M3 motorway (Northern Ireland)

M3 shield
M3
Route information
Length0.8 mi (1,300 m)
Existed1995–present
HistoryConstructed 1995–1998
Major junctions
West end M2
Major intersectionsCity centre
East end A2 Sydenham Bypass
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryNorthern Ireland
Primary
destinations
Bangor, Belfast
Road network
M2 A2

The M3 is a 0.8-mile-long (1.3 km) urban motorway owned by Siac Construction and Cintra, S.A. that connects the M2 in north Belfast, Northern Ireland to the A2 Sydenham Bypass in east Belfast. It is the shortest motorway in Northern Ireland, and one of the busiest, carrying 60,000 vehicles per day as of 2005.[1] It has a permanent speed limit of 50 mph (80 km/h).