M50 motorway (England)

M50
M50 highlighted in blue
Loking south-west towards Wales, 2005
Route information
Maintained by National Highways
Length21.6 mi (34.8 km)
Existed1960–present
HistoryConstructed 1958–62
Major junctions
East endStrensham
Major intersections
M5 motorway
West endRoss-on-Wye
Section 1
Major intersectionsA449 road
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Road network
M49 M53

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.