# N3 road (Belgium)

The N3 road in Belgium is a national road connecting the capital city Brussels to Aachen in Germany via Leuven, Tienen, Sint-Truiden and Liège. Its course is quite similar to that of European route E40 between Brussels and Aachen, which it intersects 3 times. The road runs through the 3 Belgian regions (Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia) and the 3 communities (Dutch-speaking, French-speaking and German-speaking).
Starting at the small Brussels ring road crossroad Arts-Loi in the City of Brussels, the road is first named Rue de la Loi (direction Brussels centrum) or Rue Belliard (direction Aachen), then enters the Belliard tunnel under the Cinquantenaire park before it becomes the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan past the Tervuren gate in Etterbeek. The Avenue de Tervueren then crosses the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre from the Montgomery Place, passes along the Woluwe and Parmentier parks before it joins the Chaussée de Tervueren/Tervuursesteenweg in Auderghem. Past this intersection, the N3 road comes back to Woluwe-Saint-Pierre where it crosses the Brussels Ring after which it leaves the region of Brussels for Flanders in Tervuren, Flemish Brabant.
Before it arrives to Leuven where it joins the N2 road on the Leuven Ring, the road crosses highways E40 in Bertem and E314 in Heverlee, a borough of Leuven. Between Leuven and Tienen the N3 road runs parallel to the E40 and the railroad Leuven-Tienen. Arriving in Sint-Truiden, the road enters the province of Limburg and leaves it for the Walloon province of Liège at Oreye. It intersects the E40 highway again at Loncin and then runs through the city centre of Liège and crosses the river Meuse there. Going north-east the road intersects the E40 for the 3rd time in Soumagne. The N3 finally crosses 2 municipalities of the German-speaking community (Lontzen and Kelmis). From Kelmis the German city of Aachen can be joined via the German road B264.
The N3 crosses or borders 31 municipalities in the country. 4 of them are in the Brussels Capital Region, 12 in Flemish Brabant, 2 in Limburg and 14 in Liège. Full municipality list below, with main municipalities in bold.
| Region | Province | Municipality | Population | Length of N3 (km) |
| Brussels Capital Region | / | City of Brussels | 188737 | 1.9 |
| Brussels Capital Region | / | Etterbeek | 48535 | 0.8 |
| Brussels Capital Region | / | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | 42216 | 5.2 |
| Brussels Capital Region | / | Auderghem | 34986 | 0.9 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Tervuren | 22852 | 8.4 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Kraainem | 13928 | 0.1 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Wezembeek-Oppem | 14488 | 0.3 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Bertem | 10258 | 6.7 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Leuven | 102236 | 8.1 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Bierbeek | 10277 | 4.9 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Boutersem | 8386 | 5.0 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Tienen | 35973 | 11.0 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Linter | 7276 | 4.7 |
| Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Zoutleeuw | 8591 | 4.4 |
| Flanders | Limburg | Sint-Truiden | 40845 | 11.4 |
| Flanders | Limburg | Heers | 7457 | 5.6 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Oreye | 4001 | 2.9 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Crisnée | 3517 | 4.7 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Awans | 9152 | 5.5 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Ans | 28625 | 4.8 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Liège | 195278 | 8.0 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Beyne-Heusay | 11948 | 2.5 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Fléron | 16235 | 3.3 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Soumagne | 17287 | 4.0 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Herve | 17674 | 5.9 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Thimister-Clermont | 5608 | 5.2 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Welkenraedt | 10428 | 6.2 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Lontzen | 5947 | 2.8 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Plombières | 10682 | 2.5 |
| Wallonia | Liège | Kelmis | 11229 | 4.6 |

## Junction list

Sources:
| Province | Municipality | Section | Junction | Eastbound destinations | Westbound destinations |
| Brussels-capital Region | City of Brussels | Brussels- Auderghem | Brussels (188.737 inh.) R20 Brussels inner ring road N295 Merode, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Belliard Tunnel N23, E40 Brussels Ring, Liège, Antwerp (E19), Leuven, Brussels Airport Cinquantenaire Tunnel | Tervuren Leuven | Brussels |
| Brussels-capital Region | Etterbeek | Brussels- Auderghem | / | Tervuren Leuven | Brussels |
| Brussels-capital Region | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Brussels- Auderghem | R21 Atomium, Schaerbeek, Evere, Etterbeek Tervurentunnel N226 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (42.216 inh.) R22 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Auderghem, Watermael-Boitsfort, Kraainem, Zaventem, Brussels Airport | Tervuren Leuven | Brussels |
| Brussels-capital Region | Auderghem | Brussels- Auderghem | N281 Auderghem | Tervuren Leuven | Brussels |
| / Brussels-capital Region / Flanders Flemish Brabant | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Tervuren | Brussels- Auderghem | The N3 forms the border between Woluwe-Saint-Pierre and Tervuren and between the Brussels Capital Region and Flanders. | Tervuren Leuven | Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Tervuren | Tervuren - Leuven | R0, Brussels Ring Waterloo, Brussels Airport, Liège (E40), Leuven (E40), Ghent (E40), Antwerp (E19), Charleroi (E19), Mons (E19), Namur (E411), Tournai (E429) | Leuven | Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Kraainem | Tervuren - Leuven | / | Leuven | Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Tervuren | Tervuren - Leuven | Tervuren (22.852 inh.) | Leuven | Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Tervuren / Wezembeek-Oppem | Tervuren - Leuven | The N3 forms the border between Tervuren and Wezembeek-Oppem. | Leuven | Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Tervuren | Tervuren - Leuven | Vossem (3.810 inh.) | Leuven | Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Bertem | Tervuren - Leuven | Leefdaal (4.487 inh.) 22 (Bertem) E40 Brussels, Leuven, Liège, Genk (E314), Hasselt (E314) Bertem (10.258 inh.) | Leuven | Tervuren Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Leuven | Leuven | N253 Egenhoven, Korbeek-Dijle, Huldenberg, Overijse Terbank R23, Leuven ring road Leuven, Brussels, Tervuren, Wavre, Namur, Tienen, Diest, Aarschot, Mechelen Start of concurrency with R23 Leuven (102.236 inh.) N264 Egenhoven, Brussels (E40), Genk (E314), Hasselt (E314) Dijle N251 Heverlee, Oud-Heverlee, Wavre (N25), Namur (N91) End of concurrency with R23 R23, Leuven ring road Leuven, Brussels, Tervuren, Wavre, Namur, Tienen, Diest, Aarschot, Mechelen N292 Leuven railway station, Diest N25 Haasrode, Oud-Heverlee, Wavre, Namur (N91) | Tienen Liège | Tervuren Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Bierbeek | Leuven - Tienen | Korbeek-Lo (3.676 inh.) Lovenjoel (2.206 inh.) | Tienen Liège | Leuven Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Boutersem | Leuven - Tienen | Boutersem (8.386 inh.) N234 Tielt-Winge, Opvelp, Beauvechain Roosbeek (1.892 inh.) | Sint-Truiden Liège | Leuven Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Tienen | Tienen | Kumtich (2.913 inh.) R27 Sint-Truiden, Linter, Hoegaarden, Hannut, Charleroi, Namur Tienen (35.973 inh.) N223 Vissenaken, Lubbeek, Tielt-Winge, Aarschot N29 Glabbeek, Bekkevoort, Diest Start of concurrency with N29 End of concurrency with N29 N29 Hoegaarden, Jodoigne, Charleroi R27 Hoegaarden, Hannut, Charleroi, Leuven, Namur Hakendover (1.385 inh.) | Sint-Truiden Liège | Leuven Brussels |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Linter | Tienen - Zoutleeuw | Orsmaal-Gussenhoven (915 inh.) N279, N283 Hélécine, Landen, Hannut | Sint-Truiden Liège | Tienen Leuven |
| Flanders Flemish Brabant | Zoutleeuw | Tienen - Zoutleeuw | Dormaal (780 inh.) Halle-Booienhoven (1.943 inh.) | Sint-Truiden Liège | Tienen Leuven |
| Flanders Limburg | Sint-Truiden | Sint-Truiden - Heers | Wilderen (1.464 inh.) N3e Sint-Truiden-Center Sint-Truiden (40.845 inh.) N80 Gingelom, Landen, Hannut, Namur, Hasselt N3e Sint-Truiden-Center Brustem (2.679 inh.) N759 Brustem, Zepperen N789 Aalst, Jeuk Engelmanshoven (409 inh.) Gelinden (1.492 inh.) | Liège | Tienen Leuven |
| Flanders Limburg | Heers | Sint-Truiden - Heers | Klein-Gelmen (519 inh.) N743 Mechelen-Bovelingen, Waremme Heers (7.457 inh.) N784 Opheers, Veulen, Waremme, Borgloon | Liège | Sint-Truiden |
| Wallonia Liège | Oreye | Oreye - Liège | N69 Tongeren, Waremme Oreye (4.001 inh.) | Liège | Sint-Truiden |
| Wallonia Liège | Crisnée | Oreye - Liège | Crisnée (3.517 inh.) N614 Herstappe, Tongeren, Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher, Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse | Liège | Sint-Truiden |
| Wallonia Liège | Awans | Oreye - Liège | Villers-L'Évêque (1.796 inh.) Hognoul (1.294 inh.) | Liège | Sint-Truiden |
| Wallonia Liège | Ans | Oreye - Liège | Loncin (3.060 inh.) Ans (28.625 inh.) N682 Saint-Nicolas | Liège | Sint-Truiden |
| Wallonia Liège | Liège | Liège | Glain (3.075 inh.) N637 Glain, Saint-Nicolas, Grâce-Hollogne, Liège Airport N617a Liège-Center, Liège-Guillemins railway station, Seraing, Flémalle, Huy Liège (192.278 inh.) N671 Herstal, Liège-Center Meuse N610 Droixhe, Liège-Guillemins railway station Meuse N90 Visé, Verviers, Seraing, Huy, Namur Bressoux (12.214 inh.) Grivegnée (21.034 inh.) N665 Grivegnée, Chênée, Chaudfontaine | Germany (Aachen) | Sint-Truiden |
| Wallonia Liège | Beyne-Heusay | Liège - Kelmis | Beyne-Heusay (11.948 inh.) | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Fléron | Liège - Kelmis | N621 Romsée, Vaux-sous-Chèvremont, Chaudfontaine Fléron (16.235 inh.) N673 Trooz N621 Ayeneux, Olne, Soumagne-Bas | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Soumagne | Liège - Kelmis | Micheroux (1.590 inh.) N604 Barchon, Visé Soumagne (17.287 inh.) 37 (Herve) E40, E42 Liège, Brussels, Verviers, Eupen, Germany (Aachen) | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Herve | Liège - Kelmis | N621 Soumagne-Bas, Olne Herve (17.674 inh.) Battice (5.685 inh.) N627 Dison, Verviers, Visé N648 Aubel E42 Verviers, Malmedy, St. Vith, Germany (Trier, Saarbrücken) | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Thimister-Clermont | Liège - Kelmis | Thimister (3.141 inh.) Clermont-sur-Berwinne (2.467 inh.) | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Welkenraedt | Liège - Kelmis | Henri-Chapelle (2.780 inh.) N67 Welkenraedt-Center, Eupen | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Welkenraedt / Lontzen | Liège - Kelmis | The N3 forms the border between Welkenraedt and Lontzen. Mützhagen | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Plombières / Lontzen | Liège - Kelmis | The N3 forms the border between Plombières and Lontzen. Birken | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Plombières / Kelmis | Liège - Kelmis | The N3 forms the border between Plombières and Kelmis. N613 Plombières, Moresnet | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| Wallonia Liège | Kelmis | Liège - Kelmis | Kelmis (11.229 inh.) Neu-Moresnet (2.798 inh.) | Germany (Aachen) | Liège |
| | Continuation by B264 towards Aachen | Continuation by B264 towards Aachen | Continuation by B264 towards Aachen | Continuation by B264 towards Aachen | Continuation by B264 towards Aachen |