Where is the M42 motorway located?
Q: Where is the M42 motorway located?
A: The M42 motorway is located in the Midlands of England.
Q: What cities does it run through?
A: The M42 motorway runs northeast from the M5 near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire to near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. It also goes through Solihull and Birmingham Airport, Coleshill and Tamworth.
Q: When was it built?
A: The M42 motorway was first built in the 1970s.
Q: What is its purpose?
A: The purpose of the M42 motorway was to make a connection between the East and West Midlands. It is now also used as part of a ring road around Birmingham nicknamed the "Birmingham Box".
Q: What other roads does it connect with?
A: The M42 connects with parts of the M5, M6, and other motorways.
Q: Where does it end?
A: The M42 ends just south of Ashby-de-la-Zouch where it becomes the A42 road.
Q: What nickname has been given to this route?
A: This route has been nicknamed "The Birmingham Box" due to its use as a ring road around Birmingham.
