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.

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

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

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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

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Municipality Km. Exit Name Roads Notes
Courcelles 32.7   Gouy-lez-Piéton    A15 / E42
30.4   1 Trazegnies   N583
Fontaine-l'Évêque 26.1   2 Forchies-la-Marche   N569
22.6   3 Fontaine-l'Évêque    N54 / N90
Montigny-le-Tilleul Landelies viaduct
19.2   4 Montigny-le-Tilleul   N579
Montigny-le-Tilleul viaduct
Charleroi 17.4   5 Mont-sur-Marchienne   N53
16.0   Marcinelle   A503
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 / N572 / E420 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   N576
Châtelet viaduct
6.6   11 Châtelineau   N569
Charleroi 5.7   12 Gilly   N90
3.5   13 Soleilmont   N587
Fleurus 0.0   Heppignies    A15 / E42
−0.7   14   N568

References

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