M22 motorway (Northern Ireland)
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| M22 Motorway | |
 Road of the United Kingdom |
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| Length | 5.6 miles (9 km) |
| Direction | East - West |
| Start | M2 - Niblock |
| Primary destinations | Randalstown |
| End | A6 - Randalstown |
| Construction dates | 1971 - 1973 |
| Motorways joined |  M2 Motorway |
| Euroroute(s) | |
The M22 is motorway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 5.6 miles (9 km) long and connects the M2 with the A6. It forms part of the unsigned European route E16.
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[edit] History
In 1964 the Northern Ireland Government announced plans for an extensive network of motorways[1]. Part of this was an M22 motorway from the M2 near Antrim to Castledawson. With the increase in civil disorder, known as The Troubles and the introduction of direct rule, the motorway programme was nearly all cancelled and the M22 left as it currently stood in 1975[2].
It was opened in two sections[3]:
As of 2006 there is a plan to dual the A6 from the M22 to Castledawson[4].
[edit] Route
The motorway starts at the split in the carriageways on the M2 around 1/2 mile east of junction 1, where the M2 was to head north towards Ballymena[3]. After meeting junction 1, the site of Junction One an international retail outlet, it continues west across Fergusons Water, the Belfast-Derry railway line and Mill Burn as it bypasses the suburbs of Antrim to the north. Between junctions 2 and 3 it passes between Randalstown and the Randalstown forest crosses the River Maine and then ends at junction 3. The M22 is a 2 lane dual carriageway throughout its length.
[edit] Junctions
| M22 Motorway | ||
| Eastbound exits | Junction | Westbound exits |
| Road continues as M2 to Belfast | Start of motorway | |
| Ballymena A26 Antrim A26 |
J1 Dunsilly Roundabout |
Ballymena A26 Antrim A26 |
| Randalstown A6 | J2 Ballygrooby Roundabout |
Randalstown A6 |
| Start of Motorway | J3 | Randalstown A6 |
| Randalstown A6 | Road continues as A6 to Derry[5] | |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- CBRD Motorway Database - M22 (Northern Ireland)
- Northern Ireland Roads Site - M22
- The Motorway Archive - M22 (Northern Ireland)
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