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M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)

Index M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)

The M2 is a motorway in Belfast and County Antrim in Northern Ireland. [1]

58 relations: A2 road (Northern Ireland), A26 road (Northern Ireland), A36 road (Northern Ireland), A42 road (Northern Ireland), A6 road (Northern Ireland), A8 road (Northern Ireland), A8(M) motorway (Northern Ireland), Antrim, County Antrim, Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ballyclare, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Belfast, Belfast City Centre, Belfast Duncairn (UK Parliament constituency), Belfast Harbour, Belfast International Airport, Belfast–Derry line, Broughshane, Burger King, Carrickfergus, Castle (District Electoral Area), Coleraine, Controlled-access highway, Cookstown, County Antrim, Cushendall, Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland), Derry, Direct rule (Northern Ireland), Dual carriageway, European route E01, European route E16, European route E18, Glengormley, Greenisland, Larne, List of motorways in the United Kingdom, M1 motorway (Northern Ireland), M22 motorway (Northern Ireland), M3 motorway (Northern Ireland), M5 motorway (Northern Ireland), Motorway service area, Northern Ireland, Petrogas, Rathcoole (Newtownabbey), River Lagan, Roads in Ireland, Roundabout, Rural area, ..., Shore Road, Belfast, Six Mile Water, Suburb, Templepatrick, The Troubles, Westlink (road), White Abbey, Whitewell Road. Expand index (8 more) »

A2 road (Northern Ireland)

The A2 is a major road in Northern Ireland, a considerable length of which is often referred to the Antrim Coast Road because much of it follows the scenic coastline of County Antrim; other parts of the road follow the coasts in Counties Down and Londonderry.

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A26 road (Northern Ireland)

The A26 is a road in Northern Ireland.

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A36 road (Northern Ireland)

The A36 is a road in Northern Ireland.

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A42 road (Northern Ireland)

The A42 is an east-west route in Northern Ireland.

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A6 road (Northern Ireland)

The A6 road in Northern Ireland runs from the Belfast to Derry, via Antrim.

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A8 road (Northern Ireland)

The A8 in Northern Ireland is a 26.1 km (16.2 miles) route connecting the city of Belfast with the harbour town of Larne.

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A8(M) motorway (Northern Ireland)

The A8(M) is a motorway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Antrim, County Antrim

Antrim is a town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half a mile northeast of Lough Neagh.

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Ballycastle, County Antrim

Ballycastle is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Ballyclare

Ballyclare is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Ballymena

Ballymena is a large town in County Antrim, and the eighth largest in Northern Ireland.

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Ballymoney

Ballymoney is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Belfast

Belfast (is the capital city of Northern Ireland, located on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland.

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Belfast City Centre

Belfast City Centre is the central business district of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Belfast Duncairn (UK Parliament constituency)

Duncairn, a division of Belfast, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland.

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Belfast Harbour

Belfast Harbour is a major maritime hub in Northern Ireland, handling 67% of Northern Ireland’s seaborne trade and about 25% of the maritime trade of the entire island of Ireland.

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Belfast International Airport

Belfast International Airport is an airport northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland.

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Belfast–Derry line

The Belfast–Londonderry line (referred to as the Derry~Londonderry Line by NI Railways) runs from Belfast to Derry in Northern Ireland.

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Broughshane

Broughshane (formerly spelt Brughshane) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Burger King

Burger King (BK) is an American global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.

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Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus, colloquially known as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Castle (District Electoral Area)

Castle is one of the ten district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Coleraine

Coleraine (Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; Irish Place Names, page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002.) is a large town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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Controlled-access highway

A controlled-access highway is a type of highway which has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated.

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Cookstown

Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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County Antrim

County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim)) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 618,000. County Antrim has a population density of 203 people per square kilometre or 526 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, as well as part of the historic province of Ulster. The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bushmills produces whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life area. The majority of Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, is in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down. It is currently one of only two counties of Ireland to have a majority of the population from a Protestant background, according to the 2001 census. The other is County Down to the south.

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Cushendall

Cushendall, formerly known as Newtown Glens, is a village and townland (of 153 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI, An Roinn Bonneagair; Ulster-Scots: Depairment fur Owerstructur) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive.

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Derry

Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland.

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Direct rule (Northern Ireland)

Direct rule is the term given to the administration of Northern Ireland directly by the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Dual carriageway

A dual carriageway (British English) or divided highway (American English) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation.

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European route E01

The European route E 01 is a series of roads in Europe, part of the United Nations International E-road network, running from Larne, United Kingdom to Seville, Spain.

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European route E16

European route E 16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden, from Derry to Gävle, via Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, previously by ferry to Bergen, Voss, through the Gudvanga Tunnel and the Lærdal Tunnel (the world's longest road tunnel), Lærdal, over Filefjell to Fagernes, Hønefoss, Gardermoen and Kongsvinger.

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European route E18

European route E18 runs from Craigavon in Northern Ireland to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Scotland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

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Glengormley

Glengormley is the name of a townland (of 215 acres) and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Greenisland

Greenisland is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Larne

Larne (the name of a Gaelic territory) is a seaport and industrial market town, as well as a civil parish, on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,323 people in the 2008 Estimate.

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List of motorways in the United Kingdom

The list of motorways in the United Kingdom is a complete list of motorways in the United Kingdom.

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M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)

The M1 is a motorway in Northern Ireland.

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M22 motorway (Northern Ireland)

The M22 is a motorway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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M3 motorway (Northern Ireland)

The M3 is an urban motorway 0.8 miles (1.3 km) in length owned by Siac Construction and Cintra, S.A. that connects the M2 in north Belfast, Northern Ireland to the A2 Sydenham Bypass in east Belfast.

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M5 motorway (Northern Ireland)

The M5 is a spur motorway of 1.4 miles (2.3 km) length in north Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Motorway service area

Motorway service areas in the United Kingdom, also known as 'service stations' or 'services', are places where drivers can leave a motorway to refuel/recharge, rest, eat and drink, shop or stay in an on-site overnight hotel.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Petrogas

Petrogas Limited is an Irish company that operates a number of filling stations in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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Rathcoole (Newtownabbey)

Rathcoole is a housing estate in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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River Lagan

The River Lagan (Ulster Scots: Lagan Wattèr) is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 53.5 miles (86 km) from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea.

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Roads in Ireland

The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced.

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Roundabout

A roundabout, also called a traffic circle, road circle, rotary, rotunda or island, is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island.

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Rural area

In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.

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Shore Road, Belfast

The Shore Road is a major arterial route and area of housing and commerce that runs through north Belfast and Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland.

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Six Mile Water

The Six Mile Water is a river in southern County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Suburb

A suburb is a mixed-use or residential area, existing either as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city.

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Templepatrick

Templepatrick is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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The Troubles

The Troubles (Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century.

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Westlink (road)

The Westlink road in Belfast, Northern Ireland is a dual carriageway throughpass, designated the A12, connecting the M1 to the M2 and M3 motorways which run south, north and east of the city, respectively.

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White Abbey

White Abbey is a townland (of 406 acres) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Whitewell Road

The Whitewell Road is an interface area in north Belfast and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, and historically the site of occasional clashes between nationalists and loyalists.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_motorway_(Northern_Ireland)

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