A7 motorway (Luxembourg)

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LU-A7.svg
Autoroute 7
Autobunn 7
Autoroute du Nord
Luxembourg A7.png
A7 between Luxembourg and Ettelbruck.jpg
Route information
Length31.468 km (19.553 mi)
Existed10 November 1989–present
HistoryCompleted 23 September 2015
Major junctions
South end Kirchberg for Luxembourg City, A1
Major intersections Heisdorf
Lorentzweiler
Mersch
Colmar-Berg
Schieren
Ettelbruck
Erpeldange
North end Clervaux
Location
Country Luxembourg
Highway system

The A7 or otherwise known as the North motorway (French : Autoroute du Nord, Luxembourgish : Nordstroos), is a motorway in Luxembourg. It links the capital city with the North of the country

Contents

Status

The entire A7 opened on 23 September 2015 at 8 P.M. [1] The complete motorway is 31.468 km long.

All of the eight planned sections of the A7 are in service:

Route

Junctions and structures
AB-AS-blau.svg Clervaux N7 Luxembourg.svg N 7
AB-AS-blau.svg (J10) Erpeldange
AB-AS-blau.svg (J9) Ingeldorf N7 Luxembourg.svg N 7
AB-AS-blau.svg (J8) Ettelbruck N7 Luxembourg.svg N 7
AB-AS-blau.svg (J7) Schieren N7 Luxembourg.svg N 7
AB-AS-blau.svg (J6) Colmar-Berg
AB-AS-blau.svg (J5) Mierscherberg N7 Luxembourg.svg N 7
AB-AS-blau.svg (J4) Mersch N8 Luxembourg.svg N 8
AB-Tunnel.svg Mersch Tunnel
AB-AS-blau.svg (J3) Schoenfels
AB-Tunnel.svg Gousselerbierg Tunnel
AB-AS-blau.svg (J2) Lorentzweiler N7 Luxembourg.svg N 7
AB-Tunnel.svg Grouft Tunnel
AB-Tunnel.svg Stafelter Tunnel
AB-AS-blau.svg (J1) Waldhof N11 Luxembourg.svg N 11
AB-Kreuz-blau.svg Grunewald Junction LU-A1.svg A 1

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References

  1. "La Nordstrooss mise en service le 23 septembre" (in French).
  2. "Evolution du réseau autoroutier" (in French). Administration des Ponts et Chaussées. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

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