The 'pathetic' Glasgow motorway that's the shortest in Great Britain

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Right next to the giant Baillieston roundabout is one of Scotland's newest motorways that also happens to be the shortest in the UK

The A8 Bailleston Spur was a pub quiz question in the making when it opened in 2016 - for it's the UK's shortest motorway.

At just 0.2 miles in length, it consists entirely of a single bridge that's quite a bit shorter than the previous holder of the UK's shortest motorway - the A635 in Manchester. Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inbox

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