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The Brussels Ring (Dutch: Brusselse Ring[ˈbrʏsəlsəˈrɪŋ] or (Grote) Ring rond Brussel[ˈɣroːtəˈrɪŋrɔndˈbrʏsəl]; French: Ring de Bruxelles[ʁiŋ(ɡ)dəbʁysɛl]), numbered R0, is a ring road surrounding the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as other smaller towns south of Brussels. It is about 75 kilometres (47mi) long, with two or three lanes in each direction. While most of it is classified as a motorway (highway), part of it (in the Sonian Forest) is merely an express route. It crosses the three regions of Belgium: its main part (51.7 kilometres (32.1mi)) is situated in Flanders, whereas Wallonia comprises 18.2 kilometres (11.3mi) of the total stretch and 5.5 kilometres (3.4mi) is on Brussels territory.
The clockwise carriageway is referred to as the inner ring (French: ring intérieur, Dutch: binnenring), while the anticlockwise carriageway is referred to as the outer ring (French: ring extérieur, Dutch: buitenring).
History
The first sections of the road were built in the late 1950s, but the main part was built during the 1970s, with the end of construction in 1978. The Brussels Ring has interchanges with the European routes E40 (at the Groot-Bijgaarden and Sint-Stevens-Woluwe interchanges), E19 (at the Machelen and Ittre interchanges), E411 (at the Leonard crossroads), and E429 (at the Halle interchange). It also has interchanges with national highways A12 (at the Strombeek-Bever interchange) and A201 (at the Zaventem interchange).
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As well as having eight interchanges with other highways, the Brussels Ring has twenty-seven ramps (junctions), numbered counterclockwise from 1 to 27:
Ramp 1, also known as Quatre Bras/Vier Armen, leads to Tervuren
Ramp 2 leads to Wezembeek-Oppem, Kraainem and UCL Saint-Luc hospital
Ramp 3, also known as Zaventem-Henneaulaan, leads to Diegem and Zaventem
Ramp 4 leads to Diegem-Woluwelaan, Vilvoorde, Evere and Zaventem
Ramp 5 leads to Machelen
Ramp 6 leads to Koningslo-Vilvoorde
Ramp 7 leads to Grimbergen
Ramp 8 leads to Wemmel, Expo, Strombeek-Bever, Laeken, A12-Willebroek
Ramp 9 leads to Jette, Brugmann hospital and Merchtem
Ramp 10 leads to Zellik, Aalst, Brussels, N9-Asse
Ramp 11 leads to Sint-Agatha-Berchem and Groot-Bijgaarden
Ramp 12 leads to Dilbeek
Ramp 13 leads to Dilbeek, N8-Ninove, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
Ramp 14 leads to Anderlecht and Moortebeek
Ramp 15 leads to Anderlecht and Pede
Ramp 16 leads to Anderlecht and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Ramp 17 leads to Anderlecht-Industries and Brussels-Centre
Ramp 18 leads to Ruisbroek, Drogenbos and Uccle-Stalle
Ramp 19 leads to Lot and Beersel
Ramp 20 leads to Huizingen and Alsemberg
Ramp 21 leads to Halle and E429 Lille-Tournai
Ramp 22 leads to Wauthier-Braine, Tubize and Waterloo
Ramp 23 leads to Ophain and Braine-l'Alleud
Ramp 24 leads to Nivelles, Lillois, Braine-l'Alleud and Parc de l'Alliance
