R3 (ring road)

{{Short description|Ring road of Charleroi, Belgium}}

{{Infobox road

|country=BEL

|type=R

|route=3

|map=Autoroute_R3_(BE).svg

|length_km=33

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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 {{convert|120|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} 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

{{RJL|date=November 2021}}

class=wikitable

!Municipality

!Km.

!Name

!Roads

!Notes

rowspan="2"|Courcelles

|32.7

|Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg

|Gouy-lez-Piéton

|{{jct|country=BEL|A|15|E|42}}

|

30.4

|Image:AB-AS.svg 1

|Trazegnies

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|583}}

|

rowspan="2"|Fontaine-l'Évêque

|26.1

|Image:AB-AS.svg 2

|Forchies-la-Marche

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|569}}

|

22.6

|Image:AB-AS.svg 3

|Fontaine-l'Évêque

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|54|N|90}}

|

rowspan="3"|Montigny-le-Tilleul

|colspan="5"|Landelies viaduct

19.2

|Image:AB-AS.svg 4

|Montigny-le-Tilleul

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|579}}

|

colspan="5"|Montigny-le-Tilleul viaduct

rowspan="8"|Charleroi

|17.4

|Image:AB-AS.svg 5

|Mont-sur-Marchienne

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|53}}

|

16.0

|Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg

|{{jct|country=BEL|A|503}}

|

14.6

|Image:AB-AS.svg 6

|Marcinelle-Est

|Rue Chèvrefeuille

|

13.5

|Image:AB-AS.svg 7

|Marcinelle-Hublinbu

|Avenue des Tilleuls

|Access to clockwise direction only. Exit from counter-clockwise direction only.

colspan="5"|Hublinbu tunnel (speed limit: {{convert|100|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}})

12.5

|Image:AB-AS.svg 8

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|5|N|572|E|420}}

|Access to clockwise direction only. Exit from counter-clockwise direction only.

colspan="5"|Couillet viaduct (speed limit: {{convert|100|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}})

colspan="5"|Couillet tunnel (speed limit: {{convert|80|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}})

rowspan="4"|Châtelet

|10.7

|Image:AB-AS.svg 9

|Blanche-Borne

|Rue de la Blanche-Borne

|

9.0

|Image:AB-AS.svg 10

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|576}}

|

colspan="5"|Châtelet viaduct

6.6

|Image:AB-AS.svg 11

|Châtelineau

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|569}}

|

rowspan="2"|Charleroi

|5.7

|Image:AB-AS.svg 12

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|90}}

|

3.5

|Image:AB-AS.svg 13

|Soleilmont

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|587}}

|

rowspan="2"|Fleurus

|0.0

|Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg

|rowspan="2"|Heppignies

|{{jct|country=BEL|A|15|E|42}}

|

−0.7

|Image:AB-AS.svg 14

|{{jct|country=BEL|N|568}}

|

References

[http://www.wegen-routes.be/maps/1983n.html Wegen-Routes]
[http://www.autosnelwegen.net/be/rb3.html Autosnelwegen.net]

{{Motorways in Belgium}}

Category:Transport in Charleroi

Category:Ring roads in Belgium