Otoyol 3
| O-3 | |
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| Otoyol 3 | |
| Europe Motorway Avrupa Otoyolu |
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| Route information | |
| Part of |
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| 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
and Asian
. O-3 is one of the busiest motorways in Turkey alongside O-4.
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.
Between Edirne-Silvri is continuously 6 lanes (3 by 2). Silivri-Istanbul part is also 6 lanes but there are some sections where it is 4 lanes (2 by 2).
| Province | km | Exit No. | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Edirne | 0 | 0 | Edirne West | Eastbound only Continues westbound as D.100 |
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| 11.5 | 11.5 | Lalapaşa | D.535 | ||
| 4.3 | 15.8 | Edirne East |
To D-100 Last exit before toll plaza |
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| Toll plaza | |||||
| Parking Area | |||||
| 19.9 | 35.7 | Havsa | 22-27 ( |
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| Kirklareli | Babaeski Service Area | ||||
| 27.2 | 62.9 | D.555 ( |
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| Parking Area | |||||
| 24.4 | 87.3 | Lüleburgaz | To D.565 | ||
| Parking Area | |||||
| Tekirdag | 28.8 | 116.1 | Saray | 59-01 | |
| Çorlu Service Area | |||||
| 20.9 | 136.9 | Çorlu | 59-04 | ||
| Parking Area | |||||
| Istanbul | 18.5 | 155.4 | Çerkezköy | D.567 | |
| 12.3 | 167.7 | Kınalı 1 | |||
| 7.2 | 174.9 | Silivri 1 | |||
| Selimpaşa Service Area | |||||
| 11.8 | 186.7 | Selimpaşa | |||
| 7.5 | 194.2 | Kumburgaz 1 | |||
| 6.0 | 200.2 | Çatalca | D.569 | ||
| Karasu Viaduct | |||||
| Lake Büyükçekmece Bridge | |||||
| 12.1 | 212.3 | Hadımköy | 34-84 | ||
| 6.0 | 218.3 | Avcılar | |||
| 2.5 | 220.8 | Ispartakule | |||
| Parking Area | |||||
| Toll Plaza Mahmutbey West | |||||
| 8.9 | 229.7 | Mahmutbey West | 34-25 | ||
| 2.7 | 232.4 | Mahmutbey East | O-2 ( |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Turkish General Directorate of Highways. Turkey road map. 2009.
External[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otoyol 3. |
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