The A79 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. It is located entirely in the Dutch province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 of Limburg

Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...

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The road is 17 kilometer in length. The A79 motorway connects A2 motorway

A2 motorway (Netherlands)

The A2 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the busiest highways in the Netherlands. The road connects the city of Amsterdam, near the interchange Amstel, with the Belgian border, near Maastricht and Liège , and the Belgian road A25....

 at the interchange Kruisdonk with Valkenburg

Valkenburg aan de Geul

Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...

, the A76 motorway

A76 motorway (Netherlands)

The A76 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Limburg.The road is 27 kilometer in length. The A76 motorway connects the Belgian border near Stein with Geleen, Heerlen and the German border near Simpelveld...

 at interchange Kunderberg, and the city of Heerlen

Heerlen

Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...

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No European routes follow the A79 motorway.

Incomplete connections

The A79 features several incomplete connections or interchanges. Interchange Kruisdonk can only be used by traffic between the A79 and the southern part of the A2. Traffic from/towards the northern part of the A2 has to use local roads.

Also exit 3 is incomplete; westbound traffic cannot exit the motorway at this point. To free the town of Valkenburg from traffic which is forced to use exit 4, the municipality is currently trying to get the government to create an offramp for westbound traffic.

Finally, also interchange Kunderberg does not feature all relations. In fact, it can only be used by drivers between the western part of the A79 and the southern part of the A76. Drivers between the A76 and the town of Heerlen as well as drivers between the A79 and the northern part of the A76 are forced to use the N281 road to get to their destinations.

Exit list

Province	Municipality	Km.	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Name	Roads	Notes
Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...	Meerssen Meerssen Meerssen is a place and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.-History:The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis I, Charles II of the West Franks and Louis the German...	0		Interchange Interchange (road) In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...  Kruisdonk	A2 A2 motorway (Netherlands) The A2 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the busiest highways in the Netherlands. The road connects the city of Amsterdam, near the interchange Amstel, with the Belgian border, near Maastricht and Liège , and the Belgian road A25....	Connects only to southern part of A2
		1	1	Bunde Bunde, Netherlands Bunde is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen, about 2 km northwest of Meerssen itself.Bunde was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Meerssen....		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		4	2	Meerssen Meerssen Meerssen is a place and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.-History:The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving sons of Louis I, Charles II of the West Franks and Louis the German...
	Valkenburg a/d Geul Valkenburg aan de Geul Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...	6	3	Valkenburg Valkenburg aan de Geul Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...		No westbound exit
	Nuth Nuth Nuth is a municipality and a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands.The village Nuth has 5,548 inhabitants, and is with that the largest village of the municipality. The town hall of the municipality Nuth is also situated in the village Nuth...	9	4	Hulsberg	N298
	Voerendaal Voerendaal - Population centres :Barrier, Colmont, Craubeek, Dolberg, Eyserheide, Fromberg, Heek, Hellebeuk, Klimmen, Koulen, Kunrade, Mingersberg, Opscheumer, Overheek, Ransdaal, Retersbeek, Termaar, Termoors, Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, Weustenrade, Winthagen.-History:...	11	5	Klimmen Klimmen Klimmen is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal, about 7 km west of Heerlen.Klimmen was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Voerendaal....		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		13				Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		14	6	Voerendaal Voerendaal - Population centres :Barrier, Colmont, Craubeek, Dolberg, Eyserheide, Fromberg, Heek, Hellebeuk, Klimmen, Koulen, Kunrade, Mingersberg, Opscheumer, Overheek, Ransdaal, Retersbeek, Termaar, Termoors, Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, Weustenrade, Winthagen.-History:...		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		17				Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Heerlen Heerlen Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...	17		Interchange Kunderberg	A76 A76 motorway (Netherlands) The A76 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Limburg.The road is 27 kilometer in length. The A76 motorway connects the Belgian border near Stein with Geleen, Heerlen and the German border near Simpelveld...	Western A79 ↔ southern A76 only
		18	7	Heerlen Heerlen Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen... -Centrum		Centrum means (town) center
		19		Heerlen Heerlen Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...	N281