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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''' ==
  
{{legend}}
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*'''{{intersection}} 1 Fullarton roundabout; [[Tolcross]], [[Glasgow]] City Centre''' {{average}}
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**Closest spot to start from coming out of Glasgow, but no shoulders. Botwell services is better.
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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>
*'''{{junction}} 4 [[M73 (Scotland)|M73]], [[Stirling]], [[Kincardine Bridge]]'''
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*'''{{Gas}}{{Rest}} [[Botwell Services]] Southbound only {{good}}
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|  || {{junction}} {{Mgb|8}} ||  |
*'''{{ramp}} 5 [[Bellshill]], [[Coatbridge]]'''
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*'''{{Gas}}{{Rest}} [[Hamilton Services]] Nouthbound only
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|  || (1) {{ramp}} Tradeston ||  |
*'''{{ramp}} 6 [[Hamilton]], [[Motherwell]]'''
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*'''{{ramp}} 7 [[Lanark]], [[Larkhall]]''' (Southbound exit)
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|  || (1A) {{ramp}} Polmadie ||  |
*'''{{ramp}} 8 [[Kilmarnock]], [[Edinburgh]]''' (Northbound: '''[[Larkhall]]''')
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*'''{{ramp}} 9 [[Kirkmuirhill]]''' (Southbound exit)
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|  || (2) {{ramp}} Rutherglen ||  |
*'''{{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 ||  |
*'''{{ramp}}{{Gas}} 12 [[Edinburgh]], [[Ayr]]''' (Northbound exit)'''[[Cairnlodge Services]]'''
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*'''{{ramp}}{{Gas}}{{Rest}} 13 [[Edinburgh]], [[Lanark]], [[Abington Services]]''' {{very good}}
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|  || (3) {{ramp}} Carmyle Avenue ||  |
**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 ||  |
*'''{{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}} ||  |
*'''{{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}}
*'''{{ramp}} 19 [[Ecclefechan]]'''
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*'''{{ramp}} 20 [[Eaglesfield]], [[Annan]], [[Kirtlebridge]]'''
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|  || (5) {{ramp}} Raith ||  |
*'''{{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]] ||  ||  |
*'''{{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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|-
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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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|  || (15) {{ramp}} Moffat ||  |
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|  || (16) {{ramp}} Johnstonebridge<br>{{gas}} {{rest}} service station [[Annandale Water Services]] ||  |
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|  || (17) {{ramp}} Lockerbie ||  |
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|  || (18) {{ramp}} Lockerbie South ||  |
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|  || (19) {{ramp}} Ecclefechan ||  |
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|  || (20) {{ramp}} Annan ||  |
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|  || (21) {{ramp}} Kirtlebridge ||  |
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|-
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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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[[Category:E5]]
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{{IsIn|Scotland}}

Latest revision as of 22:28, 30 July 2012

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.

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Hitching the M74

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

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Motorways in the United Kingdom

Great Britain: M1M2M3M4M5M6M6 TollM8M9M11M18M20M23M25M26M27M32M40M42M45M48M49M50M53M54M55M56M57M58M60M61M62M65M66M67M69M73M74M77M80M90M180M181M271M275M602M606M621M876M898

A1(M)

Northern Ireland: M1M2M3M5M12M22