M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)
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| Route information | |
Part of  E01,  E16 and  E18 | |
| Length | 22.0 mi (35.4 km) |
| Existed | 1969–present |
| History | Southern section constructed 1969–1975 |
| Southern section | |
| Length | 16.5 mi (26.6 km) |
| North end | Duncairn |
| Major intersections |   M3 Motorway   M5 Motorway  M22 motorway |
| South end | Antrim |
| Northern section | |
| Length | 6.0 mi (9.7 km) |
| North end | Teeshan |
| South end | Ballycregy |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Primary destinations | Ballymena, Belfast Ballymoney, Antrim, Belfast |
| Road network | |
The M2 is a motorway in Belfast and County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is part of the unsigned European route E01, E16 and E18 roads.
Junctions
[change | change source]Southern section
[change | change source]| M2 motorway | ||
| Southeastbound exits | Junction | Northwestbound exits |
| End of M2 Motorway carries on as M3 Belfast (W), The WEST, The SOUTH A12 (M1) Belfast (E), Newcastle, City Airport, Bangor M3 |
1A | Start of motorway |
| Docks, City Centre A2 | 1B | No access |
| Fortwilliam, Docks (N), Stena Line, Shore Road (A2) | 1 | Fortwilliam, Docks (N), Stena Line, Shore Road (A2) |
| Greenisland, Carrickfergus A2 | 2 | Whiteabbey, Carrickfergus M5 Greenisland, Rathcoole, Whitewell A2 |
| A6 Larne A8(M) Glengormley | 4 | A6 Larne A8(M) Glengormley |
| Larne (A8), Ballyclare, Templepatrick A57 | 5 | International Airport  Templepatrick, Ballyclare A57
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| Antrim B95 | 6 | Antrim B95 |
| Antrim Area Hospital | 7 | Antrim Area Hospital |
| End of M22 - Motorway carries on as M2 | M22, J1 | Motorway carries on as M22 Derry, Cookstown M22 Antrim, Ballymena, Coleraine A26 |
Notes
[change | change source]- Junction 1B is the only motorway junction in the United Kingdom that consists solely of motorway exits, with no entry slip-roads
- There is no Junction 3, it was planned to be located on the Antrim Road
Northern section
[change | change source]| M2 motorway | ||
| Southbound exits | Junction | Northbound exits |
| End of motorway A26 dual carriageway continues International Airport Belfast, Antrim A26Ballymena, Larne A36 |
10 | Start of motorway |
| Ballymena, Broughshane A42 Cushendall (A43) | 11 | Ballymena, Broughshane A42 |
| Start of motorway | 12 | End of motorway A26 dual carriageway continues Coleraine A26 Ballycastle (A44) Ballymena |