A7 road (Luxembourg)
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The A7 or otherwise known as the Motorway of the North , is a motorway in 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 links the capital city
Luxembourg (city)
The city of Luxembourg , also known as Luxembourg City , is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg...

 with the North of the country

Currently, the A7 is incomplete. As of 2011, the section between Waldhof
Waldhof
Waldhof is a hamlet in the commune of Niederanven, in central Luxembourg. , the hamlet has a population of 10. It is located in the heart of the Grünewald forest, in which it is the only settlement....

 and Lorentzweiler
Lorentzweiler
Lorentzweiler is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette., the town of Lorentzweiler, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 743. Other towns within the commune include Blaschette, Bofferdange, and...

, which includes the Grouft and Stafelter tunnels, is still under construction. Completion of this segment is expected to be achieved in 2014.
The complete motorway will be 31.468 km long.

Seven of the eight planned sections of the A7 have been opened:
  • 10 November 1989: Ettelbruck
    Ettelbruck
    Ettelbruck is a commune with city status in central Luxembourg, with a population of approximately 7,500. As of 2005, the town of Ettelbruck itself, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 6,191. The town of Warken and Grentzingen are also within the commune...

     - Erpeldange
  • 29 July 1993: Schieren
    Schieren
    Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch., the town of Schieren, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,358....

     - Ettelbruck
  • August 1996: Erpeldange - Friedhaff
  • 16 November 2001: Schoenfels
    Schoenfels
    Schoenfels is a village in the commune of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 208. It is the location of Junction 3 of the A7 motorway, which goes from Luxembourg City to Clervaux....

     - Mierscherbierg
  • 16 November 2001: Mierschbierg - Schieren
  • 13 September 2002: Grunewald
    Grunewald
    Grunewald is a locality within the Berliner borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Famous for the homonymous forest, until 2001 administrative reform it was part of the former district of Wilmersdorf.-Geography:The locality is situated in the western side of the city and is separated from...

     - Waldhof
    Waldhof
    Waldhof is a hamlet in the commune of Niederanven, in central Luxembourg. , the hamlet has a population of 10. It is located in the heart of the Grünewald forest, in which it is the only settlement....

  • 24 January 2008: Lorentzweiler
    Lorentzweiler
    Lorentzweiler is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette., the town of Lorentzweiler, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 743. Other towns within the commune include Blaschette, Bofferdange, and...

     - Schoenfels
    Schoenfels
    Schoenfels is a village in the commune of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 208. It is the location of Junction 3 of the A7 motorway, which goes from Luxembourg City to Clervaux....


Route

Junctions and structures
Clervaux
Clervaux
Clervaux is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux.-History:The city was the site of heavy fighting during World War II, in the December 1944 .-Population:...

(J10) Erpeldange
Erpeldange
Erpeldange is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sauer, between Ettelbruck and Diekirch. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch....

(J9) Ingeldorf
Ingeldorf
Ingeldorf is a small town in the commune of Erpeldange, in central Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 805....

(J8) Ettelbruck
Ettelbruck
Ettelbruck is a commune with city status in central Luxembourg, with a population of approximately 7,500. As of 2005, the town of Ettelbruck itself, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 6,191. The town of Warken and Grentzingen are also within the commune...

(J7) Schieren
Schieren
Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch., the town of Schieren, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,358....

(J6) Colmar-Berg
Colmar-Berg
Colmar-Berg is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Attert and Alzette....

(J5) Mierscherberg
(J4) Mersch
Mersch
Mersch is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, capital of the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch., the town of Mersch, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 3,345...

Mersch Tunnel
(J3) Schoenfels
Schoenfels
Schoenfels is a village in the commune of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 208. It is the location of Junction 3 of the A7 motorway, which goes from Luxembourg City to Clervaux....

Gousselerbierg Tunnel
Gousselerbierg Tunnel
The Gousselerbierg Tunnel is a pair of a parallel road tunnels in the canton of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. The tunnels are named for the hill through which they pass, near the town of Gosseldange, in the commune of Lintgen...

(J2) Lorentzweiler
Lorentzweiler
Lorentzweiler is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette., the town of Lorentzweiler, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 743. Other towns within the commune include Blaschette, Bofferdange, and...

Grouft Tunnel
Stafelter Tunnel
(J1) Waldhof
Waldhof
Waldhof is a hamlet in the commune of Niederanven, in central Luxembourg. , the hamlet has a population of 10. It is located in the heart of the Grünewald forest, in which it is the only settlement....

Grunewald Junction



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