M5 motorway (Northern Ireland)
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| M5 motorway | |
| Length | 1.4 miles 2.3 km |
| Direction | North - South |
| Start | Whitewell - M2 |
| Primary destinations | Newtownabbey |
| End | Hazelbank - A2 |
| Construction dates | 1980 - complete route |
| Motorways joined |  M2 Motorway |
- This page refers to the M5 in Northern Ireland. For other uses see M5
The M5 is a spur motorway of 1.4 miles (2.3 km) length in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. It connects the M2 to the A2 Shore Road at Hazelbank in Newtownabbey. It is a dual two lane road with most of the road on a causeway in Belfast Lough in order to bypass Whitehouse beach.
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[edit] History
Originally announced in 1964 and planned to follow the route of the B90 to Carrickfergus[1], the M5 would have also joined the planned M6 motorway[2]. The scale of the scheme was reduced to its present form in the 1969 transport review[3], but it was recommended that the line of the originally planned route should be protected from development. Opening to traffic on 12 September 1980[4], the M5 was the only one of Northern Ireland's original motorway schemes to proceed after the cancellation of all the existing motorway plans in 1975 following the deterioration of civil order (the M3 which opened in 1995 had the same number as an original plan, but was a different project).
Culverts were added to ensure that what became Whitehouse Lagoon remained tidal, however these have not worked and the beach has become mud and sludge since the motorway opened. There route through Whiteabbey and Jordanstown has now been bulit over by housing, negating the prospect of the M5 being completed.
[edit] Junctions
| M5 Motorway | ||
| Northbound exits | Junction | Southbound exits |
| Carrickfergus, Whiteabbey A2 |
J1 Hazelbank Roundabout Terminus |
Start of Motorway |
| Start of Motorway | M2 J2 | Belfast, Docks M2 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- CBRD Motorway Database - M5 (Northern Ireland)
- Northern Ireland Roads Site - M5
- The Motorway Archive - M5 (Northern Ireland)
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Motorways of Ireland | |
| Republic of Ireland | ||
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| M1 - M3 - M4 - M6 - M7 - M8 - M9 - M11 - M50 | ||
| Northern Ireland | ||
| M1 - M2 – M3 – M5 – A8(M) – M12 – M22 | ||
| Roads in Ireland | ||
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Roads and Motorways in Northern Ireland |
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| Motorways: M1 | M2 | M3 | M5 | M12 | M22 | A8(M) | |
| Main 'A' Roads: A1 | A2 | A4 | A7 | A24 | A36 | |
| Belfast: Donegall Square | Falls Road | Malone Road | Shankill Road | Westlink | |
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| A1(M) • A3(M) • A38(M) • A48(M) • A57(M) • A58(M) A64(M) • A66(M) • A74(M) • A167(M) • A194(M) • A308(M) • A329(M) • A404(M) • A601(M) • A627(M) • A823(M) | ||
| Northern Ireland: M1 • M2 • M3 • M5 • M12 • M22 • A8(M) | edit | |
| Past: M41 • M63 • A18(M) • A40(M) • A41(M) • A102(M) • A6144(M) Unbuilt: M12 • M15 • M64 Future: M4 Toll | ||
