European route E313
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The European route E313 is a road in Europe and a part of the United Nations International E-road network. Approximately 120 kilometers (75 miles) long, it connects the Belgian port city of Antwerp to Liège, the commercial and industrial centre of Wallonia. It runs thus entirely within Belgium: however, it does cross the language frontier within Belgium between the Dutch speaking north and the French speaking south which affects the roadside route signs and safety-message posters. From the junction at Ranst where it splits from the E34, it follows the Belgian A13.
It also serves the same industrial belt as the Albert Canal, the route of which generally runs close to the E 313. For much of the western end of the road the width of the strip of land between the road and the waterway is too narrow for residential use, and the land has instead been put to good use for industrial developments, notably in the area of Herentals. The other major city served by the E313 is Hasselt, the capital of Belgian Limburg.
The road is also known as the Boudewijnsnelweg (King Baudoin motorway). This name has been given less prominence in recent years, however, especially since the death in 1993 of King Baudoin.
Characterised at the end of the twentieth century by its poor surface, much of the road was renovated at the start of the twenty-first century. The E313 is an autoroute quality road, though east of the split with the E34 it still has only two lanes in each direction.
[edit] The route
| E313 Antwerp (Antwerpen, Anvers) - Liège (Luik, Lüttich) | |||||
| State | National Road Number |
Section | Junction (national numbering) |
Pan European road connections | |
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| Antwerp |  A13 |
Antwerp east - Ranst | A 13  17 BorgerhoutA 13     Antwerp eastA 13 18 WommelgemA 13   RanstA 13 Ranst east |
E19 & doubling with E34 |
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| Antwerp Limburg |
A13 |
Ranst - Lummen | A 13 19 Borgerhout A 13 20 Herentals westA 13 21 Herentals Industrial zoneA 13 22 Herentals eastA 13 23 Geel westA 13 24 Geel eastA 13 25 HamA 13 25a TessenderloA 13 TessenderloA 13 26 BerlingenA 13  Lummen |
E314 |
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| Limburg | A13 |
Lummen - Tongeren (Tongres) | A 13 26bis Lummen & Zolder A 13 27 Hasselt westA 13 28 Hasselt southA 13 29 Hasselt eastA 13 30 Diepenbeek westA 13 31 Bilzen & HoeseltA 13 32 Tongeren (Tongres) |
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| Liège | A13 |
Tongres (Tongeren) - Vottem | A 13 33 Boirs A 13 Fexhe-SlinsA 13 34 LiersA 13    VottemA 13 35 Vottem |
E25, E40, E42 |
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[edit] Sources and further reading
- This article is based on a translation of Europese weg 313 from the Dutch Wikipedia (2008-05-17).
- This article is based on a translation of A13 (België) from the Dutch Wikipedia (2008-05-17).
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