N93 (Netherlands)

National Road 93 (Dutch: Nationale weg 93) or simply N93, was a highway route in the Netherlands from 1957 through 1985. It formed part of the Dutch National highway network and connected Tilburg (E312) with Emmeloord (N91). A stretch of road between Tilburg and the Belgian border was also part of the initial route.^[1]

In 1957, road numbering was introduced in the Netherlands and the Rijkswegenplan foresaw in an increasing number of highways, together forming a nationwide system. Along with the pan-European E-road network, which designated routes of international importance, a series of N-roads was devised to designate those routes not included in the European system, but considered of national importance.^[2]
In 1985 the second generation of E-road numbering was implemented, leading to an update of the National Road network as well. With the N91 now heading south to Almere and Utrecht, the N93 was extended northwards. The section leading to the border with Belgium was abandoned and subsequently downgraded.

While the N-road numbers were originally signposted everywhere, they were gradually replaced on road signs by the formerly administrative Rijksweg and provincial numberings, starting in 1976 and 1978 respectively. Ultimately the old N93 was broken up into five sections that now carry different numbers.

Route overview[]

Highway N93 First section (Emmeloord-Nijmegen):

Province	F.A.H.[3]	Junction	Intersecting roads	Historical Municipality	Notes
Flevoland	N38	Emmeloord		Noordoostpolder
			Highway 352
Overijssel		level crossing	Road 765	Kampen
			Highway 307
			Road 763	Kamperveen
Gelderland	N50		E232	Hattem	begin of motorway regulations
		Hattem
		Heerde		Heerde
		Epe (North)
		Epe	Highway 309	Epe
		Vaassen	Road 792	Vaassen
		Apeldoorn (North)	Highway 304	Apeldoorn
		Apeldoorn	Highway 345
		Beekbergen	E30	Beekbergen
		Beekbergen	Road 786
		Hoenderloo	Road 788
		Schaarsbergen	Highway 311	Arnhem
		Arnhem (North)	Road 784
		Waterberg	E35		section shared with E 35 for 5 kilometres
	N52	Velperbroek Roundabout	N5		end of motorway regulations
		level crossing (2x)	Road 810		crossing river Lower Rhine
				Huissen
	N6	South Arnhem square	Highway 325	Elden
		Elden			begin of motorway regulations
		Elst		Elst
		Ressen		Bemmel	section between Velperbroek and Ressen shared with N 96 until completion of the latter connection to Zevenaar
		level crossing (2x)		Lent	end of motorway regulations
		Lent			crossing river Waal

Highway N93 Second section (Nijmegen - Tilburg):

Province	F.A.H.	Junction	Intersecting roads	Historical Municipality	Notes
Gelderland	N6 Sint Canisiussingel /Oranjesingel /Graafsebaan	Emperor Trajan Square	N53	Nijmegen	Within Nijmegen the N 93 follows city roads, with several on-level crossings and traffic lights. A new bridge over the river Waal is under construction, more to the west, relieving the inner city of N 93 traffic congestion.
		Emperor Charlemagne Roundabout	N95 Sint Annastraat		Main square of central Nijmegen
	N55	Graafseweg Square	N53 Neerbosscheweg
		Lindenholt Square	E31		Leaving the city limits
		Bijsterhuizen Roundabout	Highway 324	Wijchen	begin of motorway regulations
		Beuningen	Road 847
		Bergharen	Road 845
					Begin of shared section N93-94
North Brabant		Ravenstein	Highway 277	Huisseling en Neerloon	crossing the river Meuse
			N94	Berghem	End of shared section N93-94
		Oss (East)	Highways 265 and 324	Heesch
		Oss
		Nuland		Nuland	Last section to be upgraded to motorway conditions, in 2004.
		Kruisstraat	Road 625	Rosmalen
		Rosmalen (East)
		Rosmalen
	N7 Bois-le-Duc beltway	Hintham	E25		section shared with E 25 for 6 kilometres, including two exits (Den Dolder /Sint-Michielsgestel)
	N65	Vught	N65	Vught	end of E 25 shared section
		level crossing (2x)	Helvoirtseweg		end of motorway regulations
		level crossing	Torenstraat	Helvoirt
		level crossing	Mgr. Zwijsenstraat	Haaren
		level crossing (2x)		Oisterwijk and Udenhout
		Berkel-Enschot		Berkel-Enschot	begin of motorway regulations
		Tilburg (North)	Highway 261		Tilburg ring road
			E312		End of the route

The total length of the N 93 is approximately 180 kilometers (190 when the shared sections with E 25 and E 35 are included). The majority of the route consisted of motorway, with the main interruption being the section through Nijmegen which caused significant delays. A new bridge is under construction west of the city, aimed at creating a new urban beltway. No official decision has been made public about its new road number so far.^[4]

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