InBelgium, the motorways (Dutch: autosnelwegen; French: autoroutes; German: Autobahnen) are indicated by an A and an E (for European) number. The E numbers are used most often. Roads that are (part of) a ring road around a townorcity are mostly indicated by an R number.
Since 1989, all highways are built and maintained by the governments of the three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels).
For safety on motorways in Belgium,
This first list concerns the motorways that start from the ring of Brussels to other cities and are clockwise: A1 towards the north, A2 towards the north-east, A3 towards the east, etc.
The motorways A5, A6 and A9 have never been built.
Former province of Brabant, corresponds to Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and the Brussels-Capital Region nowadays.
Prefixed by the letter B from the French word "bretelle".
editFormer province of Brabant, corresponds to Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and the Brussels-Capital Region nowadays.