N23 East
The eastern branch has two separate roadways for each direction. The eastbound section begins at the Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet intersection of the small ring and the N3 road, briefly following Boulevard du Regent/Regentlaan before travelling eastwards on Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat for about one kilometer. Just outside of the Leopold Park the N23 enters the Belliard tunnel and this leads the road to the so-called Reyers Complex, the junction of the Greater ring (R21) and the A3 motorway, which is the continuation of the N23. Combined length is 3.2 kilometers. The N3 eastbound joins the N23 eastbound from the beginning but branches off inside the Belliard tunnel.
The westbound section begins at the Reyers Complex, where the A3 motorway continues as the N23 into the Reyers-Centre tunnel. At the end of this tunnel, next to Place des Gueux/Geuzenplein, the road follows Avenue de Cortenbergh/Kortenberglaan towards Schuman roundabout in the European Quarter. Between this point and the Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet intersection the N23 joins the N3 on Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat. Combined length is 2.9 kilometers.
Avenue de Roodebeek/Roodebeeklaan which is located on top of the Reyers-Centre tunnel has the designation N23a. The section of Rue Froissart/Froissartstraat between Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat (there N295) and the Schuman roundabout is designated N23b. This forms an alternative for the Belliard tunnel above ground.
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