A7 motorway (Netherlands)

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Location of the A7 motorway in the Netherlands.
Location of the A7 motorway in the Netherlands.

The A7 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands connecting Zaandam, via the Afsluitdijk, Sneek and Groningen to the German border near Nieuweschans. The entire road is part of the European route E22, with exception of the first kilometer, between the terminus in Zaandam and the interchange Zaandam. With a length of 236 km it is the longest motorway in the Netherlands.

[edit] Motorway interruptions

The motorway A7 is interrupted twice:

  • Around Sneek, the road is 'demoted' to a highway for several kilometers, and includes some at-grade intersections.
  • Also around the city of Groningen it is demoted over a dinstance of several kilometers, mainly for the at-grade intersections with motorway A28, and with highway N46.

Both of the abovementioned sections are denoted as 'N7', to distinguish those parts from the motorway, for which the 'A' designation is used in the Netherlands. The A7 together with the N7 is called the Rijksweg 7.

[edit] Exit list

Province Municipality Km. # Name Roads Notes
North Holland Zaanstad 4 Image:AS-rondo-icon.svg Zaandam Terminus at roundabout in Zaandam.
5 Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg Interchange Zaandam A8
7 Image:AB-AS.svg 2 Zaandijk
Wormerland 11 Image:AB-AS.svg 3 Wijdewormer
Purmerend 14 Image:AB-AS.svg 4 Purmerend-Zuid N235 Zuid means south
15 Image:AB-AS.svg 5 Purmerend
17 Image:AB-AS.svg 6 Purmerend-Noord Noord means north
Koggenland 29 Image:AB-AS.svg 7 Avenhorn N243, N247
Hoorn 32 Image:AB-AS.svg 8 Hoorn
34 Image:AB-AS.svg 9 Hoorn-Noord N302
Medemblik 36 Image:AB-AS.svg 10 Wognum N241
39 Image:AB-AS.svg 10a Abbekerk
43 Image:AB-AS.svg 11 Medemblik N239
Wieringermeer 50 Image:AB-AS.svg 12 Middenmeer N242
55 Image:AB-AS.svg 13 Wieringerwerf N240, N248
Wieringen 64 Image:AB-AS.svg 14 Den Oever N99
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Afsluitdijk
Friesland Wonseradeel 97 Image:AB-AS.svg - Kornwerderzand
101 Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg Interchange Zurich A31
101 Image:AB-AS.svg 15 Zurich
105 Image:AB-AS.svg 16 Witmarsum
Bolsward 110 Image:AB-AS.svg 17 Bolsward N359
112 Image:AB-AS.svg 18 Bolsward-Oost Oost means east
Wymbritseradeel 115 Image:AB-AS.svg 19 Nijland
Sneek
Gap in motorway A7; the road passes Sneek as highway N7, with several junctions.
Scharsterland 133 Image:AB-AS.svg 23 Joure-West
136 Image:AB-AS.svg 24 / Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg Interchange Joure A6
140 Image:AB-AS.svg 25 Oudehaske
Heerenveen 142 Image:AB-AS.svg 26 Heerenveen-West Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only
144 Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg Interchange Heerenveen A32
147 Image:AB-AS.svg 26a Tjalleberd
Opsterland 152 Image:AB-AS.svg 27 Gorredijk
158 Image:AB-AS.svg 28 Beetsterzwaag
Smallingerland 161 Image:AB-AS.svg 29 Drachten-Centrum Centrum means (town) centre
165 Image:AB-AS.svg 30 Oosterwolde N381
165 Image:AB-AS.svg 30a Drachten N31
Groningen Opsterland 170 Image:AB-AS.svg 31 Frieschepalen N358
Marum 176 Image:AB-AS.svg 32 Marum
180 Image:AB-AS.svg 33 Boerakker N388
Leek 184 Image:AB-AS.svg 34 Leek N372
Groningen 193 Image:AB-AS.svg 35 Hoogkerk N372
196 Image:AB-AS.svg 36 Ring Groningen-West N370
Gap in motorway A7; the road continues as highway N7 as follows:
197 Image:AB-Kreuzung-blau.svg Intersection Julianaplein A28
198 Image:AB-AS.svg 37 Helpman
198 Image:AB-AS.svg 37a Oosterpoort Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
199 Image:AB-Kreuzung-blau.svg Intersection Europaplein N46
202 Image:AB-Kreuzung.svg Euroborg
The road continues as motorway A7 as follows:
Hoogezand-Sappemeer 204 Image:AB-AS.svg 39 Westerbroek
213 Image:AB-AS.svg 40 Foxhol N386
215 Image:AB-AS.svg 41 Hoogezand N387
218 Image:AB-AS.svg 42 Sappemeer
Menterwolde 222 Image:AB-AS.svg 43 Zuidbroek
224 Image:AB-AS.svg 44 Noordbroek N33
Scheemda 230 Image:AB-AS.svg 45 Scheemda N362
232 Image:AB-AS.svg 46 Heiligerlee
Winschoten 240 Image:AB-AS.svg 47 Winschoten N367
Bellingwedde 246 Image:AB-AS.svg 48 Oudeschans
Reiderland 251 Image:AB-AS.svg 49 Nieuweschans
Image:BAB-Grenze.svg Border with Germany; this road continues as the German A280.