M5 motorway (Northern Ireland)

M5 shield
M5
Route information
Length1.4 mi (2.3 km)
Existed1980–present
Major junctions
South endWhitewell – M2
Major intersections
M2 motorway
North endHazelbank – A2
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryNorthern Ireland
Primary
destinations
Newtownabbey
Road network

The M5 is a 1.4-mile-long (2.3 km) spur motorway in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. It connects the M2 to the A2 Shore Road at Hazelbank in Newtownabbey. It is a dual two lane road with most of the road on a causeway in Belfast Lough in order to bypass Whitehouse beach.