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| Length | 76 km (47 mi) |
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| Country | Belgium |
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TheBrussels Ring (Dutch:Brusselse Ring[ˈbrʏsəlsəˈrɪŋ] or(Grote) Ring rond Brussel[ˈɣroːtəˈrɪŋrɔndˈbrʏsəl];French:Ring de Bruxelles[ʁiŋ(ɡ)dəbʁysɛl]), numberedR0, is aring road surrounding theBrussels-Capital Region, as well as other smaller towns south of Brussels. It is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) long, with two or three lanes in each direction. While most of it is classified as a motorway (highway), part of it (in theSonian Forest) is merely an express route. It crosses the three regions of Belgium: its main part (51.7 kilometres (32.1 mi)) is situated inFlanders, whereasWallonia comprises 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) of the total stretch and 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) is on Brussels territory.
The clockwise carriageway is referred to as theinner ring (French:ring intérieur, Dutch:binnenring), while the anticlockwise carriageway is referred to as theouter ring (French:ring extérieur, Dutch:buitenring).
The first sections of the road were built in the late 1950s, but the main part was built during the 1970s, with the end of construction in 1978. The Brussels Ring hasinterchanges with the European routesE40 (at the Groot-Bijgaarden and Sint-Stevens-Woluwe interchanges),E19 (at the Machelen and Ittre interchanges),E411 (at the Leonard crossroads), andE429 (at the Halle interchange). It also has interchanges with national highwaysA12 (at the Strombeek-Bever interchange) andA201 (at the Zaventem interchange).
The Strombeek-Bever interchange with the A12 is located inGrimbergen municipality. Going clockwise from there, the ring then crosses the municipalities ofCity of Brussels,Vilvoorde,Machelen,Zaventem,Kraainem,Wezembeek-Oppem,Tervuren,Auderghem/Oudergem,Watermael-Boitsfort/Watermaal-Bosvoorde,Hoeilaart,Waterloo,Braine-l'Alleud,Braine-le-Château,Halle,Beersel,Drogenbos,Forest,Sint-Pieters-Leeuw,Anderlecht,Dilbeek,Asse andWemmel. In all the ring crosses fifteen municipalities in Flanders, five in the Brussels Region, and three in Wallonia.
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As well as having eight interchanges with other highways, the Brussels Ring has twenty-sevenramps (junctions), numbered counterclockwise from 1 to 27:
