junctions 1 and 2 is part of unsigned international E-road network E05, where it continues along the M8 through Glasgow. To the south, the M74 motorway is also part of the E05.
Glasgow's transport network is administered by a number of authorities. Transport Scotland is responsible for the construction, expansion and maintenance of trunk roads and motorways within the city (such as the M8, M73, M74 and M77 motorways), with the city government, Glasgow City Council responsible for all other roads.
The A725 road in Scotland is a major route which is a trunk road dual carriageway for almost its whole length, [2] connecting several of the large towns of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire, linking the M8 and M74 motorways; it has been upgraded frequently since its construction, with the most recent major work completed in 2017.
M74 or M-74 may refer to: M74 light mortar; M74 motorway, a motorway in Scotland; Messier 74, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces; M74 rocket, an incendiary rocket for a shoulder-fired M202A1 FLASH launcher; M74 armored recovery vehicle, a variant of the M4 Sherman tank; M-74 (Michigan highway), a former state highway in Michigan
Gretna Green services is a motorway service station near the village of Gretna Green, Scotland and the town of Gretna.The service station is located next to the A74(M) motorway between junctions 21 and 22 and can be accessed by both northbound and southbound traffic.
The sections between Abington & Carluke and Cumbernauld & Newhouse were the first sections to be downgraded from a trunk route to a secondary route, following the construction of the shorter M73 further west, which connected the M74 at Jct. 4. This motorway removed the need for vehicles from the north to use the A73 to reach England.