M3 motorway (Hungary)
| M3 motorway | |
|---|---|
| M3-as autópálya | |
| Route information | |
| Part of E71 / E79 / E573 / E579 | |
| Length | 281 km (175 mi) 307 km (191 mi) planned |
| Existed | 1978–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Budapest |
| To | Barabás M 24 border with Ukraine |
| Location | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Counties | Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Major cities | Budapest, Hatvan, Gyöngyös, Füzesabony, Polgár, Nyíregyháza |
| Highway system | |
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The M3 motorway (Hungarian: M3-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway connecting Budapest to Nyíregyháza. It will eventually connect Budapest to the Ukrainian border. Two other motorways branch off it, the M30 (connecting the M3 to Miskolc) and the M35 (connecting the M3 to Debrecen). The M3 follows route 3, and, later, route 4. The section of the motorway between Görbeháza and Nyíregyháza was opened to traffic in August 2007. The latest section of the motorway, between Highway 49 and Vásárosnamény, was opened to the public in 2014. The total length of the motorway now is 281 km.