A16 motorway (Netherlands)

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A16 motorway
Rijksweg 16
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Location of the A16 motorway
Major junctions
North end Interchange Terbregseplein
South end Hazeldonk
Location
Country Kingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country Netherlands
Provinces South Holland, North Brabant
Highway system

The A16 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It runs from the interchange Terbregseplein in the northeastern part of Rotterdam, towards the Belgian border near Hazeldonk. The motorway has 19 exits including 7 interchanges.

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Speed limit

Nearly the entire A16 motorway, including both the local and express lanes near Rotterdam, featured a maximum speed of 100 km/h. The only exception to this were two short sections: between Dordrecht and Klaverpolder as well as the section between the intersection Princeville, west of Breda and the Belgian border, where a speed of 120 km/h is allowed. At the section between the Moerdijk bridges and the Belgian border the maximum speed changed to 130 km/h as of 2011.

Northbound express (l) and local (r) lanes A16 Rotterdam.jpg
Northbound express (l) and local (r) lanes

Local–express lanes near Rotterdam

Near Rotterdam, a system of collector–express lanes is used. The exits 24 through 26 are only accessible through the outer (collector) lanes. The inner lanes serve as express lanes and do not have any exits.

In the northern direction, there are three express lanes of which one lane is reserved for buses and trucks, while on the southbound express lanes three regular lanes are available, of which none is reserved for special vehicles.

Shared road sections

On two sections of the road, other Dutch motorways run along the north–south motorway A16. Between interchanges Klaverpolder and Zonzeel, the east–west A59 motorway follows the route of the A16 for about 8 kilometers. Further south, between interchanges Princeville and Galder, the same goes for the (also east–west) A58 motorway, for a distance of about 6 kilometers.

Besides, European route E19 (Amsterdam–Paris) follows the complete route of the A16 motorway between the Terbregseplein in Rotterdam and the Belgian border near Breda.

Exit list

ProvinceMunicipalitykmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
South Holland Rotterdam 169.9Interchange TerbregsepleinNL-E19.svgNL-E25.svgNL-A20.svg E19  / E25  / A 20 North end of E 19 overlap
171127Prins AlexanderNLD-S109.svg S 109 Northbound exit and southbound entrance only
181126KralingenJacques Dutilhweg
191225CentrumNLD-N210.svg N 210 east (Abram van Rijckevorselweg) / Kralingseplein
221424FeijenoordNLD-S106.svgNLD-S126.svg S 106 west (John F Kennedylaan) / S 126 south (Adriaan Volkerlaan) / Van Hoochstratenweg / Arthurweg
Ridderkerk 2314Interchange Ridderkerk-NoordNL-A15.svgNL-A38.svg A 15  / A 38 West end of A15 overlap
2717Interchange Ridderkerk-ZuidNL-E31.svgNL-A15.svg E31  / A 15 East end of A15 overlap
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht 301923Hendrik-Ido-AmbachtHendrik Ydenweg
Zwijndrecht 332122ZwijndrechtPieter Zeemanstraat / H.A. Lorentzstraat / Plantageweg
Dordrecht 352221Dordrecht-CentrumLaan der Verenigde Naties / Mijlweg
382420Randweg DordrechtNLD-N3.svgNLD-N217.svg N 3 northeast (Randweg) / N 217 west (Provincialeweg) / Laan van Europa
North Brabant Moerdijk 4629Interchange KlaverpolderNL-A17.svgNL-A59.svg A 17  / A 59 North end of A59 overlap
483018Zevenbergschen HoekHoofdstraat
5434Interchange ZonzeelNL-A59.svg A 59 South end of A59 overlap
Breda 593717PrinsenbeekBacker en Ruebweg
613816Interchange PrincevilleNL-E312.svgNL-A58.svg E312  / A 58 North end of E 312 and A58 overlap
633915BredaNLD-N263.svg N 263 southwest
6742Interchange GalderNL-E312.svgNL-A27.svgNL-A58.svg E312  / A 27 east / A 58 South end of E 312 and A58 overlap
714414HazeldonkHazeldonk / Rietvelden
BE-E19.svgBE-A1.svg E19  / A1 southBorder with Belgium; this road continues as the Belgian A1; south end of E 19 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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