Motorway fork sign

A blue sign with a diagram showing a branch off the road ahead and the following text.

Forward destinations: The SOUTH WEST; Tewkesbury; Gloucester.

Exit destinations: SOUTH WALES; Ross; M50.

Junction number: 8.

When the M5 first opened this was the end of the road, with a 270 degree loop onto the M50 that caused endless accidents. It was rebuilt in the early 1990s into a huge roundabout interchange instead.

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