R3 (ring road)

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

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.

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  / E42
30.4 1 Trazegnies
Fontaine-l'Évêque 26.1 2 Forchies-la-Marche
22.6 3 Fontaine-l'Évêque  /
Montigny-le-Tilleul Landelies viaduct
19.2 4 Montigny-le-Tilleul
Montigny-le-Tilleul viaduct
Charleroi 17.4 5 Mont-sur-Marchienne
16.0 Marcinelle
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 /  / 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
Châtelet viaduct
6.6 11 Châtelineau
Charleroi 5.7 12 Gilly
3.5 13 Soleilmont
Fleurus 0.0 Heppignies  / E42
−0.7 14

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