R3 (ring road)
The R3 is a ring road around the city of Charleroi, Belgium. It is about 33 km long, with 2 lanes in each direction on most of its length and short sections with 2 + 3 lanes. While Charleroi is one of only few Belgian cities with a complete ring road, the R3 road only covers the western, southern and eastern portions of the ring, the northern part being covered by the A15 motorway.
Ring R3 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Highway system | |
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The speed limit is 120 km/h (75 mph) on the entire length, except in some tunnels and on the Couillet viaduct, where the limit is lower.
History
The R3 was opened in phases from 1983 till 1988.
- 1983: Châtelineau - Heppignies.
- 1984: Marcinelle (Hublinbu) - Châtelineau.
- 1985: Gouy-lez-Piéton - Trazegnies.
- 1987: Fontaine l'Evêque - Montigny-le-Tilleul.
- 1988: Trazegnies - Fontaine l'Evêque.
Course and exit list
| Municipality | Km. | Exit | Name | Roads | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles | 32.7 | Gouy-lez-Piéton | A15 / E42 | ||
| 30.4 | 1 | Trazegnies | N583 | ||
| Fontaine-l'Évêque | 26.1 | 2 | Forchies-la-Marche | N569 | |
| 22.6 | 3 | Fontaine-l'Évêque | N54 / N90 | ||
| Montigny-le-Tilleul | Landelies viaduct | ||||
| 19.2 | 4 | Montigny-le-Tilleul | N579 | ||
| Montigny-le-Tilleul viaduct | |||||
| Charleroi | 17.4 | 5 | Mont-sur-Marchienne | N53 | |
| 16.0 | Marcinelle | A503 | |||
| 14.6 | 6 | Marcinelle-Est | Rue Chèvrefeuille | ||
| 13.5 | 7 | Marcinelle-Hublinbu | Avenue des Tilleuls | Access to clockwise direction only. Exit from counter-clockwise direction only. | |
| Hublinbu tunnel (speed limit: 100 km/h (62 mph)) | |||||
| 12.5 | 8 | Couillet | N5 / N572 / E420 | Access to clockwise direction only. Exit from counter-clockwise direction only. | |
| Couillet viaduct (speed limit: 100 km/h (62 mph)) | |||||
| Couillet tunnel (speed limit: 80 km/h (50 mph)) | |||||
| Châtelet | 10.7 | 9 | Blanche-Borne | Rue de la Blanche-Borne | |
| 9.0 | 10 | Châtelet | N576 | ||
| Châtelet viaduct | |||||
| 6.6 | 11 | Châtelineau | N569 | ||
| Charleroi | 5.7 | 12 | Gilly | N90 | |
| 3.5 | 13 | Soleilmont | N587 | ||
| Fleurus | 0.0 | Heppignies | A15 / E42 | ||
| −0.7 | 14 | N568 | |||
References
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