A13 motorway (Luxembourg)
The Autoroute 13, abbreviated to A13, is a motorway in southern Luxembourg. It is 42.310 kilometres (26.290 mi) long and connects Pétange to Schengen, via all the largest towns in the Red Lands. At Schengen, it reaches the German border, whereupon it meets the A8, which crosses southern Germany.
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| Autobunn 13 | |
| Liaison avec la Sarre Collectrice du Sud | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 42.310 km (26.290 mi) |
| Existed | December 1990–present |
| History | Completed on 24 July 2003 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Pétange |
| Sanem Differdange Schifflange Frisange Mondorf-les-Bains Schengen | |
| East end |  Bundesautobahn 8 for Saarlouis |
| Location | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Highway system | |
Overview
For its western 20.4 kilometres, until it reaches Lankelz, it is known as the South collector road (French: Collectrice du Sud). For its eastern 21.9 kilometres, it is known as the Connection with the Saar (French: Liaison avec la Sarre), or Saar Autobahn (Luxembourgish: Saarautobunn).
In all, the A13 was opened in eight separate sections:
- December 1990: Bascharage - Sanem
- 1993: Pétange - Bascharage
- October 1993: Kayl - Burange
- January 1994: Schifflange - Kayl
- 3 June 1994: Sanem - Lankelz
- 3 June 1994: Esch-sur-Alzette - Schifflange
- July 1995: Rodange - Pétange
- 24 July 2003: Hellange - Schengen[1]
Route
| Junctions and structures | ||
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Biff roundabout |  N 5 /  N 31 |
 (J1) |
Bascharage | N 31 |
| (J2) |
Sanem | |
| (J3) |
Differdange | |
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Aessen Tunnel | |
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Ehlerange Tunnel | |
| (J4) |
Ehlerange | |
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Lankelz Junction |  A 4 |
| (J5) |
Lallange |  N 4 |
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Esch Junction | A 4 |
| (J6) |
Schifflange | |
| (J7) |
Kayl | |
| (J8) |
Burange | N 31 |
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Croix de Bettembourg |  A 3 |
| (J9) |
Hellange |  N 13 |
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Frisange Tunnel | |
| (J10) |
Frisange |  N 3 |
| (J11) |
Altwies |  N 16 |
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Altwies Viaduct | |
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Mondorf-les-Bains Tunnel | |
| (J12) |
Mondorf-les-Bains | N 16 |
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Markusbierg Tunnel | |
| (J13) |
Schengen |  N 10 |
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Schengen Viaduct | |
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Border with Germany |  A 8 |
References
- "Evolution du réseau autoroutier" (in French). Administration des Ponts et Chaussées. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to A13 (Luxembourg).
- (in French) Administration des Ponts et Chaussées - Liaison avec le Sarre
- (in French) Administration des Ponts et Chaussées - Collectrice du Sud
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