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O-3 Otoyol 3 Europe Motorway
Avrupa OtoyoluRoute information Length: 232 km (144 mi) Major junctions From: Edirne West To: Mahmutbey East, Istanbul Location Regions: Marmara Provinces: Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ, Istanbul Major cities: Edirne, Istanbul Highway system Otoyol 3 (English: Motorway 3), abbreviated as O-3, aka Avrupa Otoyolu (English: Europe Motorway), is a toll motorway in Marmara Region's Eastern Thrace section in Turkey, connecting the cities Edirne and Istanbul. From its western terminus to the junction with O-2, it is part of international routes as of European E80 and Asian Highway AH1.
The motorway starts at Edirne West, where it joins the D.100 coming from the checkpoint Kapıkule at Bulgarian border, Turkey's gateway to Europe. It runs south-eastwards bypassing the city in the north and terminates in Istanbul, linking to the two beltways of Istanbul O-1 and O-2. The 240 km (150 mi) long motorway passes through the provinces Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ and Istanbul.
Province km Exit No. Destinations Notes Edirne 0 0
K1
Edirne West Eastbound only
Continues westbound as D.10011.5 11.5 K2
Lalapaşa K3 Edirne East To D-100
Last exit before toll plazaToll plaza ,
Parking Area 19.9 35.7 _ K4
Havsa 22-27 (E87) Kirklareli Babaeski Service Area 27.2 62.9 _ K5
Babaeski Parking Area 24.4 87.3 _ K6
Lüleburgaz To Parking Area Tekirdag 28.8 116.1 _ K7
Saray 59-01 Çorlu Service Area 20.9 136.9 _ K8
Çorlu 59-04 Parking Area Istanbul 18.5 155.4 _ K9
Çerkezköy K10 Kınalı 1 E84 7.2 174.9 _ K11
Silivri 1 Selimpaşa Service Area 11.8 186.7 _ K12
Selimpaşa 7.5 194.2 _ K13
Kumburgaz 1 6.0 200.2 _ K14
Çatalca Karasu Viaduct Lake Büyükçekmece Bridge 12.1 212.3 _ K15
Hadımköy 34-84 6.0 218.3 _ K16
Avcılar 2.5 220.8 _ K17
Ispartakule Parking Area Toll Plaza Mahmutbey West 8.9 229.7 K18
Mahmutbey West 34-25 2.7 232.4 K19
Mahmutbey East O-2 (E80, AH1) See also
References
- Turkish General Directorate of Highways. Turkey road map. 2009.
Motorways in Turkey
Marmara Region Black Sea Region Central Anatolia Region Aegean Region Southeastern Anatolia Region Categories:- Motorways in Turkey
- Edirne Province
- Kırklareli Province
- Tekirdağ Province
- Transport in Istanbul
- Toll roads in Turkey
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