Otoyol 3 (), also known as the European Motorway () and abbreviated as the O-3 is a 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 "Edirne Batı K1" 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 O-3 ends at the Istanbul Bağcılar "Mahmutbey Batı K20" Junction.istanbul motorway map

O-3 "Avrupa otoyolu" "Mahmutbey Batı K19" junction connects to O-7, E80, Istanbul Airport and Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in the north direction, to Ataturk Airport with the 2nd Beltway in the south direction. The last junction of the European motorway "Mahmutbey Doğu K20" connects to O-2 motorway (2nd Beltway) and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in the east direction, to 1st Beltway (O-1) with the O3-O1 connection road in the south direction.istanbul motorway The motorway has six lanes, three in each direction, except for a section between Silivri and Esenyurt.

Exit list {| class="wikitable" |- !width=100| Province !!width=100| District !!width=40| km !!width=40| mi !!width=30| Exit !!width=300| Destination !!width=200| Notes |- |rowspan="5"| Edirne |rowspan="4"| Edirne Merkez |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 0 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 0 | K1 | connector Edirne Batı junction | route |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 11.5 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 7.1 || K2 || connector Lalapaşa junction | route |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 15.8 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 9.8 || K3 || connector Edirne Doğu junction || route |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 16.7 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 10.3 |colspan="3" style='background: #ccccff; text-align:center;'| Edirne Toll Plaza |- || Havsa |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 35.7 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 22.1 |style='background: #ccccff'| K4 |style='background: #ccccff'| connector Havsa junction |style='background: #ccccff'| route |- |rowspan="2"| Kırklareli || Babaeski |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 62.9 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 39 |style='background: #ccccff'| K5 |style='background: #ccccff'| connector Babaeski junction |style='background: #ccccff'| route |- || Lüleburgaz |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 87.3 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 54.2 |style='background: #ccccff'| K6 |style='background: #ccccff'| connector Lüleburgaz junction |style='background: #ccccff'| route |- |rowspan="2"| Tekirdağ || Saray |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 116.1 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 72.1 |style='background: #ccccff'| K7 |style='background: #ccccff'| — , connector Saray junction |style='background: #ccccff'| route |- || Çorlu |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 136.3 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 84.6 |style='background: #ccccff'| K8 |style='background: #ccccff'| —Velimeşe connector Çorlu junction |style='background: #ccccff'| route |- |rowspan="13"| Istanbul |rowspan="4"| Silivri |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 154.8 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 96.1 |style='background: #ccccff'| K9 |style='background: #ccccff'| connector Çerkezköy junction |style='background: #ccccff'| route |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 167.1 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 103.8 |style='background: #ccccff'| K10 |style='background: #ccccff'|Northbound-—Kınalı junctionSouthbound |style='background: #ccccff'| connector to and |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 174.3 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 108.3 |style='background: #ccccff'| K11 |style='background: #ccccff'|Silivri D100 connector—Silivri junction |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 186.1 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 115.6 |style='background: #ccccff'| K12 |style='background: #ccccff'| Ortaköy connector — Selimpaşa junction |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |rowspan="2"| Büyükçekmece |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 193.6 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 120.2 |style='background: #ccccff'| K13 |style='background: #ccccff'| Kumburgaz connector — Kumburgaz junction |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 199.6 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 124 |style='background: #ccccff'| K14 |style='background: #ccccff'| — Çatalca junction |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |rowspan="2"| Esenyurt |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 211.7 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 131.5 |style='background: #ccccff'| K15 |style='background: #ccccff'| — Hadımköy junction |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 216.6 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 134.3 |style='background: #ccccff'| K16 |style='background: #ccccff'| Esenyurt connector — Esenyurt junction |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |rowspan="2"| Avcılar |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 217.7 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 135.0 |style='background: #ccccff'| K17 |style='background: #ccccff'| Avcılar-H.dere connector — Avcılar junction |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 220.2 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 136.2 |style='background: #ccccff'| K18 |style='background: #ccccff'| Nakkaş-Başakşehir connector — Isparta Kule junction |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |rowspan="2"| Başakşehir Küçükçekmece |style='background: #dcdcdc'|228.0 |style='background: #dcdcdc'|141.3 |style='background: #ccccff'| |style='background: #ccccff'|Mahmutbey Toll Plaza |style='background: #ccccff'| |- |style='background: #dcdcdc'|229.1 |style='background: #dcdcdc'|142.0 || K19 || Northbound and route, Southbound Bakırköy connector Mahmutbey Doğu junction ||connector to the YSS Bridge and route |- |rowspan="1"| Bağcılar |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 231.8 |style='background: #dcdcdc'| 146.4 || K20 || east end of Mahmutbey Batı junction |connector to the (istanbul second Bltwy) and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

See also List of motorways in Turkey

References

Turkish General Directorate of Highways. Turkey motorway map. 2024. Turkish General Directorate of Highways İstanbul motorway map. 2024.

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