European route E313
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 European routes in Belgium with E313 in bright green | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 130 km (81 mi) |
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| From | Antwerp |
| To | Liège |
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| Countries |  Belgium |
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TheEuropean route E 313is a road inEuropeand a part of theUnited NationsInternational E-road network.Approximately 112 kilometers (70 mi) long, it connects theBelgianport city ofAntwerptoLiège,the commercial and industrial centre ofWallonia.It runs thus entirely within Belgium: however, it does cross the language frontier within Belgium between theDutch speakingFlandersand theFrench speakingWalloniawhich affects the roadside route signs and safety-message posters. From the junction atRanstwhere it splits from theE 34,it follows the Belgian A13.
It also serves the same industrial belt as theAlbert 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 ofHerentals.The other major city served by the E 313 isHasselt,the capital of the Belgian province ofLimburg.
Characterised at the end of the 20th century by its poor surface, much of the road was renovated at the start of the 21st century. The E 313 is an autoroute quality road, though east ofthe splitwith the E 34 it still has only two lanes in each direction.
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