Main road 3 (Hungary)

Main road 3 shield
Main road 3
3-as főút
Route information
Part of E71 / E79
Length247 km (153 mi)
Major junctions
FromBudapest
Major intersections
ToTornyosnémeti
I/17 border with  Slovakia
Location
CountryHungary
CountiesPest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Major citiesBudapest, Kistarcsa, Kerepes, Gödöllő, Aszód, Hatvan, Gyöngyös, Füzesabony, Mezőkövesd, Emőd, Nyékládháza, Miskolc, Felsőzsolca, Szikszó, Encs
Highway system
  • Roads in Hungary

The Main road 3 (Hungarian: 3-as főút) is a west–east direction First class main road in Hungary, that connects Budapest with Tornyosnémeti (the border of Slovakia). The road is 247 kilometres (153 mi) long.[1]

The existing route is a main road with two traffic lanes, except for introductory path of Gyöngyös, which is partially built with four traffic lanes. Most of the traffic was taken over by M3, and M30 motorway.

The road, as well as all other main roads in Hungary, is managed and maintained by Magyar Közút, state owned company.

  1. ^ Magyarország, autóatlasz 1:200.000, Honvédelmi Minisztérium Térképészeti Kht., ISBN 978-963-257-087-7.