The Northern End of the M5 Motorway near Whiteabbey
The M5 is a spur motorway, slightly less than 1½ miles in length, in north Belfast. It connects the M2 with the A2 Shore Road at Hazelbank in Newtownabbey. It is a dual two lane road with most of the road on a causeway in Belfast Lough in order to bypass Whitehouse beach.