M50 motorway (England)
| M50 | ||||
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M50 highlighted in blue | ||||
Loking south-west towards Wales, 2005 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by National Highways | ||||
| Length | 21.6 mi (34.8 km) | |||
| Existed | 1960–present | |||
| History | Constructed 1958–62 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Strensham | |||
M5 motorway | ||||
| West end | Ross-on-Wye | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Major intersections | A449 road | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
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The M50 is a motorway in Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire, England. Sometimes referred to as the Ross Spur, it is a 22 miles (35 km) connection of the M5 motorway to a point near Ross-on-Wye, where it joins the A40 road continuing westward into Wales. The motorway was fully opened in 1962.