M3 motorway (Northern Ireland)

M3
Route information
Length	0.8 mi (1,300 m)
Existed	1995–present
History	Constructed 1995–1998
Major junctions
West end	M2
Major intersections	City centre
East end	A2 Sydenham Bypass
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Primary destinations	Bangor, Belfast
Road network
Roads in Northern Ireland Motorways A roads in Northern Ireland
← M2 → A2

The M3 is a 0.8-mile-long (1.3 km) urban motorway 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).