M20 motorway
Motorway in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the motorway in England. For the motorway in the Republic of Ireland, see N20 road (Ireland).
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It follows on from the A20 at Swanley, meeting the M25, and continuing on to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is 50.6 miles (81.4 km) long. Although not signposted in England, this road is part of the European route E15. It is also used as a holding area for goods traffic when traffic across the English Channel is disrupted, such as Operation Stack and Operation Brock.
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M20 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Part of E15 | ||||
Maintained by National Highways | ||||
Length | 50.6 mi (81.4 km) | |||
Existed | 1971–present | |||
History | Opened: 1960 (as A20(M)) Renumbered: 1971 Completed: 1991 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Swanley | |||
Major intersections | J1 → M25 motorway J3 → M26 motorway | |||
East end | Folkestone | |||
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Country | United Kingdom | |||
Counties | Kent | |||
Primary destinations | London Maidstone Ashford Channel Tunnel Folkestone | |||
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