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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1964, the [[Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland Government]] announced plans for an extensive network of motorways.<ref name="nirsmh">[http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/historymotorwayplans.html Northern Ireland Roads Site – History of Motorway Plans]</ref> Part of this was an M22 motorway from the M2 near [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]] to [[Castledawson]], [[County Londonderry]]. With the increase in civil disorder, known as the [[The Troubles|Troubles]], and the introduction of [[direct rule]], the motorway programme was nearly all cancelled and the M22 was left as it currently stood in 1975.<ref>[http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/m22.html Northern Ireland Roads Site – M22]</ref> |
In 1964, the [[Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland Government]] announced plans for an extensive network of motorways.<ref name="nirsmh">[http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/historymotorwayplans.html Northern Ireland Roads Site – History of Motorway Plans]</ref> Part of this was an M22 motorway from the [[M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)|M2]] near [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]] to [[Castledawson]], [[County Londonderry]]. With the increase in civil disorder, known as the [[The Troubles|Troubles]], and the introduction of [[direct rule]], the motorway programme was nearly all cancelled and the M22 was left as it currently stood in 1975.<ref>[http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/m22.html Northern Ireland Roads Site – M22]</ref> |
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It was opened in two sections:<ref name="cbrd">[http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m22-ni/ CBRD Motorway Database – M22 (Northern Ireland)]</ref> |
It was opened in two sections:<ref name="cbrd">[http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m22-ni/ CBRD Motorway Database – M22 (Northern Ireland)]</ref> |
Revision as of 13:46, 24 July 2017
M22 | |
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Route information | |
Part of ![]() | |
Length | 5.6 mi (9.0 km) |
Existed | 1971–present |
History | Constructed 1971–1973 |
Major junctions | |
From | A6 – Randalstown |
![]() M2 Motorway | |
To | M2 – Niblock |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Primary destinations | Niblock |
Road network | |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/The_M22_at_Ballygrooby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_220940.jpg/266px-The_M22_at_Ballygrooby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_220940.jpg)
The M22 is a motorway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 5.6 miles (9 km) long and connects the A6 with the M2. It forms part of the unsigned European route E16.
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, County Londonderry. 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 was left as it currently stood in 1975.[2]
It was opened in two sections:[3]
- Junction 1 to 2 opened in 1971; and
- Junction 2 to 3 opened in 1973.
As of 2006, there is a plan to dual the A6 from the M22 to Castledawson.[4]
Route
The motorway starts shortly after junction 7 of the M2 Northwards at the split in the carriageways on the M2 around 1 mile from junction 1 of the M22, where the M2 was to head north towards Ballymena.[3] After meeting junction 1 – the site of the Junction One retail outlet – it continues west across Ferguson's 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 Main, and then ends at junction 3. The M22 is a two-lane dual carriageway throughout its length.
Junctions
M22 motorway | ||
Westbound exits | Junction | Eastbound exits |
End of motorway M2 motorway continues Belfast, Larne, Antrim Area Hospital M2 International Airport ![]() |
1 | Start of motorway |
Randalstown A6 | 2 | Randalstown A6 Portglenone (B52) |
Start of motorway | 3 | End of motorway Londonderry A6 Magherafelt (A31) Cookstown (A29) Randalstown |