List of motorways in Belgium
In Belgium, the motorways are indicated by an A and an E number. The E numbers are used most often. Roads that are 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.
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)
NB. the motorways A5,A6 and A9 have never been built.
- A1
- * This motorway links Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerp - to the border of the Netherlands onwards to
- * Length 68 kilometres long.
- * Location only in the Flemish Region
- A2
- * This motorway links Leuven - Aarschot - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen- to the border of the Netherlands onwards to
- * Length 86 kilometres long.
- * Location only in the Flemish Region
- A3
- * Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Germany
- A4
- * Brussels - Namur - Arlon - Luxembourg
- A7
- * Halle - Nivelles - Mons - France
- A8
- * Halle - Tournai - France
- A10
- * Brussels - Aalst - Ghent - Bruges - Ostend
- A12
- * Brussels - Boom - Antwerp - Netherlands
A11 - A54 (Secondary Motorways)
- A11
- * Antwerp - Zelzate
- A13
- * Antwerp - Hasselt - Liège
- A14
- * Antwerp - Sint-Niklaas - Ghent - Kortrijk - France
- A15
- * La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège
- A16
- * Mons - Tournai
- A17
- * Bruges - Kortrijk - Tournai
- A18
- * Bruges - Veurne - France
- A19
- * Kortrijk - Ypres
- A21
- * Antwerp - Turnhout - Netherlands
- A25
- * Liège - Visé - Netherlands
- A26
- * Liège - Bastogne - Neufchâteau
- A27
- * Battice - Verviers - Malmedy - St. Vith - Germany
- A28
- * Aubange - France
- 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
- A602
- * A3 - A26
- A604
- * Seraing - A15
Aborted projects
- A5: Brussels - Charleroi - Philippeville - Couvin - France
- A6: junction A7-A54 - junction A15-R3
- A9: Anderlecht - Geraardsbergen? - Kortrijk
- A20: Perkpolder - Mons
- A22: Holsbeek - Wavre - Louvain-la-Neuve
- A23: Tilburg - Aarschot - Namur
- A24: Hasselt - Lommel - Netherlands
- A30: Mons - Maubeuge
- 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)
Main
- R0 - Brussels
- R1 - Antwerp
- R2 - Antwerp
- R3 - Charleroi
- R4 - Ghent
- R5 - Mons
- R6 - Mechelen
- R7 - Liège
- R8 - Kortrijk
- R9 - Charleroi
Secondary
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- R10 - Antwerp
- R11 - Antwerp
- R12 - Mechelen
- R13 - Turnhout
- R14 - Geel
- R15 - Herentals
- R16 - Lier
- R18 - Retie
Brabant
- 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 - Brugge
- R31 - Oostende
- R32 - Roeselare
- R33 - Poperinge
- R34 - Torhout
- R35 - Waregem
- R36 - Kortrijk
[East Flanders]
- R40 - Ghent
- R41 - Aalst
- R42 - Sint-Niklaas
- R43 - Eeklo
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- R50 - Mons
- R51 - Charleroi
- R52 - Tournai
- R53 - Châtelet
- R54 - La Louvière
- R55 - Chimay
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- R61 - Verviers
- R62 - Hannut
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- R70 - Hasselt
- R71 - Hasselt
- R72 - Tongeren
- R73 - Bree
Link roads (B)
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- B101: A1/E19 - N1
- B102: R1 - N70
Brabant
- B201: R0 - Érasme/Erasmus
- B202: R0 - Avenue de l'Humanité/Humaniteitslaan
- B202a: R202 - N266
[East Flanders]
- B401: A14/E17 - Downtown
- B402: A10/E40 - R4
- B403: A10/E40 - R4
- B404: A11/E34 - R43
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- B505: A7/E19/E42 - R50
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- B601: A27/E42 - N640
- B602: A26/E25 - N633
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- B901: A4/E411 - N90