Otoyol 3

O-3
European Motorway Avrupa Otoyolu
Route information
Part of E80
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
Country	Turkey
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

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 Vatan Caddesi 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 E80, 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	D.535 — 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	P.59-01 — Vakıflar, Saray
	Çorlu	136.3	84.6	K8	P.59-04 — Çorlu, Velimeşe
Istanbul	Silivri	154.8	96.1	K9	D.567 — Çerkezköy
		167.1	103.8	K10	E84 — 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 — Kumburgaz
		199.6	124	K14	D.569 — Çatalca
	Esenyurt	211.7	131.5	K15	P.34-84 — Hadımköy
		223.8	139	K16	Avcılar-H.dere connector — Esenyurt
	Avcılar	226.8	140.9	K17	Ispartakule Blv. — Avcılar
	Küçükçekmece/Başakşehir	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.