M5 motorway

M5
M5
	M5 highlighted in blue ; Shown with UK motorway network
	Looking south towards junction 20
Route information
	Maintained by National Highways
Length	162.9 mi (262.2 km)
Existed	1962–present
History	Opened: 1962; Completed: 1977;
Major junctions
Northeast end	West Bromwich
	; M6 motorway; ; J4a → M42 motorway; ; J8 → M50 motorway; ; J15 → M4 motorway; ; J18a → M49 motorway;
Southwest end	Exminster
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Counties	West Midlands, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Somerset, Devon
Primary; destinations	West Bromwich; Birmingham; Bromsgrove; Worcester; Cheltenham; Gloucester; Bristol; Weston-super-Mare; Bridgwater; Taunton; Exeter;
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

The M5 is a motorway in England linking the Midlands with the South West. It runs from junction 8 of the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley. It continues past Bromsgrove (and from Birmingham and Bromsgrove is part of the Birmingham Motorway Box), Droitwich Spa, Worcester, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bristol, Portishead, Clevedon, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater, Taunton, Tiverton, Cullompton terminating at junction 31 for Exeter. Congestion on the section south of the M4 is common during the summer holidays, on Friday afternoons and bank holidays.