A79 motorway | |
|---|---|
| Rijksweg 79 | |
 Location of the A79 motorway | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  A2 in Meerssen |
| East end |  A76 in Heerlen |
| Location | |
| Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Constituent country | Netherlands |
| Provinces | Limburg |
| Highway system | |
The A79 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Limburg.
Overview
The motorway, 17 km long and entirely two lanes, connects the A2 motorway at the interchange Kruisdonk with Valkenburg, the A76 motorway at interchange Kunderberg, and the city of Heerlen.
The Kruisdonk interchange can be used only by traffic between the A79 and the southern part of the A2. Traffic from and to the northern part of the A2 must local roads.
No European routes follow the A79 motorway.
Exit list
The entire route is in Limburg Province.
| Municipality | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meerssen | 0 | 0.0 | — | Interchange Kruisdonk |   E25 / A 2 | No entrance or exit from southward A2 / E 25 |
| 1 | 0.62 | 1 | Bunde | Ambyerweg | No westbound entrance | |
| 4 | 2.5 | 2 | Meerssen | Provinciale Weg Vroenhof / Houthemerweg / Eigenweg / Meerssenderweg / Vroenhofweg / Eijsendaalweg | ||
| Valkenburg aan de Geul | 6 | 3.7 | 3 | Valkenburg | Breedenweg / Beekstraat / De Valkenberg | |
| Nuth | 9 | 5.6 | 4 | Hulsberg |  N 298 north (Hulsbergerweg) / Emmaberg | |
| Voerendaal | 11 | 6.8 | 5 | Klimmen | Klimmenerweg / Waakheuvelsweg / Kalfshofweg | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only |
| 13 | 8.1 | Steinweg / Barrierweg | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only | |||
| 14 | 8.7 | 6 | Voerendaal | Valkenburgerweg | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only | |
| 17 | 11 | Kunderberg / Welterweg | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only | |||
| Heerlen | 17 | 11 | — | Interchange Kunderberg |   E314 / A 76 | |
| 18 | 11 | 7 | Heerlen-Centrum | Welterlaan / John F. Kennedylaan | Westbound entrance and eastbound exit only | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
External links
Media related to Rijksweg 79 at Wikimedia Commons
References
- Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. "Snelweg A79 - Informatie en werkzaamheden". www.rijkswaterstaat.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
| Motorways in the Netherlands | ||
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