M-3 highway (Montenegro)

M-3 highway (Montenegrin: Magistralni put M-3) (formerly part of M-18 highway north of Podgorica) is a Montenegrin roadway. It runs concurrently with European route E762.

M-3 highway
Magistralni put M-3
Route information
Part of E-762
Length	134.0 km (83.3 mi)
Existed	1965–present
Major junctions
North end	M-18 / E762 in Šćepan Polje (border with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
	R-16 in Plužine M-6 in Jasenovo Polje R-7 in Vir M-7 in Nikšić R-23 in Cerovo R-14 in Danilovgrad M-10 in Podgorica
South end	M-2 / E-65 / E-80 in Podgorica)
Location
Municipalities	Plužine, Nikšić, Danilovgrad, Podgorica
Highway system
Highways in Montenegro ← M-2 → M-4

History

Construction on the M-18 highway finished in 1965. However, asphalt was not applied along the highway until years later.[1]

In January 2016, the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs published bylaw on categorisation of state roads.[2] With new categorisation, M-18 highway was split in two new highways, M-3 highway and M-4 highway.

Major intersections

Municipality	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Plužine	Šćepan Polje	0.0	0.0	M-18 / E762 – Foča (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina Northern end of E 762 concurrency
	No settlement in vicinity	7.2	4.5	Kostova Greda bridge over Piva river
	Mratinje	9.9	6.2	Mratinje Dam
	Near Plužine	24.1	15.0	R-16 – Trsa, Žabljak
	Near Plužine	24.2	15.0	Bridge over Lake Piva
	Plužine	25.9	16.1	No major intersection
Nikšić	Jasenovo Polje	64.6	40.1	M-6 – Šavnik, Žabljak
	Vir	72.5	45.0	R-7 – Gacko (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
	Nikšić	81.6	50.7	M-7 – Vilusi
	Cerovo	95.1	59.1	R-23 – Glava Zete, Danilovgrad
Danilovgrad	Danilovgrad	114	71	R-14 – Čevo
Podgorica	Podgorica	131	81	M-10 – Cetinje, Budva
		134	83	M-2 / E-65 / E-80 / E-762 – Petrovac na Moru, Bar, Bijelo Polje	Southern end of E 762 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Doderović, Miroslav; Ivanović, Zdravko (Fall 2012). Drumski saobraćaj u Crnoj Gori [Vehicular transport in Montenegro] (PDF) (in Montenegrin). Matica crnogorska. p. 484. Retrieved 24 May 2015. "Put Šćеpаn Pоljе – Nikšić – Pоdgоricа – Tuzi – Bоžај, prеdstаvljа diо magistralnog puta M-18, kојi pоčinjе na mаđаrskој grаnici, а zаvršаvа sе na Božaju (аlbаnskа grаnicа). Krоz Crnu Gоru prоlаzi u dužini оd 162 km, а svојim gеоgrаfskim pоlоžајеm zаuzimа јеdnо оd cеntrаlnih mјеstа u оkviru putnе mrеžе Crnе Gоrе. Put је bеz аsfаltnоg kоlоvоzа zаvršеn 1965. gоdinе, а kаsniје sе pаrciјаlnо pristupаlо аsfаltirаnju pојеdinih diоnicа.
2. "Pravilnik o kategorizaciji državnih puteva" [Regulation on categorisation of state roads]. www.sluzbenilist.me (in Montenegrin). Official Gazette of Montenegro. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.