A2 motorway (Netherlands)
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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 Amstel interchange with the Belgian border, near Maastricht (NL) and Liège (B), and the Belgian A25 road.
A2 motorway | ||||
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Rijksweg 2 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of E25 / E34 / E35 | ||||
Maintained by Rijkswaterstaat[1] | ||||
Length | 217.098 km[2] (134.898 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | E19 / E35 / A 10 / S 110 in Amsterdam | |||
Major intersections | ||||
South end | E25 / A25 at Belgium border | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands | |||
Constituent country | Netherlands | |||
Provinces | North Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland, North Brabant, Limburg | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The route of the A2 motorway is shared with two major European routes. Between its start, at Amstel Interchange, near Amsterdam, and the Interchange Oudenrijn, near Utrecht, European route E35 follows the A2 motorway. From the Oudenrijn Interchange towards the Belgian border just south of Maastricht, European route E25 follows the route of the A2. Local and express lanes on A2 have different speed limits. The speed limit on express lanes is 120 km/h (75 mph) and locals is 100 km/h (~62 mph).