R3 (ring road) explained

Country:BEL
Type:R
Route:3
Map:Autoroute_R3_(BE).svg
Length Km:33

The R3 is a ring road around the city of Charleroi, Belgium. It is about 33 km long, with 2 lanes in each direction on most of its length and short sections with 2 + 3 lanes. While Charleroi is one of only few Belgian cities with a complete ring road, the R3 road only covers the western, southern and eastern portions of the ring, the northern part being covered by the A15 motorway.

The speed limit is 1200NaN0 on the entire length, except in some tunnels and on the Couillet viaduct, where the limit is lower.

History

The R3 was opened in phases from 1983 till 1988.

Course and exit list

MunicipalityKm.ExitNameRoadsNotes
Courcelles32.7Gouy-lez-Piéton
30.4 1Trazegnies
Fontaine-l'Évêque26.1 2Forchies-la-Marche
22.6 3Fontaine-l'Évêque
Montigny-le-TilleulLandelies viaduct
19.2 4Montigny-le-Tilleul
Montigny-le-Tilleul viaduct
Charleroi17.4 5Mont-sur-Marchienne
16.0Marcinelle
14.6 6Marcinelle-EstRue Chèvrefeuille
13.5 7Marcinelle-HublinbuAvenue des TilleulsAccess to clockwise direction only. Exit from counter-clockwise direction only.
Hublinbu tunnel (speed limit: 1000NaN0)
12.5 8CouilletAccess to clockwise direction only. Exit from counter-clockwise direction only.
Couillet viaduct (speed limit: 1000NaN0)
Couillet tunnel (speed limit: 800NaN0)
Châtelet10.7 9Blanche-BorneRue de la Blanche-Borne
9.0 10Châtelet
Châtelet viaduct
6.6 11Châtelineau
Charleroi5.7 12Gilly
3.5 13Soleilmont
Fleurus0.0Heppignies
-0.7 14

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