M6 Junction 35 – A601(M) Carnforth
Junction 35 of the M6 is where the M6 meets the A601(M), for Carnforth. The nearest town is Carnforth, about 0.8 miles to the west, with Lancaster (6 miles south) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Over Kellet, Warton and Nether Kellet.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: A6, A6070, B6254, B6601. The main road at the junction is the A601(M).
From here, the drive north to junction 36 (Kirkby Lonsdale) is about 7.3 miles and the drive south to junction 34 (Lancaster) is about 3.6 miles. Junction 35 is about 145 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 66 miles from the end at junction 45.
The nearest motorway services are Burton-in-Kendal services, between J35 and J36, northbound only.
- Junction M6 J35 · Carnforth Interchange
- Signed for A601(M) · Carnforth
- Nearest town Carnforth, 0.8 miles west
- Map section Section 6: J32–J36, Lancaster and Carnforth
Live traffic at M6 junction 35
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Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 33 to 37
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Junctions either side
- J34Lune Valley InterchangeA683 · LancasterNearest town: Lancaster, 1.7 miles
- J36Crooklands InterchangeA65 · Kirkby Lonsdale / Kendal (south)Nearest town: Milnthorpe, 2.3 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 35
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 34 and Junction 36 that we are aware of.
M6 Northbound Jct 36 Lane 3 closure (399/5A to 407/0A)
00:305 Oct 2026reported 12 min ago
- Location
- M6 northbound between J35 and J36
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 19:00 Mon 14 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Sat 28 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
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Updated 00:42 Mon 5 Oct 2026