# A50 motorway (Netherlands)

A50, the section of Rijksweg 50 that is constructed as controlled-access highway, is a north–south motorway in the Netherlands, running from Eindhoven in the province of North Brabant, northwards passing by the cities of Oss, Nijmegen, Arnhem and Apeldoorn, to its northern terminus in the province of Gelderland near the city of Zwolle.
The highway is maintained by Rijkswaterstaat.

## Route description

It passes the cities of Eindhoven, Oss, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Apeldoorn and Zwolle.

## History

During the Second World War the Highway was known as Highway 69. Since 1969, it is known as N69 and has that name now only between the border of North Brabant and European route E34.
The highway was an important and only avenue of advance during Operation Market Garden, and after the fighting along its length between Allied and Wehrmacht forces it was named "Hell's Highway" so named because of the effective artillery fire directed at it by the German forces in the area. During the fighting some 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) of the highway south of Eindhoven was jammed with wrecks of vehicles being attacked by up to 200 Luftwaffe bombers requiring bulldozers and blade-equipped tanks to roam the length, pushing them off the surface to keep traffic moving. The wrecks on the soft shoulders of the highway prevented its use by other vehicles, in effect converting the highway into a narrow corridor, and slowing the movement on it to a crawl for the Allied drivers.

## Exit list

| Province | Municipality | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| North Brabant | Eindhoven | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | E25 / A 2 – Best, Eindhoven, Oirschot | |
| North Brabant | Eindhoven | | | 6 | Ekkersrijt | |
| North Brabant | Son en Beugel | | | 7 | John F. Kennedylaan | |
| North Brabant | Son en Beugel | | | 8 | N 620 west (Bestseweg) – Best, Son en Beugel | |
| North Brabant | Son en Beugel | | | Sonse Heide rest area Southbound exit and entrance | Sonse Heide rest area Southbound exit and entrance | Sonse Heide rest area Southbound exit and entrance |
| North Brabant | Sint-Oedenrode | | | 9 | N 637 north (Noordelijke randweg) / Eversestraat / Veghelseweg – Sint-Oedenrode, Schijndel | |
| North Brabant | Veghel | | | 10 | N 622 west (Eerdsebaan / Bovenrooy) – Veghel, Schijndel | |
| Zuid-Willemsvaart | Zuid-Willemsvaart | | | Julian J. Ewellbrug | Julian J. Ewellbrug | Julian J. Ewellbrug |
| North Brabant | Veghel | | | 11 | N 279 (Rijksweg) – Veghel, Heeswijk-Dinther | |
| North Brabant | Veghel | | | 12 | Driehuizen / Udenseweg | |
| North Brabant | Uden | | | 13 | N 264 east (Lippstadt-singel) – Uden | |
| North Brabant | Uden | | | 14 | Rondweg / Looweg | |
| North Brabant | Bernheze | | | 15 | N 603 west (Noorderbaan) – Nistelrode, Heesch | |
| North Brabant | Bernheze | | | 16 | N 324 east (Rijksweg) / N 329 north (Graafsebaan) – Schaijk, Oss | |
| North Brabant | Oss | | | — | A 59 west – Heesch, Oss, 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| North Brabant | Oss | | | Ganzenven rest area southbound De Gagel rest area northbound | Ganzenven rest area southbound De Gagel rest area northbound | Ganzenven rest area southbound De Gagel rest area northbound |
| North Brabant | Oss | | | 17 | N 277 south / N 626 west (Dorpenweg) / Erfsestraat – Ravenstein | |
| Meuse | Meuse | | | Maasbrug Ravenstein | Maasbrug Ravenstein | Maasbrug Ravenstein |
| Gelderland | Wijchen | | | — | A 326 east – Wijchen | |
| Gelderland | Beuningen | | | — | E31 east / A 73 east / N 322 west – Beuningen, Deest | Southern end of E 31 concurrency |
| Waal | Waal | | | Tracitusbrug | Tracitusbrug | Tracitusbrug |
| Gelderland | Overbetuwe | | | — | E31 west / A 15 – Andelst, Elst | Northern end of E 31 concurrency |
| Gelderland | Overbetuwe | | | Weerbroek rest area southbound Meilanden rest area northbound | Weerbroek rest area southbound Meilanden rest area northbound | Weerbroek rest area southbound Meilanden rest area northbound |
| Gelderland | Overbetuwe | | | 18 | N 837 (Cora Baltussenallee) – Heteren, Driel | |
| Nederrijn | Nederrijn | | | Rijnbrug Heteren | Rijnbrug Heteren | Rijnbrug Heteren |
| Gelderland | Renkum | | | 19 | N 225 (Rijksweg) – Renkum, Oosterbeek | |
| Gelderland | Arnhem | | | De Slenk rest area Northbound exit and entrance | De Slenk rest area Northbound exit and entrance | De Slenk rest area Northbound exit and entrance |
| Gelderland | | | | | — | E35 / A 12 – Ede, Bennekom | Western end of A12 / E 35 concurrency |
| Gelderland | | | | | De Schaars rest area Westbound exit and entrance | De Schaars rest area Westbound exit and entrance | De Schaars rest area Westbound exit and entrance |
| Gelderland | | | | | — | E35 / A 12 – Arnhem, Rozendaal | Eastern end of A12 / E 35 concurrency |
| Gelderland | | | | | 20 | N 784 (Apeldoornseweg) – Arnhem | |
| Gelderland | | | | | 21 | N 784 south / N 311 west – Arnhem | |
| Gelderland | | | | | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only |
| Gelderland | Apeldoorn | | | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only |
| Gelderland | | | | | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only | North and southbound rest area Transit buses and vehicle breakdown only |
| Gelderland | | | | | 22 | N 788 north (Arnhemseweg) – Beekbergen | |
| Gelderland | | | | | 23 | N 786 (Loenenseweg) – Beekbergen, Loenen | |
| Gelderland | | | | | De Brink rest area southbound De Somp rest area northbound | De Brink rest area southbound De Somp rest area northbound | De Brink rest area southbound De Somp rest area northbound |
| Gelderland | | | | | — | E30 / A 1 – Apeldoorn, Voorst | |
| Gelderland | | | | | 24 | N 345 – Apeldoorn, Voorst | |
| Gelderland | | | | | 25 | Oost Veluweweg | |
| Gelderland | Epe | | | 26 | N 792 east (Geerstraat) / Eekterweg – Vaassen, Terwolde | |
| Gelderland | Epe | | | 27 | N 309 west – Epe | |
| Gelderland | Heerde | | | 28 | N 794 (Eperweg) – Epe, Heerde | |
| Gelderland | Heerde | | | Het Veen rest area southbound Kolthoorn rest area northbound | Het Veen rest area southbound Kolthoorn rest area northbound | Het Veen rest area southbound Kolthoorn rest area northbound |
| Gelderland | Heerde | | | 29 | Kamperweg | |
| Gelderland | Hattem | | | 30 | Hessenweg / Keizersweg | |
| Gelderland | Hattem | | | — | N 50 north–west / E232 / A 28 – Kampen, Zwolle, Wezep | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus HOV only Incomplete access |||||||