List of motorways in Belgium

In Belgium, the motorways (autosnelwegen; autoroutes; 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)
 * 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

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)

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

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

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

Namur

 * B901: A4/E411 - N90 (Loyers, Namur)