Motorway (Netherlands)

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The Netherlands have 57.5 kilometers for the largest share motorway kilometers per 1,000 square kilometers in the European Union . In total, the Netherlands has a motorway network of 2360 km. The oldest Dutch motorway is a section of the A12 between Voorburg and Zoetermeer , which opened in 1937.

features

Length of the Dutch motorway network

A Dutch motorway has at least four lanes (two lanes in each direction) and two shoulders. The two directions of travel are separated using the dividing strip .

Lane width

Building a Dutch motorway

The lane width on Dutch motorways is usually 3.50 m. In the vicinity of large cities there are also motorways with a width of 3.25 m, the so-called “stadsautosnelwegen” (city motorways). The southern ring road in Breda is a good example of this. Older motorways also have a narrower lane, such as the A2 from Utrecht to Amsterdam with a width of 3.20 m until 2010. On some motorways, the lane width has been reduced to make room for another lane. These are called "plusstrook" (extra lanes). It is noteworthy that despite the extra lane there is also the shoulder. The first extra lane was opened on November 22, 1999 on the A27 between Houten and the cross ("knooppunt") Everdingen.

regulate

The maximum permissible speed for cars without a trailer is generally 130 km / h. Since March 16, 2020, 100 km / h per day (6 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Vehicles that, due to their design, cannot and may not drive faster than 60 km / h are not permitted on the Dutch motorways. It is forbidden to overtake on the right, except on the right of a block marking or in a traffic jam .

Entrances and exits

The A4 near Rijswijk

Driveways are oprit called for exits one uses the term afrit ( rit = ride, ride). For exits, you are usually made aware of 1200 m, 600 m and right at the beginning of the exit by appropriate signs. The exit sign at the end of a deceleration lane is indicated with uit , which roughly corresponds to German (out) out .

Others

Some motorways in the Netherlands, for example the A27, are used as a helicopter route . These motorways have large kilometer markings on the pavement of the shoulder.

lighting

The motorways are completely illuminated within the Randstad . In addition, only sections of the route near larger cities and motorway junctions are illuminated. A total of 992 km of 2342 km are illuminated.

Numbering / differentiation between "rijksweg" and "provinciale snelweg"

Example of numbering the motorways

Dutch motorways, like German ones, have an A-numbering. One- or two-digit numbers (for example A1, A12) are Rijkswege, that is, they are administered at the Reich level (currently A1 to A79). The A200 (Halfweg – Haarlem) has three digits. The three-digit highways are "provinciale snelwegen" and are administered by the provinces. Currently these are the A208, A256, A270, A325, A326 and the A348. In the Netherlands, A numbers are always shown in white letters on a red background. Most motorways have an E number. E numbers generally indicate long, trans-European routes ( European route ).

Motorways (Autosnelwegen) in the Netherlands

Motorways in the Netherlands

The motorways ("rijkswegen" and "provinciale snelwegen") and the largest towns along the route follow:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Decision in the Netherlands - From mid-March, 100 km / h will apply on motorways . In: srf.ch , March 12, 2020, accessed on March 13, 2020.

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