M27 motorway

M27
Route information
Length	27.9 mi (44.9 km)
Existed	1972–present
History	Constructed 1972–83
Major junctions
West end	Cadnam 50°55′06″N 1°35′35″W / 50.9182°N 1.5930°W / 50.9182; -1.5930 (M27 motorway (western end))
Major intersections	J3 → M271 motorway J4 → M3 motorway J12 → M275 motorway
East end	Portsmouth 50°50′12″N 1°03′54″W / 50.8366°N 1.0650°W / 50.8366; -1.0650 (M27 motorway (eastern end))
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Primary destinations	Southampton, Fareham, Portsmouth, (Ringwood), (Bournemouth), (Salisbury), (Winchester), (Chichester), (Brighton)
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones
← M26 M32 →

The M27 is a motorway in Hampshire, England. The main reason it was built was to link the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth. It is not yet finished, and more of it to the east has not been built yet.^[1][2]

1. ↑ "M27 Portsmouth-Chichester". Pathetic Motorways.
2. ↑ "M27 – The South Coast Motorway and A3(M) Statistics and options". The Motorway Archive Trust. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2007.