Rijksweg 12

Autosnelweg A12 in the Netherlands
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Basic data
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Overall length:	137 km
Provinces :	South Holland Utrecht Gelderland
Development condition:	2 × 2 lanes + emergency lanes
The A12 shortly before its end in The Hague
Course of the road Province of Zuid-Holland The Hague -Centrum-Zuid (1)  The Hague-Malieveld (2)  The Hague Centraal Station (3)  The Hague-Bezuidenhout under the Amsterdam – Rotterdam railway line The hague Start of the motorway (4)  Voorburg Rhine-Schie Canal Knooppunt Prins Clausplein   (5)  Nootdorp Verzorgingsplaats Knorrestein (6)  Zoetermeer Center (7)  Zoetermeer (8th)  Bleiswijk Rotte (9)  Zevenhuizen Knooppunt Gouwe   (70 m)  Gouwe-aquaduct ( Gouwe ) (11)  Gouda cheese Verzorgingsplaats De Andel (12)  Reeuwijk Verzorgingsplaats (with hotel) Bodegraven Knooppunt Bodegraven Grandchildren Wiericke Dubbele Wiericke (13)  Nieuwerbrug Utrecht Province Linschoten via the Utrecht – Rotterdam railway line (14)  Woerden (14a)  Harmelen Verzorgingsplaats Bijleveld / Hellevliet (15)  De seas Knooppunt Oudenrijn   Begin motorway ring Utrecht (16)  Nieuwegein Galecopperbrug (via Amsterdam-Rhine Canal ) (17)  Utrecht Canal Island Merwede Canal (18)  Utrecht- Hoograven Knooppunt bezels   End of the Utrecht motorway ring via the Utrecht – Boxtel line Verzorgingsplaats De Forten (19)  Bunnik Kromme Rijn (20)  Driebergen Ecoduct Mollebos (21)  Maarn (22)  Maarsbergen Verzorgingsplaats Bloemheuvel / Oudenhorst under the Kesteren - Amersfoort railway line Ecoduct Rumelaar Valleikanaal (23)  Veenendaal -West Gelderland Province (23a)  Veenendaal Knooppunt Maanderbroek (24)  Wageningen via the Amsterdam – Arnhem railway line Verzorgingsplaats De Buunderkamp Verzorgingsplaats' t Ginkelse Zand Ecoduct Jac. P. Thijsse (25)  Oosterbeek Knooppunt Grijsoord Common route with A50 Verzorgingsplaats De Schaars End of shared route with A50 Knooppunt Waterberg (26)  Arnhem- North via the Arnhem – Leeuwarden railway line Knooppunt Velperbroek IJssel (27)  Westervoort (28)  Duiven Verzorgingsplaats Aalburgen Verzorgingsplaats Oudbroeken (29)  Zevenaar via the Winterswijk – Zevenaar railway line Knooppunt Oud-Dijk (30)  Beek Verzorgingsplaats Bergh Border crossing Bergh Autoweg Continue on  Oberhausen

The Dutch Rijksweg 12 is a 137 km long motorway. It begins in The Hague and leads past Utrecht and Arnhem to the Zevenaar border crossing, where it merges into the German federal motorway 3 .

Between the junction (Dutch: Knooppunt ) Prins Clausplein and the junction Lunetten the A12 runs identically to the E30 , between the junction Oudenrijn and the German border it runs identically to the E35 . Between the Gouwe and Oudenrijn junctions, it is also identical to the E25 .

The A12 is one of the most popular east-west connections in the Netherlands.

history

The section between The Hague and the Oudenrijn junction was built between 1933 and 1940 as the first section of the A12. This makes this section one of the first motorways in the Netherlands. It was the first highway in the world to have hard shoulders.

During the war, the motorway section between the Oudenrijn and Bunnik junction was opened. The last section between Bunnik and the Zevenaar border crossing was completed between 1947 and 1963 , but could not be opened to traffic at the time. In 1965 , the A12 was connected to the German motorway network with the completion of the federal motorway 3 between Wesel and Emmerich .

Signage

The Hague - Arnhem

Coming from The Hague, Zoetermeer, Utrecht and Arnhem are indicated on the signs. After Utrecht comes the German Oberhausen . From Arnhem, Doetinchem is indicated as the destination on the A18.

Arnhem - The Hague

Coming from Germany, only Arnhem and The Hague are mentioned at first. After Arnhem, reference is made to Utrecht and Amsterdam. From Veenendaal there are signs to Rotterdam and from Gouda to Zoetermeer. From Zoetermeer onwards only The Hague is indicated on the signs.

course

The hague

The A12 begins in the Malieveld district of The Hague, where it branches off from the two roads “Zuid-Hollandlaan” and “Benoordenhoutseweg”. The first part, called “Utrechtsebaan”, is signposted as a motor road. That is why a maximum speed of 70 km / h applies there. Since the A12 is not a motorway in this area, it has to be managed by the city of The Hague. The official name of the A12 in the area is N12.

ROC A12

The ROC A12 is an amalgamation of various universities of MBO along the A12 in Ede , Veenendaal and Velp lie.

future

Because the A12 forms an important connection between Utrecht and Rotterdam , the motorway was expanded in the corresponding area at the beginning of 2010. Since then, the flow of traffic has gotten a lot better. Some exits have also been rebuilt, such as the Bleiswijk exit .

The construction work is currently still going on: The A12 between Gouda and Woerden, in the direction of The Hague, is being extended by another lane. In addition, a top lane is set up in the opposite direction. This means that the motorway can be expanded to four lanes at peak traffic times . To this end, the A12 between Woerden and the Oudenrijn junction will be adapted, which means that an additional fourth lane will also be created there.

photos

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  A12 in The Hague

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  Knooppunt Prins Clausplein with five bridges (photo 2011)

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  Bicycle bridge at Zoetermeer

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  Nelson Mandelabrug at Zoetermeer

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  A12 at the Gouwe junction

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  Gouwe-aquaduct from the direction of Utrecht

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  Gouwe-aquaduct from the direction of The Hague

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  A12 near Utrecht as the Utrecht motorway ring

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  A12 near Bunnik, direction Arnhem

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  A12 near Woudenberg

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  A12 at Ede

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  A12 at the Zevenaar border crossing

Web links

Commons : Rijksweg 12  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Current traffic reports - Rijkswaterstaat (Dutch)