List of motorways in Belgium

motorways in Belgium

In Belgium, the motorways (Dutch: autosnelwegen; French: autoroutes; German: Autobahnen) are indicated by an A and an E(uropean) 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).

A1 - A12 (Radial Motorways)

This first list concerns the motorways which start from the ring of Brussels to other cities and are which are clockwise : A1 towards the north, A2 towards the north-east, A3 towards the east, etc.

NB. 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)
  • Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Germany (Aachen)
• A4 (E411)
  • Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg (Luxembourg (city))
• A7 (E19)
  • Halle - Nivelles - Mons - France (Valenciennes)
• A8 (E429 and E42)
  • Halle - Tournai - France (Rijsel)
• A10 (E40)
  • Brussels - Aalst - Ghent - Bruges - Ostend
• A12
  • Brussels - Boom - Antwerp - Netherlands (Bergen op Zoom)

A11 - A54 (Secondary Motorways)

A27 near to St. Vith

• A11 (E34)
  • Antwerp - Zelzate
• A13 (E34 and E313)
  • Antwerp - Hasselt - Liège
• A14 (E17)
  • Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Ghent - Kortrijk - France (Rijsel)
• A15 (E42)
  • La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège
• A16 (E42)
  • Mons - Tournai
• A17 (E403)
  • Bruges - Kortrijk - Tournai
• A18 (E40)
  • Bruges - Veurne - France (Dunkirk)
• A19
  • Kortrijk - Ypres
• A21 (E34)
  • Antwerp - Turnhout - Netherlands (Eindhoven)
• A25 (E25)
  • Liège - Visé - Netherlands (Maastricht)
• A26 (E25)
  • Liège - Bastogne - Neufchâteau
• A27 (E42)
  • Battice - Verviers - Malmedy - St. Vith - Germany (Bitburg)
• A28 (E411)
  • Aubange - France (Longwy)
• A54
  • Nivelles - Charleroi

A112 - A604 (Local Motorways)

• A112
  • Wilrijk - A12
• A201
  • Brussels Airport - Brussels
• A501
  • La Louvière - A7
• A503
  • Charleroi - Mont-sur-Marchienne
• A601
  • A3 - A13 (near Liège, closed)
• A602 (E25)
  • A3 - A26 (near Liège)
• A604
  • Seraing - A15

Aborted projects

• A5: Brussels - Charleroi - Philippeville - Couvin - France
• A6: junction A7-A54 - junction A15-R3 (west)
• A9: Anderlecht - Geraardsbergen? - Kortrijk
• A20: Perkpolder - Mons
• A22: Holsbeek - Wavre - Louvain-la-Neuve
• A23: Tilburg (Netherlands) - Aarschot - Namur
• A24: Hasselt - Lommel - Netherlands (Eindhoven) (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 Brugge - Port of Zeebrugge
• A603: Burenville - Coronmeuse
• A605: Cerexhe-Heuseux - Beaufays

Ring roads (R)

Link roads (B)

Prefixed by the letter B from the French word "bretelle".

References

External links

• Highways in the Benelux