List of motorways in Belgium explained

In Belgium, the motorways (Dutch; Flemish: 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.^[1]

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)
  • 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)

• 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 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

• R61 - Verviers
• R62 - Hannut

Limburg

• R70 - Hasselt (inner ring)
• R71 - Hasselt (outer ring)
• R72 - Tongeren
• R73 - Bree

Link roads (B)

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

Antwerp

• B101: A1/E19 - N1 (Mechelen)
• B102: R1 - N70 (Linkeroever, 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

• B401: A14/E17 - Downtown (Ghent)
• B402: A10/E40 - R4 (Sint-Denijs-Westrem)
• B403: A10/E40 - R4 (Merelbeke)
• B404: A11/E34 - R43 (Eeklo)

• B505: A7/E19/E42 - R50 (Mons)

• B601: A27/E42 - N640 (Tiège, Jalhay)
• B602: A26/E25 - N633 (Tilff, Esneux)

• B901: A4/E411 - N90 (Loyers, Namur)

See also

• Transport in Belgium
• List of controlled-access highway systems
• Evolution of motorway construction in European nations

External links

• Highways in the Benelux

Notes and References

1. Web site: Autoroute: un tiers des accidents mortels aux alentours d'une bretelle (2) - newmobility.news . newmobility.news . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128200141/https://newmobility.news/2017/10/23/autoroute-un-tiers-des-accidents-mortels-aux-alentours-dune-bretelle-2/ . 2020-01-28.