Otoyol 3

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Otoyol 3
Europe Motorway
Avrupa Otoyolu
Route information
Part of and
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
Mahmutbey Toll Plaza on the O-3.

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
Edirne 0 0
K1		 Edirne West Eastbound only
Continues westbound as D.100
11.5 11.5 K2 Lalapaşa D.535
4.3 15.8 K3 Edirne East
 To D-100
Last exit before toll plaza
Toll plaza
, Parking Area
19.9 35.7 K4 Havsa 22-27 ()
Kirklareli Babaeski Service Area
27.2 62.9 K5 D.555 () – Babaeski
Parking Area
24.4 87.3 K6 Lüleburgaz To D.565
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 D.567
12.3 167.7 K10 Kınalı 1
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 D.569
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 (, )

See also

References

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