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.

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Ring R3
Route information
Length33 km (21 mi)
Location
CountryBelgium
Highway system
  • Highways of Belgium

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

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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

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MunicipalityKm.ExitNameRoadsNotes
Courcelles32.7 Gouy-lez-Piéton A15 / E42
30.4 1Trazegnies N583
Fontaine-l'Évêque26.1 2Forchies-la-Marche N569
22.6 3Fontaine-l'Évêque N54 / N90
Montigny-le-TilleulLandelies viaduct
19.2 4Montigny-le-Tilleul N579
Montigny-le-Tilleul viaduct
Charleroi17.4 5Mont-sur-Marchienne N53
16.0 Marcinelle A503
14.6 6Marcinelle-EstRue Chèvrefeuille
13.5 7Marcinelle-HublinbuAvenue des TilleulsAccess to clockwise direction only. Exit from counter-clockwise direction only.
Hublinbu tunnel (speed limit: 100 km/h (62 mph))
12.5 8Couillet N5 / N572 / E420Access 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))
Châtelet10.7 9Blanche-BorneRue de la Blanche-Borne
9.0 10Châtelet N576
Châtelet viaduct
6.6 11Châtelineau N569
Charleroi5.7 12Gilly N90
3.5 13Soleilmont N587
Fleurus0.0 Heppignies A15 / E42
−0.7 14 N568

References

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