The Autoroute 13, abbreviated to A13, is a motorway in southern Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. It is 42.31 kilometres (26.3 mi) long and connects Pétange

Pétange

Pétange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France....

 to Schengen, via all the largest towns in the Red Lands

Red Lands

The Red Lands form a geographic region in southern and south-western Luxembourg. They are called this way for their red iron-laden earth.The Red Lands roughly correspond with the southern part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, along the border with France...

. At Schengen, it reaches the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 border, whereupon it meets the A8

Bundesautobahn 8

is an autobahn in southern Germany that runs 497 km from the Luxembourg A13 motorway at Schengen via Neunkirchen, Pirmasens, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Ulm, Augsburg and Munich to the Austrian West Autobahn near Salzburg....

, which crosses southern Germany.

For its western 20.4 kilometres, until it reaches Lankelz, it is known as the Collector road of the South . For its eastern 21.9 kilometres, it is known as the Connection with the Saar .

In all, the A13 was opened in eight separate sections:

• December 1990: Bascharage
  Bascharage
  Bascharage is a commune and a town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Bascharage, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 7,495...
  
   - Sanem
  Sanem
  Sanem is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. The administrative centre and largest town is Belvaux....
  
  
• 1993: Pétange
  Pétange
  Pétange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France....
  
   - Bascharage
  Bascharage
  Bascharage is a commune and a town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Bascharage, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 7,495...
  
  
• October 1993: Kayl
  Kayl
  Kayl is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg....
  
   - Burange
  Burange
  Burange is a neighbourhood in the north of Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg. It is the location of Stade J.F. Kennedy.Burange is served by Dudelange-Burange railway station, the northern-most of Dudelange's four stations....
  
  
• January 1994: Schifflange
  Schifflange
  Schifflange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 7,849....
  
   - Kayl
  Kayl
  Kayl is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg....
  
  
• 3 June 1994: Sanem
  Sanem
  Sanem is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. The administrative centre and largest town is Belvaux....
  
   - Lankelz
• 3 June 1994: Esch-sur-Alzette
  Esch-sur-Alzette
  Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with city status, in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country's second city, and its second-most populous commune, with a population of 29,853 people...
  
   - Schifflange
  Schifflange
  Schifflange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 7,849....
  
  
• July 1995: Rodange
  Rodange
  Rodange is a town in the commune of Pétange, in south-western Luxembourg. It lies next to the border with Belgium, across which is the town of Athus. The town is to the south-west of the town of Pétange and to the west of the smaller town of Lamadelaine...
  
   - Pétange
  Pétange
  Pétange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France....
  
  
• 24 July 2003: Hellange
  Hellange
  Hellange is a small town in the commune of Frisange, in southern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 606....
  
   - Schengen
  Schengen
  Schengen may refer to:* Schengen Agreement, a European treaty that provided for the removal of border controls between participating countries* Schengen Area, the group of European countries that have abolished border controls between each other...
  
  

Route

Junctions and structures
	Biff roundabout
(J1)	Pétange Pétange Pétange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France....	/
(J2)	Sanem Sanem Sanem is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. The administrative centre and largest town is Belvaux....
(J3)	Differdange Differdange Differdange is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg. Differdange is an industrial city that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, and lies near the borders with Belgium and France...
	Aessen Tunnel
	Ehlerange Tunnel
(J4)	Ehlerange Ehlerange Ehlerange is a small town in the commune of Sanem, in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 729....
	Lankelz Junction
(J5)	Lallange Lallange Lallange is a quarter in northern Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg, Europe....
	Esch Junction
(J6)	Schifflange Schifflange Schifflange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 7,849....
(J7)	Kayl Kayl Kayl is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg....
(J8)	Burange Burange Burange is a neighbourhood in the north of Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg. It is the location of Stade J.F. Kennedy.Burange is served by Dudelange-Burange railway station, the northern-most of Dudelange's four stations....
	Croix de Bettembourg
(J9)	Hellange Hellange Hellange is a small town in the commune of Frisange, in southern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 606....
	Frisange Tunnel
(J10)	Frisange Frisange Frisange is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Frisange, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 1,302...
(J11)	Altwies Altwies Altwies is a small town in the commune of Mondorf-les-Bains, in south-eastern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 557....
	Altwies Viaduct
	Mondorf-les-Bains Tunnel
(J12)	Mondorf-les-Bains Mondorf-les-Bains Mondorf-les-Bains is a commune and town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. Mondorf-les-Bains is a spa town , and has the only casino in Luxembourg....
	Markusbierg Tunnel Markusbierg Tunnel The Markusbierg tunnels are a pair of parallel tunnels, which form the most easterly section of the A13 motorway through Luxembourg, near the town of Schengen. The tunnels are 1575 metres in length, and descend easterly, towards the German border at a 5% gradient...
(J13)	Schengen
	Schengen Viaduct
	Border with Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

External links

Administration des Ponts et Chaussées - Liaison avec le Sarre Administration des Ponts et Chaussées - Collectrice du Sud