A76 motorway (Netherlands)

The A76 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Limburg.

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A76 motorway
Rijksweg 76
Location of the A76 motorway
Route information
Length27 km (17 mi)
Major junctions
West endStein
A2 border with  Belgium
East endSimpelveld
A 4 border with  Germany
Location
CountryKingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent countryNetherlands
ProvincesLimburg
Highway system

Overview

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The motorway, 27 km long, connects the Belgian border (A2/E314 road) near Stein with Geleen, Heerlen and the German border (A4 road) near Simpelveld. Along the entire stretch of the motorway, the European route E314 travels along the A76.[1]

The A76 features a number of incomplete connections and interchanges. At interchange Ten Esschen, only traffic to and from the western part of the A76 can reach the connecting N281 road. Exit 6, located approximately 1 km to the east, covers traffic from the eastern part of the A76 towards the N281 but not the other way around.

It is mostly two lanes each way. Between Kunderberg and Simpelveld eastbound there is a climbing lane.

Exit list

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The entire route is in Limburg Province.

MunicipalitykmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Stein00.0   E314 / A2 southwestBorder with Belgium; this road continues as the Belgian A2; west end of E 314 overlap
10.621SteinHeerstraat-Centrum / Heerstraat-ZuidEastbound exit and westbound entrance only
85.0Interchange Kerensheide   E25 / A 2
Sittard-Geleen53.12GeleenPrins Mauritslaan
Beek74.33SpaubeekZandstraat / Op Het VeldjeNo westbound entrance
Schinnen106.24SchinnenNutherweg / Hettekensweg / Breinder / Nagelbeek
Nuth127.55Nuth  N 300 (Van Eynattenweg / Naanhofsweg) / Daelderweg / Stationsplein / Spoorstraat
Voerendaal159.3Interchange Ten Esschen  N 281 southeastEastbound exit and westbound entrance only
169.96VoerendaalPutterweg / BeersdalwegWestbound exit only
Heerlen1912Interchange Kunderberg  A 79 west / Welterlaan
Simpelveld25167Simpelveld  N 281
2717BocholtzStevensweg / BohrWestbound exit only; only end of westbound exit on Dutch soil, other parts on German soil
   E314 / A 4 southeastBorder with Germany; this road continues as the German A4; east end of E 314 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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  Media related to Rijksweg 76 at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ Mnisterie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. "Snelweg A76 - Informatie en werkzaamheden". www.rijkswaterstaat.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-05.