In Belgium, the motorways (Dutch: autosnelwegen; French: autoroutes; German: Autobahnen) are indicated by an A and an E(uropean) 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).
This first list concerns the motorways which start from the ring of Brussels to other cities and are which are clockwise : A1 towards the north, A2 towards the north-east, A3 towards the east, etc.
NB. the motorwats 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 (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
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
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 Brugge - Port of 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)
R10 - Antwerp (inner ring)
R11 - Antwerp (second outer ring)
R12 - Mechelen (inner ring)
R13 - Turnhout
R14 - Geel
R15 - Herentals
R16 - Lier
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 - Brugge
R31 - Oostende
R32 - Roeselare
R33 - Poperinge
R34 - Torhout
R35 - Waregem
R36 - Kortrijk
East Flanders
R40 - Ghent (inner ring)
R41 - Aalst
R42 - Sint-Niklaas
R43 - Eeklo
R50 - Mons (inner ring)
R51 - Charleroi (inner ring)
R52 - Tournai
R53 - Châtelet
R54 - La Louvière
R55 - Chimay
R61 - Verviers
R62 - Hannut
R70 - Hasselt (inner ring)
R71 - Hasselt (outer ring)
R72 - Tongeren
R73 - Bree
Prefixed by the letter B from the French word "bretelle".
B101: A1/E19 - N1 (Mechelen)
B102: R1 - N70 (Linkeroever, Antwerp)
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)
B505: A7/E19/E42 - R50 (Mons)
B601: A27/E42 - N640 (Tiège, Jalhay)
B602: A26/E25 - N633 (Tilff, Esneux)
B901: A4/E411 - N90 (Loyers, Namur)
