List of national roads in Belgium

The national roads of Belgium are roads that cover the whole of the country; some of the roads are provincial and communal. The use of the national roads is free; they are open to all vehicles, but some are for cars only.

The N227 in Belgium

Since the second state reform in 1980, the networks of national roads have been managed by the federal regions, depending on the region in which they are located.

In general the road names are linked to the surrounding areas; most of these are linked to historical references. For example, the N3 around Liège is known as the "Road to Brussels" in the west of the city and the "Road to Fléron" in the east of the city. Another example is around Brussels, where the N2 is known as the "Road to Leuven" ("Chaussée de Louvain" in French, "Leuvensesteenweg" in Dutch).

The numbering of the roads is grouped into four networks of roads:

  • The roads N1 to N9 are large connections, starting from Brussels to the borders of the country in each direction. These roads are numbered clockwise.
  • In between are roads with numbers N10, N20, N30, etc., which are short connections between two N roads of the first network and located in different provinces.
  • There are other important roads having numbers N11, N12, etc., up to N99.
  • Lastly, there are local N roads with three digits.

Most of the roads of the third and fourth networks have a first digit that identifies the province: N1xx for Antwerp, N2xx for ex Brabant, N3xx for West Flanders, N4xx for East Flanders, N5xx for Hainaut, N6xx for Liège, N7xx for Limburg, N8xx for Luxemburg and N9xx for Namur. This first digit corresponds with the NIS code of the provinces.

Some short roads have the number of another N road suffixed with a letter of the alphabet. These are usually a short road connecting to an N road, a part of that N road, or a road that can be taken as an alternative to that N road.

First network

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The first network consists of national roads, each starting from the capital Brussels and forming a clockwise star.

Num. Route
N1 BrusselsAntwerpBreda (The Netherlands)
N2 Brussels – HasseltMaastricht (The Netherlands)
N3 Brussels – LeuvenLiègeAachen (Germany)
N4 Brussels – NamurArlonLuxembourg City (Luxembourg)
N5 Brussels – CharleroiReims (France)
N6 Brussels – MonsMaubeuge (France)
N7 HalleTournaiLille (France)
N8 Brussels – KortrijkYpresKoksijde
N9 Brussels – GhentBrugesOstend

Second network

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The second network groups the national roads that are linked to major cities and towns of Belgium, excluding Brussels.

Num. Route
N10 MortselDiest
N20 HasseltLiège
N30 Liège – Bastogne
N40 ArlonMons
N50 Mons – Bruges
N60 GhentPeruwelzValenciennes (France)
N70 Ghent – Antwerp
N80 HasseltNamur
N90 Mons – Charleroi – Namur – Liège

Third network

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The third network is composed of provincial national roads. The first digit corresponds to a province—from 1 to 9—based upon the old provinces and in alphabetical order in French, thus: 1 is Province of Antwerp; 2 is Province of Brabant; 3 is Province of West Flanders; 4 is Province of East Flanders; 5 is Province of Hainaut; 6 is Province of Liège; 7 is Province of Limburg; 8 is Province of Luxemburg; and 9 is Province of Namur.

Province of Antwerp

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Num. Route
N11 MerksemPutte(The Netherlands)
N12 AntwerpTurnhoutPoppel(The Netherlands)
N13 LierGeel
N14 MechelenMeerle(The Netherlands)
N15 Mechelen – Westerlo
N16 Mechelen – Sint-Niklaas
N17 PuursDendermonde
N18 Turnhout – Leopoldsburg
N19 Turnhout – Leuven

Province of Brabant

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Num. Route
N21 BrusselsHaachtAarschot
N22 Brussels – Zaventem
N23 Rue BelliardAvenue de Roodebeek (including tunnels)
N24 Place PoelaertAvenue LouiseAvenue Franklin Roosevelt
N25 LeuvenWavreOttigniesLouvain-la-NeuveNivelles
N26 Leuven – Mechelen
N27 WaterlooLa LouvièreBinche
N28 NivellesHalleNinove
N29 CharleroiDiestBeringen

Province of West Flanders

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Num. Route
N31 BrugesZeebruges
N32 Bruges – MenenHalluin (France)
N33 OstendTorhout
N34 Knokke – Ostend – Adinkerke
N35 De PanneGavere
N36 ZarrenRoeselareRonse
N37 AalterYpres
N38 Ypres – Cassel (France)
N39 NieuwpoortDunkirk (France)

Province of East Flanders

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Num. Route
N41 AalstDendermondeSint-NiklaasHulst (The Netherlands)
N42 WetterenGeraardsbergenLessines
N43 GhentKortrijkMouscron
N44 AalterMaldegem
N45 Aalst – NinoveSoignies
N46 Aalst – Oudenaarde
N47 AsseLokeren
N48 BrakelRonseTournai
N49 AntwerpZelzate – Maldegem – Knokke

Province of Hainaut

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Num. Route
N51 MonsQuiévrainValenciennes, Nord, D630 (France)
N52 Gaurain-RamecroixBrunehaut
N53 CharleroiChimay
N54 Charleroi – ErquelinnesMaubeuge, Nord, D649 (France)
N55 EnghienLa LouvièreSolre-sur-Sambre
N56 NimyAth
N57 RonseLessinesSoigniesFamilleureux
N58 DottigniesDronkaard ... Menen (A19) – Armentières (France)
N59 FeluyGozée

Due to linguistic differences, the national road N58 took more than twenty years to build. It does not actually run from Dottignies to Armentières as anticipated because the road is split into two sections: the first stretches from Armentières in France up to Menen where it joins onto the A19 motorway; the other part starts in the village of Dronkaard to the southeast of Menen, and ends in the village of Dottignies.

Province of Liège

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Num. Route
N61 LiègeVerviersLimbourgEupen
N62 BeaufaysSaint-VithDiekirch (Luxembourg)
N63 Liège – Marche-en-Famenne
N64 HuyTirlemont
N65 Huy – Waremme
N66 Huy – Trois-Ponts
N67 WelkenraedtEupenMonschau (Germany)
N68 Aachen (Germany) – Eupen – StavelotDiekirch (Luxembourg)
N69 TongerenWaremmeMoxhe

Province of Limburg

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Num. Route
N71 GeelMolLommelHamontAchelMaarheeze (The Netherlands)
N72 ZonhovenBeringenHeppen
N73 KessenichTessenderlo
N74 HasseltEindhoven (The Netherlands)
N75 Hasselt – GenkDilsen
N76 Borgloon – Genk – Hamont
N77 Genk – Maastricht (The Netherlands)
N78 VroenhovenMaaseikVenlo (The Netherlands)
N79 Sint-TruidenMaastricht (The Netherlands)

Province of Luxemburg

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Num. Route
N81 ArlonAthus
N82 Arlon – Virton
N83 Arlon – Bouillon
N84 BastogneEttelbruck
N85 CarignanFlorenvilleBastogne
N86 AywailleMarche-en-FamenneAve-et-Auffe
N87 N4 – Virton – Montmédy
N88 Athus – Virton – Florenville
N89 Sedan (France)Salmchâteau

Province of Namur

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Num. Route
N91 NamurHamme-Mille
N92 Namur – Dinant
N93 Namur – Nivelles
N94 Dinant – Halma
N95 Dinant – Bouillon
N96 Yvoir – Dinant – Givet (France)
N97 PhilippevilleClavier
N98 SombreffeVodecée
N99 DoischeCouvinChimayHirson (France)

Fourth network

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The fourth network consists of national secondary roads. The first digit corresponds to the province, as for the third network.

Num. Route
N203 Ring N203a – Sint-Rochus (Halle)
N237 OttigniesCourt-Saint-ÉtienneBousvalGenappeNivelles
N275 Watermael-BoitsfortVillers-la-Ville
N285 AsseHove
N375 Ypres (N37b) – DikkebusLokerBelle (Bailleul), Nord, D23 (France)
N397 Zedelgem (N309) – Bruges
N500 TournaiAntoingVezon
N501 VaulxN7
N502 Tournai – Antoing – Bruyelle (Antoing)
N503 Antoing – Callenelle (Péruwelz)
N504 Péruwelz – Vezon
N505 Péruwelz – Stambruges (Access 27 A16E42)
N506 QuevaucampsBlaton (Access 28 A16E42)
N507 Tournai – BrunehautSaint-Amand-les-Eaux, Nord, D169 (France)
N508 Tournai – RumesOrchies, Nord, D938 (France)
N509 Tournai – TempleuveRoubaix, Nord, D206 (France)
N523 BrugeletteSilly
N524 TertreSoignies
N525 ChièvresHornu
N526 Leuze-en-HainautSirault
N527 AthGrandglise-Stambruges
N528 Ath – Frasnes-lez-Buissenal
N529 Tournai – Lessines
N532 Braine-le-ComteMignault
N533 Braine-le-Comte – Nivelles
N534 Marche-lez-EcaussinnesRonquières
N550 CuesmesBoussu
N563 Chapelle-lez-HerlaimontGœgnies-ChausséeGognies-Chaussée, Nord, D31 – Bavay, Nord, D932 (France)
N567 MelletFleurus
N574 Nalinnes-BultiaBiesme
N582 Fontaine-l'EvequeGosselies
N586 Nivelles – Gosselies
N681 MalmedyRobertville
N910 Mesnil-Saint-BlaiseAchêne
N911 BeauraingRochefort
N912 Éghezée – Fleurus
N913 CarlsbourgGraideHoudremont
N914 SorendalVresse-sur-Semois – Graide
N915 Anthée – Mesnil-Saint-Blaise
N921 CineyHalbosart
N922 ChâteletSovimont
N922 Châtelet – Fosses-la-VilleFloreffe
N923 Jemeppe-sur-SambreHam-sur-Sambre
N924 ChampionWasseiges
N929 DionHouyetGrandhan
N930 OnozVitrival
N932 Annevoie-RouillonFraire
N935 GedinnePussemange
N936 HastièreOnhayeDinant – Achêne
N937 Yvoir – Ciney
N938 Achêne – Méan
N942 Saint-Germain (Eghezée) – Frisée
N947 JambesGodinne
N948 Dinant – Dorinne
N951 WépionMorville
N952 HargniesHaut-Fays
N958 Floreffe – Suarlée
N959 BeezNamêche
N971 AnhéeDenée
N972 Eghezée – Perwez
N975 Châtelet – Corenne
N977 BiesmeAgimont
N978 SomzéeCerfontaine
N981 Flohimont – Beauraing
N983 OheyBarvaux-sur-Ourthe
N988 Fleurus – Saint-Gérard
N992 GelbresséeMarche-les-Dames