A79 motorway (Netherlands)

The A79 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Limburg.

A79 motorway
Rijksweg 79
Location of the A79 motorway
Route information
Length	17 km (11 mi)
Major junctions
West end	A2 in Meerssen
East end	A76 in Heerlen
Location
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country	Netherlands
Provinces	Limburg
Highway system
Roads in the Netherlands Motorways E-roads Provincial City routes

Overview

The motorway, 17 km long and entirely two lanes, connects the A2 motorway at the interchange Kruisdonk with Valkenburg, the A76 motorway at interchange Kunderberg, and the city of Heerlen.

The Kruisdonk interchange can be used only by traffic between the A79 and the southern part of the A2. Traffic from and to the northern part of the A2 must local roads.

No European routes follow the A79 motorway.

Exit list

The entire route is in Limburg Province.

Municipality	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Meerssen	0	0.0	—	Interchange Kruisdonk	E25 / A 2	No entrance or exit from southward A2 / E 25
	1	0.62	1	Bunde	Ambyerweg	No westbound entrance
	4	2.5	2	Meerssen	Provinciale Weg Vroenhof / Houthemerweg / Eigenweg / Meerssenderweg / Vroenhofweg / Eijsendaalweg
Valkenburg aan de Geul	6	3.7	3	Valkenburg	Breedenweg / Beekstraat / De Valkenberg
Nuth	9	5.6	4	Hulsberg	N 298 north (Hulsbergerweg) / Emmaberg
Voerendaal	11	6.8	5	Klimmen	Klimmenerweg / Waakheuvelsweg / Kalfshofweg	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
	13	8.1			Steinweg / Barrierweg	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only
	14	8.7	6	Voerendaal	Valkenburgerweg	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
	17	11			Kunderberg / Welterweg	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only
Heerlen	17	11	—	Interchange Kunderberg	E314 / A 76
	18	11	7	Heerlen-Centrum	Welterlaan / John F. Kennedylaan	Westbound entrance and eastbound exit only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

External links

Media related to Rijksweg 79 at Wikimedia Commons