A74 motorway (Netherlands)

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A74 motorway
Rijksweg 74
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Location of the A74 motorway
Route information
Maintained by Rijkswaterstaat [1]
Length1.893 km [2]  (1.176 mi)
Existed4 April 2012 [3] –present
Major junctions
North end NL-A73.svg A73 in Venlo
South end Tegelen
Bundesautobahn 61 number.svg A 61 border with Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Location
Country Kingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country Netherlands
Provinces Limburg
Highway system

The A74 motorway is a short motorway in the Netherlands. It connects the A73 in Venlo to the German border, where it becomes the German A 61. This makes it an important link for international traffic from around Venlo to Germany. The A74 is 1.893 kilometers in length.

Exit list

The entire route is in Venlo, Limburg Province.

kmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
99.862.0Bundesautobahn 61 number.svg A 61 eastBorder with Germany; this road continues as the German A 61
101.463.0Interchange TigliaNL-A73.svg A73 A73 can only be entered northward
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Wegbeheerders" [Road managers] (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "Actuele Wegenlijst RWS" [Up to date road list] (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. "Over de A74 naar de Floriade" [About the A74 to the Floriade] (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.