Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
M2 motorway
M2 motorway in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
M2 motorway is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The M2 is a motorway in Belfast and County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is in two sections, the southern section running from north Belfast to Antrim and the northern section acts as a bypass of Ballymena, with the A26 road linking the two sections. In total it is 22 miles (36.2 kilometres). The M2 has the busiest sections of any road or motorway in Northern Ireland. The M2 is one of Northern Ireland's most important motorways, forming most of the main route from Belfast city to both Belfast International Airport and less than a quarter of the way to Derry. It forms part of the unsigned European route E01, E16 and E18 roads.
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Background
History
A route roughly along the line of the M2 had been planned since the 1930s, but the first concrete plans for the North Approach were announced in 1946. In 1956 proposals for several motorways, including the M2, were announced with the M2 running directly to Ballymena. Part of this alignment became the A8(M). In 1964 the plans were further extended to route the M2 via Antrim to Coleraine, which is how the plans for construction were then progressed. The A8(M) was already under construction, so it was left as a spur. Due to financial restraints, it was decided to prioritise the sections of the road required urgently, with the first stage being started on 2 September 1963. Construction…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7144, -6.0884
- Established
- 1969
Sources
- wikidata: Q746894 (CC0)
- wikipedia: M2 motorway (Northern Ireland) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is M2 motorway?
- M2 motorway is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7144°, -6.0884°.
- When was M2 motorway built?
- M2 motorway dates to 1969.