A18 motorway (Belgium)

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BE-A18.svg
A18
Dutch: Autosnelweg 18
French: Autoroute 18
Autoroute A18 (BE).svg
Route information
Part of BE-E40.svg E40
Major junctions
West endAutoroute francaise 16.svg A16 at French border near Dunkirk
Major intersections AB-AS.svg 1 Adinkerke BE-N34.svgBE-N39.svg N34  / N39

AB-AS.svg 1a Veurne BE-N8.svgBE-N390.svg N8  / N390
AB-AS.svg 2 Oostduinkerke BE-N330.svg N330
AB-AS.svg 3 Nieuwpoort BE-N39.svgBE-N355.svgBE-N356.svg N39  / N355  / N356
AB-AS.svg 4 Middelkerke BE-N369.svg N369

AB-AS.svg 5 Gistel BE-N33.svg N33
East end AB-Kreuz.svg 6 Jabbeke BE-A10.svg A10 near Bruges
Location
Major cities Nieuwpoort
Highway system
  • Highways of Belgium

The A18 is a motorway in north west Belgium stretching from the French border near Dunkerque to the A10 motorway between Ostend and Bruges.

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