The M1 is a motorway in Northern Ireland. It is the longest motorway in Northern Ireland and runs for 38 miles (61 km) from Belfast to Dungannon through County Antrim, County Down, County Armagh and County Tyrone.
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The M1 starts at Edgware in north London and ends between Micklefield and Aberford, just outside Leeds. It connects to several other motorways, with junctions providing access to the M25, M45, M6, M69, M18, M62, M621 and A1M.
J6 (Saintfield Road) and J9 (Moira). The M1 begins in Belfast at j1 Broadway which connects with the A12 Westlink and a number of key local roads serving the city centre area. This junction was originally intended as a temporary terminus for the motorway.
Belfast to Dublin by car: SlaneDespite having a population of less than 2,000, this historic village in County Meath is well worth a stop when driving between Belfast and Dublin, thanks to its various sights.
At 231 miles (370km), the M6 is the UK's longest motorway. It runs from Catthorpe (junction 19 on the M1) to the Scottish Border. The M62 is the highest motorway in the UK. It reaches 1,220ft (372m) near the Pennine Way footbridge.
The forgotten urban motorway. Opened in 1959, the first length of the M1 ran from Watford (present-day junction 5) to Northamptonshire. Through the 1960s the motorway was progressively extended north into Yorkshire.
Britain's first motorway, the Preston by-pass, opened in 1958. Designed by Lancashire County Council under civil engineer Sir James Drake – regarded as the pioneer of the UK motorway network – it's now part of the M6. The next 10 years saw UK's network expand as hundreds of miles of motorway were built.
The A1 also known as the Great North Road is the longest numbered road in the United Kingdom, at 410 miles (660 km). It connects London, the capital of England, with Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.