M876 motorway

The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge. It was opened in 1980.

M876
M876 highlighted in blue
Route information
Length	8.0 mi (12.9 km)
Existed	1980–present
Major junctions
Northeast end	Dennyloanhead
Major intersections	M80 motorway Junction 8 M9 motorway Junctions 7 and 8
Southwest end	Bowtrees near Kincardine Bridge
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Kincardine Bridge, Falkirk
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← M621 → M898

The M876 motorway near to Stenhousemuir

The road is 8 miles (13 km) long. It begins by turning off junction 8 (formerly junction 5 until 2011) of the M80 and bypasses Falkirk and Stenhousemuir. It is one of only three motorways in the UK which form a concurrency with another motorway, the M9, which it then leaves again and continues for 1 mile (1.6 km) before becoming the A876.^[1]

The original Kincardine Bridge was supplemented in 2008 by a second bridge, the Clackmannanshire Bridge, for traffic towards Alloa. As part of the works, the terminal Bowtrees Roundabout was replaced with a grade separated junction, and the A876 beyond the junction was upgraded to dual carriageway standard.

Junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Junction	Destinations	Notes
Falkirk	Denny	0	0	—[coord 1]	M80  - Glasgow, Cumbernauld	Eastbound entrance and Westbound exit only
		2.0	3.2	1[coord 2]	A833  - Denny, Falkirk
	Falkirk	3.6	5.9	2[coord 3]	A88  - Stenhousemuir, Larbert; A9 - Stirling
		5.3	8.5	—[coord 4]	M9  - Stirling	Eastbound entrance and Westbound exit only, begins multiplex with M9
		6.2	10.0	—[coord 5]	M9  - Grangemouth, Falkirk	End of multiplex with M9
		7.6	12.1	3[coord 6]	A905  - Airth; A876 - Kincardine	End of motorway; continues as A876
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Coordinate list

1. 56.0006°N 3.9204°W / 56.0006; -3.9204 (Junction 8 of M80)
2. 56.0134°N 3.8764°W / 56.0134; -3.8764 (Junction 1 of M876)
3. 56.0326°N 3.8502°W / 56.0326; -3.8502 (Junction 2 of M876)
4. 56.0432°N 3.8133°W / 56.0432; -3.8133 (Junction 8 of M9)
5. 56.0433°N 3.7831°W / 56.0433; -3.7831 (Junction 7 of M9)
6. 56.0524°N 3.7595°W / 56.0524; -3.7595 (Junction 3 of M876)

See also

• List of motorways in the United Kingdom