The N1 is a national route that connects
Brussels with
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, and the Dutch border near
Wuustwezel
Wuustwezel () is a municipality located in the north of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
The municipality as it is now originated in 1977, when Wuustwezel merged with the municipality of Loenhout. It now consists of three major villages, Wuustwez ...
.
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
Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...
the road passes through the municipalities of
Sint-Katelijne-Waver,
Rumst,
Kontich,
Hove,
Edegem,
Mortsel (R11 ring road),
Wilrijk and
Berchem
Berchem () is a southern Districts of Antwerp, district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Berchem is located along the old ''Grote Steenweg'' (Dutch language, Dutch for 'Big Paved Road') that has connected ...
(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
Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Haina ...
and 11 in the province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . A full list of municipalities
can be found below. Major municipalities are in bold.
Junction list
See also
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Transport in Belgium
References
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Roads in Brussels
Roads in Antwerp
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