# List of motorways in Belgium

In Belgium, the motorways (Dutch: 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.

## 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 - Gué-d'Hossus (France)
* A6: junction A7-A54 - junction A15-R3 (west)
* A9: Anderlecht - Geraardsbergen - Kortrijk
* A11: Brussels - Zelzate - Bruges - Calais (France)
* A20: Perkpolder - Mons
* A22: Holsbeek - Wavre - Louvain-la-Neuve
* A23: Tilburg (Netherlands) - Aarschot - Namur
* A24: Hasselt - Lommel - Eindhoven (Netherlands) (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

### 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)