N1 road (Belgium)

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National Route 1
Dutch: Nationale Weg 1
French: Route nationale 1
Route information
Length73 km (45 mi)
Location
CountryBelgium
Major citiesBrussels, Vilvoorde, Mechelen, Antwerp, Brasschaat, Wuustwezel
Highway system
  • Highways of Belgium

The N1 is a national route that connects Brussels with Antwerp and the Dutch border near Wuustwezel.

Like all the nine major routes, the N1 conventionally begins at the Grand-Place (Grote Markt) in central Brussels and leads to the Porte d'Anvers (Antwerpsepoort), on the R20/N0 Small Ring Road. The actual trunk road starts off at Sainctelette Square. From there it follows the Avenue du Port (Havenlaan) and Chaussée de Vilvorde (Vilvoordsesteenweg) to connect with the R21 Second Ring Road at Van Praet. The road continues its way through the Port of Brussels on the Avenue de Vilvorde (Vilvoordselaan) and passes underneath the R0's tall bridge at Vilvoorde.

The N1 then proceeds through Vilvoorde and leaves the agglomeration. Between Vilvoorde and Antwerp the road is called Brusselsesteenweg, Antwerpsesteenweg and Grote Steenweg. It passes through Zemst, crosses the E19 motorway and connects to the R12 Mechelen ring road. From Mechelen the road passes through the municipalities of Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Rumst, Kontich, Hove, Edegem, Mortsel (R11 ring road), Wilrijk and Berchem (R1 motorway and R10 ring road).

From there the N1 enters the city of Antwerp as Mechelsesteenweg and joins the central ring road (Britselei/Frankrijklei/Italiëlei). Leaving Antwerp to the northeast on the Noorderlaan and IJzerlaan, it enters Merksem and continues to Kleine Bareel junction, where it crosses the E19 once again. The final part of the N1 is known as Bredabaan and passes through Brasschaat and Wuustwezel, before crossing the border with the Netherlands near Zundert.

In the Netherlands it ought to continue as National Route 8, but the trunk road system has been declassified long ago, leaving the provincial road number N263.

The total length of National Route 1 is 73 km.

The N1 crosses or borders 15 municipalities. 1 in the Brussels-capital Region, 2 in Flemish Brabant and 11 in the province of Antwerp. A full list of municipalities[1] can be found below. Major municipalities are in bold.

Region Provinces Municipality Population Length of N1 (km)
 Brussels Capital Region / City of Brussels 188737 4.3
 Flanders  Flemish Brabant Vilvoorde 46354 7.1
Zemst 23306 5.3
 Antwerp Mechelen 86996 7.8
Sint-Katelijne-Waver 21391 0.7
Rumst 15254 3.2
Kontich 21340 5.5
Hove 8311 1.6
Edegem 22386 2.1
Mortsel 26189 2.0
Antwerp 530630 13.9
Schoten 34157 1.0
Brasschaat 38237 9.8
Wuustwezel 21523 11.4

Junction list[2][1]

Province Municipality Section Junction Northbound destinations Southbound destinations
European UnionBelgiumBrusselsBrussels capital region City of Brussels Brussels Brussels (188.737 inh.)

R21 (Greater Ring) Atomium, Schaerbeek, Etterbeek, Willebroek (A12)

N201 Brussels center, Laeken, Brussels-North railway station

Vilvoorde

Mechelen

Antwerp

Brussels
European UnionBelgiumFlandersFlanders

Flemish Brabant

Vilvoorde Vilvoorde - Zemst Vilvoorde (46.354 inh.)

N211 Machelen, Brussels Airport, Peutie, Grimbergen

R22 (Vilvoorde Ring Road) Vilvoorde-Oost, Machelen, Peutie, Brussels Airport

Mechelen

Antwerp

Vilvoorde

Brussels

Zemst N270 Elewijt

Zenne

Eppegem (4.579 inh.)

N267 Weerde, Boortmeerbeek

Zemst (23.306 inh.)

European UnionBelgiumFlandersFlanders

Antwerp

Mechelen Mechelen B101, E19 Antwerp, Brussels

N227 Elewijt

Mechelen (86.996 inh.)

R12, Mechelen ring road Mechelen, Leuven, Heist-op-den-Berg, Willebroek, Lier, Vilvoorde, Antwerp, Brussels

Interruption by R12 (Mechelen ring road) with junctions to N26 (Leuven), N15 (Heist-op-den-Berg), N14 (Lier) and N16 (Willebroek) Antwerp
Mechelen - Antwerp R12, Mechelen ring road Mechelen, Leuven, Heist-op-den-Berg, Willebroek, Lier, Vilvoorde, Antwerp, Brussels

N16 Willebroek, Dendermonde, Temse, Sint-Niklaas

R6 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Heist-op-den-Berg, Lier, Bonheiden, Antwerp (E19), Brussels (E19)

Mechelen

Brussels

Mechelen / Sint-Katelijne-Waver N1 forms the border between Mechelen and Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Mechelen Walem (2.044 inh.)

Nete

Rumst Rumst (15.254 inh.)

N1c Rumst-center, Boom, Antwerp (E19), Brussels (E19)

Kontich Waarloos (1.868 inh.)

Kontich (21.340 inh.)

Edegem / Hove N1 forms the border between Edegem and Hove

Edegem (22.386 inh.)

Hove (8.311 inh.)

N171 Edegem, Kontich

Mortsel Mortsel (26.189 inh.)

N10 Boechout, Lier, Heist-op-den-Berg, Aarschot

R11 Edegem, Wilrijk, Borsbeek, Wommelgem, Wijnegem

Antwerp Antwerp Berchem (42.969 inh.)

N173 Edegem, Kontich

4 (Berchem), R1, Antwerp ring road Antwerp, Brussels (E19), Ghent (E17), Bruges (E34), Liège (E313),  Netherlands (Eindhoven (E34), Breda (E19), Rotterdam (A12))

R10, Singel Borgerhout, Berchem, Hoboken

N155 Berchem, Mechelen (E19), Brussels (E19)

Antwerp (530.630 inh.)

N113 Hoboken, Wilrijk

N184 Borgerhout, Deurne

N12 Deurne, Wijnegem, Turnhout

N49a Linkeroever, Zelzate (E34), Bruges (E34)

R10 Deurne, Borgerhout

Albert Canal

N101, N180 Port of Antwerp, Ekeren

1 (Merksem), R1, Antwerp ring road Antwerp, Brussels (E19), Ghent (E17), Bruges (E34), Liège (E313),  Netherlands (Eindhoven (E34), Breda (E19), Rotterdam (A12))

Merksem (45.119 inh.)

N129 Deurne

N130 Deurne

N115 Schoten

Brasschaat

 Netherlands (Breda)

Antwerp / Schoten N1 forms the border between Antwerp and Schoten
Brasschaat Brasschaat - Wuustwezel 5 (Kleine Bareel), E19 Antwerp,  Netherlands (Breda)

N11 Kapellen,  Netherlands (Bergen op Zoom)

Brasschaat (38.237 inh.)

N121 Schoten, Schilde

Maria-ter-Heide (4.597)

N117 Kalmthout, Essen, Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor

 Netherlands (Breda) Brasschaat

Antwerp

Wuustwezel Gooreind (7.483 inh.)

Wuustwezel (21.523 inh.)

N133 Brecht, Kalmthout, Essen

Braken

N144 Loenhout, Hoogstraten

European UnionNetherlandsNorth Brabant Continuation by N263 towards Zundert and Breda

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-03-05.