Otoyol 3

O-3
European Motorway Avrupa Otoyolu
Route information
Part of E 80
Part of AH1 and AH5
Length	245 km (152 mi)
Existed	1987–present
Major junctions
West end	D.100 near Edirne
Major intersections	D.555 near Karamesutlu O-7 in Mahmutbey, Istanbul O-2 in Mahmutbey, Istanbul
East end	O-1 in Eyüp, Istanbul
Location
Regions	Marmara
Provinces	Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ, Istanbul
Major cities	Edirne, Istanbul
Highway system
Highways in Turkey Motorways List State Highways List
← O-2 → O-4

Mahmutbey Toll Plaza on the O-3

Karasu Viaduct on the O-3

Otoyol 3 (English: Motorway 3), also known as the European Motorway (Turkish: Avrupa Otoyolu) and abbreviated as the O-3 is a 245.1 km (152.3 mi) long otoyol in East Thrace, Turkey. The O-3 runs from Edirne to Istanbul and is the only motorway in Turkey located entirely in Europe. The motorway begins west of Edirne at a junction with the D-100 where it then continues as a beltway passing just north of Edirne. From there, the motorway passes through mostly rural farmland until it enters the Istanbul metropolis near Silivri. The eastern end of the O-3 is at the interchange with the O-1, where the motorway becomes and continues into the historic peninsula of Istanbul as a major boulevard.

The O-3 connects with three other motorways, all in Istanbul; the O-1, O-2 and the O-7; and is a part of the E 80, the International E-road network and AH1 of the Asian Highway Network. The motorway has six lanes, three in each direction, except for a 44.6 km (27.7 mi) section between Silivri and Esenyurt.

Exit list[]

Province	District	km	mi	Exit	Destination	Notes
Edirne	Edirne Merkez	0	0	K1	D.100 — Kapıkule	Westbound only
		11.5	7.1	K2	— Edirne
		15.8	9.8	K3	D.100 via eastern connector
		16.7	10.3	Edirne Toll Plaza
	Havsa	35.7	22.1	K4	D.550 — Havsa
Kırklareli	Babaeski	62.9	39	K5	D.555 — Babaeski, Kırklareli
	Lüleburgaz	87.3	54.2	K6	D.565 — Lüleburgaz
Tekirdağ	Saray	116.1	72.1	K7	—  [tr], Saray
	Çorlu	136.3	84.6	K8	— Çorlu, Velimeşe
Istanbul	Silivri	154.8	96.1	K9	— Çerkezköy
		167.1	103.8	K10	E 84 — Sancaktepe	connector to D.100 and D.110
		174.3	108.3	K11	TEM connector — Silivri
		186.1	115.6	K12	Selimpaşa connector — Selimpaşa
	Büyükçekmece	193.6	120.2	K13	Kumburgaz connector —
		199.6	124	K14	— Çatalca
	Esenyurt	211.7	131.5	K15	—
		223.8	139	K16	Avcılar-H.dere connector — Esenyurt
	Avcılar	226.8	140.9	K17	Ispartakule Blv. — Avcılar
	Küçükçekmece	234.5	145.7	Mahmutbey Toll Plaza
	Bağcılar	235.7	146.4	K18	O-7 -YSS Bridge, Atatürk International Airport	connector to the
		236.8	147.1	-	Köprü Cd.	Eastbound exit and entrance only
		237.3	147.4	-	Northern Service Rd.	Westbound exit only
		237.8	147.7	-	Mahmutbey Rd.	Westbound exit only
		238.4	148.1	K19	O-2 (Istanbul 2nd Bltwy) — FSM Bridge, Kozyatağı
		238.7	148.3	-	Hüseyin Karaaslan Cd.	Eastbound exit and entrance, westbound entrance
		239.5	148.8	-	Matbaacılar Cd. / South Service Rd.	Eastbound entrance, westbound exit
	Esenler	240.6	149.5	-	Köyiçi Cd.	Eastbound exit, westbound exit
		240.9	149.6	-	Karaoğlanoğlu Cd.	Westbound entrance
		241.6	150.1	-	Mehmt Akif Ersoy Cd.	Eastbound entrance
		241.8	150.2	-	Atışalanı Cd.	Westbound exit
		242.4	150.6	K20	Metris-Esenler connector
	Bayrampaşa	243.8	151.4	-	50. Yıl Cd.	Westbound exit
		244.7	152	-	Ulus Sk.	Eastbound entrance
		245	152.2	-	Abdi İpekçi Cd.
		246.4	153.1	-	O-1 (Istanbul 1st Bltwy) — Bosphorus Bridge, Kadıköy / D.100 — Bakırköy
		246.9	153.4	-	Adnan Menderes Blv. — Fatih	Transition into Boulevard
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Tolled

See also[]

• List of motorways in Turkey

References[]

• Turkish General Directorate of Highways. Turkey road map. 2009.

External links[]

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