In Belgium, the motorways (Dutch: autosnelwegen; French: autoroutes; German: Autobahnen) are indicated by an A and an E (for European) number. The E numbers are used most often. Roads that are (part of) a ring road around a town or city are mostly indicated by an R number.
Since 1989, all highways are built and maintained by the governments of the three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels).
For safety on motorways in Belgium,
- 60% of killed travelers did not wear their seat-belt;
- 38% of crash are impacted by speed;
- around 30% of accident occur near or on a motorway exit or entry, and 5% of accidents are in a junction;
- 19% of drivers were stopped at the time of the accident;
- 13% of accidents occur in a work zone.
A1 - A12 (Radial Motorways)
This first list concerns the motorways that start from the ring of Brussels to other cities and are clockwise: A1 towards the north, A2 towards the north-east, A3 towards the east, etc.
The motorways A5, A6 and A9 have never been built.
- A1 (E19)
- This motorway links Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerp - to the border of the Netherlands onwards to (Breda)
- Length 68 kilometres long.
- Location only in the Flemish Region
- A2 (E314)
- This motorway links Leuven - Aarschot - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen- to the border of the Netherlands onwards to (Geleen)
- Length 86 kilometres long.
- Location only in the Flemish Region
- A3 (E40)
- A4 (E411)
- Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg (Luxembourg (city))
- A7 (E19)
- Halle - Nivelles - Mons - France (Valenciennes)
- A8 (E429 and E42)
- A10 (E40)
- A12
- Brussels - Boom - Antwerp - Netherlands (Bergen op Zoom)
A11 - A54 (Secondary Motorways)
- A11 (E34)
- A13 (E34 and E313)
- A14 (E17)
- A15 (E42)
- La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège
- A16 (E42)
- A17 (E403)
- A18 (E40)
- A19
- A21 (E34)
- Antwerp - Turnhout - Netherlands (Eindhoven)
- A25 (E25)
- Liège - Visé - Netherlands (Maastricht)
- A26 (E25)
- Liège - Bastogne - Neufchâteau
- A27 (E42)
- A28 (E411)
- A54
A112 - A604 (Local Motorways)
- A112
- Wilrijk - A12
- A201
- A501
- La Louvière - A7
- A503
- A601
- A3 - A13 (near Liège, closed)
- A602 (E25)
- A3 - A26 (near Liège)
- A604
- Seraing - A15
Aborted projects
- A5: Brussels - Charleroi - Philippeville - Couvin - Gué-d'Hossus (France)
- A6: junction A7-A54 - junction A15-R3 (west)
- A9: Anderlecht - Geraardsbergen - Kortrijk
- A11: Brussels - Zelzate - Bruges - Calais (France)
- A20: Perkpolder - Mons
- A22: Holsbeek - Wavre - Louvain-la-Neuve
- A23: Tilburg (Netherlands) - Aarschot - Namur
- A24: Hasselt - Lommel - Eindhoven (Netherlands) (The road is a national road (N74), although the section between Helchteren and the Dutch border has motorway signs)
- A30: Mons - Maubeuge (France)
- A101: was supposed to connect Ranst - Mechelen
- A102: was supposed to connect Merksem - Wommelgem
- A301: was supposed to connect Bruges - Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge
- A603: Burenville - Coronmeuse
- A605: Cerexhe-Heuseux - Beaufays
Ring roads (R)
Main
- R0 - Brussels (outer ring)
- R1 - Antwerp (inner ring)
- R2 - Antwerp (outer ring)
- R3 - Charleroi (outer ring)
- R4 - Ghent (outer ring)
- R5 - Mons
- R6 - Mechelen
- R7 - Liège
- R8 - Kortrijk
- R9 - Charleroi (inner ring)
Secondary
Antwerp
- R10 - Antwerp (inner ring)
- R11 - Antwerp (second outer ring)
- R12 - Mechelen (inner ring)
- R13 - Turnhout
- R14 - Geel
- R15 - Herentals
- R16 - Lier
- R18 - Retie
Brabant
Former province of Brabant, corresponds to Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and the Brussels-Capital Region nowadays.
- R20 - Small ring of Brussels
- R21 - Intermediate Ring of Brussels
- R22 - Greater ring or second ring of Brussels
- R23 - Leuven
- R24 - Nivelles
- R25 - Aarschot
- R26 - Diest
- R27 - Tienen
West Flanders
- R30 - Bruges
- R31 - Ostend
- R32 - Roeselare
- R33 - Poperinge
- R34 - Torhout
- R35 - Waregem
- R36 - Kortrijk
East Flanders
- R40 - Ghent (inner ring)
- R41 - Aalst
- R42 - Sint-Niklaas
- R43 - Eeklo
Hainaut
- R50 - Mons (inner ring)
- R51 - Charleroi (inner ring)
- R52 - Tournai
- R53 - Châtelet
- R54 - La Louvière
- R55 - Chimay
Liège
Limburg
Link roads (B)
Prefixed by the letter B from the French word "bretelle".
Antwerp
Brabant
Former province of Brabant, corresponds to Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and the Brussels-Capital Region nowadays.
- B201: R0 - Érasme/Erasmus
- B202: R0 - Avenue de l'Humanité/Humaniteitslaan
- B202a: R202 - N266
East Flanders
- B401: A14/E17 - Downtown (Ghent)
- B402: A10/E40 - R4 (Sint-Denijs-Westrem)
- B403: A10/E40 - R4 (Merelbeke)
- B404: A11/E34 - R43 (Eeklo)
Hainaut
- B505: A7/E19/E42 - R50 (Mons)
Liège
Namur
- B901: A4/E411 - N90 (Loyers, Namur)
See also
- Transport in Belgium
- List of controlled-access highway systems
- Evolution of motorway construction in European nations
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References
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