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The '''M74''' is a short (''129 km'') motorway in [[Scotland]], connecting the Central Belt with the [[M6 (GB)|M6]] in England. When hitching north from London or the Midlands, it's extremely likely that you'll enter Scotland over this particular motorway.
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== Hitching the '''M74''' ==
 
== Hitching the '''M74''' ==
  
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{{legend}}
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*'''{{intersection}} Beginning of motorway'''
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*'''{{ramp}} 1 [[Tolcross]], [[Glasgow]] City Centre'''
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! style="width: 30em" | !! style="width:30em" | !! style="width: 30em" |
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*'''{{ramp}} 2 [[Shettleston]], [[Cambuslang]] (Northbound exit)'''
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*'''{{ramp}} 3 [[Tannochside]] (Southbound exit)'''
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| <p align="center">{{north}}</p> ||  || <p align="center">{{south}}</p>
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*'''{{junction}} 4 [[M73 (Scotland)|M73]], [[Stirling]], [[Kincardine Bridge]]'''
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*'''{{Gas}}{{Rest}} [[Botwell Services]] Southbound only
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|  || {{junction}} {{Mgb|8}} ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}} 5 [[Bellshill]], [[Coatbridge]]'''
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|-
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*'''{{Gas}}{{Rest}} [[Hamilton Services]] Nouthbound only
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|  || (1) {{ramp}} Tradeston ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}} 6 [[Hamilton]], [[Motherwell]]'''
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*'''{{ramp}} 7 [[Lanark]], [[Larkhall]]''' (Southbound exit)
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|  || (1A) {{ramp}} Polmadie ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}} 8 [[Kilmarnock]], [[Edinburgh]]''' (Northbound: '''[[Larkhall]]''')
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*'''{{ramp}} 9 [[Kirkmuirhill]]''' (Southbound exit)
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|  || (2) {{ramp}} Rutherglen ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}} 10 [[Kirkmuirhill]]''' (Northbound exit)
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*'''{{ramp}}{{Gas}} 11 [[Edinburgh]], [[Ayr]]''' (Southbound exit)'''[[Cairnlodge Services]]'''
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|  || (2A) {{ramp}} Fullarton Road ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}}{{Gas}} 12 [[Edinburgh]], [[Ayr]]''' (Northbound exit)'''[[Cairnlodge Services]]'''
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*'''{{ramp}}{{Gas}}{{Rest}} 13 [[Edinburgh]], [[Lanark]], [[Abington Services]]'''
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|  || (3) {{ramp}} Carmyle Avenue ||  |
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**This is where one needs to get off the M74 when hitching from England towards Edinburgh.
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*'''{{ramp}} 14 [[Crawford]], [[Thornhill]]'''
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|  || (3A) {{ramp}} Daldowie ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}} 15 [[Moffat]], [[Dumfries]]''' (Southbound: '''[[Selkirk]]''')
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*'''{{ramp}}{{Gas}} 16 [[Johnstonebridge]], [[Annandale Water Services]]'''
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|  || (4) {{junction}} Daldowie Interchange {{Mgb|73}} ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}} 17 [[Lockerbie]]''' (Southbound: '''[[Dumfries]]''')
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*'''{{ramp}} 18 [[Lockerbie]], [[Dumfries]]''' (Northbound exit)
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|  ||  || {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Botwell Services]] {{good}}
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*'''{{ramp}} 19 [[Ecclefechan]]'''
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*'''{{ramp}} 20 [[Eaglesfield]], [[Annan]], [[Kirtlebridge]]'''
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|  || (5) {{ramp}} Raith ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}} 21 [[Kirkpatrick Fleming]], [[Kirtlebridge]], [[Canonbie]]'''
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*'''{{Gas}}{{Rest}} [[Gretna Green Services]]
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| {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Hamilton Services]] ||  ||  |
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*'''{{ramp}} 22 [[Gretna]], [[Gretna Green]], [[Longtown]]''' (Northbound: '''[[Dumfries]], [[Stranraer]]'''
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:: -->'' [[M6 (England)]]''
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|  || (6) {{ramp}} Hamilton ||  |
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|  || (7) {{ramp}} Larkhall ||  |
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|  || (8) {{ramp}} Canderside Toll ||  |
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|  || (10) {{ramp}} Kirkmuirhill ||  |
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|  || (11) {{ramp}} Ayr North ||  |
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|  || {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Cairnlodge Services]] ||  |
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|  || (12) {{ramp}} Ayr South ||  |
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|  || (13) {{ramp}} Edinburgh<br>{{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Abington Services]] {{very good}} ||  |
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|  || (14) {{ramp}} Crawford ||  |
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|-
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|  || (15) {{ramp}} Moffat ||  |
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|-
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|  || (16) {{ramp}} Johnstonebridge<br>{{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Annandale Water Services]] ||  |
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|-
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|  || (17) {{ramp}} Lockerbie ||  |
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|-
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|  || (18) {{ramp}} Lockerbie South ||  |
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|-
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|  || (19) {{ramp}} Ecclefechan ||  |
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|  || (20) {{ramp}} Annan ||  |
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|-
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|  || (21) {{ramp}} Kirtlebridge ||  |
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|  || {{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Gretna Services]] ||  |
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|  || (22) {{ramp}} Gretna Green North ||  |
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|  || {{Mgb|6}} ||  |
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| <p align="center">{{north}}</p> ||  || <p align="center">{{south}}</p>
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{{Motorways UK}}
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[[Category:Scotland]]
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Motorways]]
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 19 April 2025

The M74 is a short (129 km) motorway in Scotland, connecting the Central Belt with the M6 in England. When hitching north from London or the Midlands, it's extremely likely that you'll enter Scotland over this particular motorway.

M74 (GB)
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Hitching the M74

 

 

  M 8
(1)   Tradeston
(1A)   Polmadie
(2)   Rutherglen
(2A)   Fullarton Road
(3)   Carmyle Avenue
(3A)   Daldowie
(4)   Daldowie Interchange M 73
    service station Botwell Services   (good)
(5)   Raith
    service station Hamilton Services
(6)   Hamilton
(7)   Larkhall
(8)   Canderside Toll
(10)   Kirkmuirhill
(11)   Ayr North
    service station Cairnlodge Services
(12)   Ayr South
(13)   Edinburgh
    service station Abington Services   (very good)
(14)   Crawford
(15)   Moffat
(16)   Johnstonebridge
    service station Annandale Water Services
(17)   Lockerbie
(18)   Lockerbie South
(19)   Ecclefechan
(20)   Annan
(21)   Kirtlebridge
    service station Gretna Services
(22)   Gretna Green North
M 6

 

 

Motorways in the United Kingdom

Great Britain: M1 • M2 • M3 • M4 • M5 • M6 • M6 Toll • M8 • M9 • M11 • M18 • M20 • M23 • M25 • M26 • M27 • M32 • M40 • M42 • M45 • M48 • M49 • M50 • M53 • M54 • M55 • M56 • M57 • M58 • M60 • M61 • M62 • M65 • M66 • M67 • M69 • M73 • M74 • M77 • M80 • M90 • M180 • M181 • M271 • M275 • M602 • M606 • M621 • M876 • M898

A1(M)

Northern Ireland: M1 • M2 • M3 • M5 • M12 • M22


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