N5 road (Belgium)

The N5 is a road in Belgium connecting the small ring in Brussels and Philippeville via Charleroi (commonly named French: Route de Philippeville till the ring of Charleroi).

This is not only due to the traffic density and the old fashioned road safety features, but also because many country roads are joining onto a high speed lane, namely the tractors harvesting sugar beet.

It has also been part of the history of Belgium in the Battle of Waterloo, during which the Imperial French Army went through this path to join the battlefield of Quatre-Bras/Ligny[1] The N5 crosses or borders 17 municipalities in total.

Brussels-capital Region R20 Brussels inner ring road Charleroi N242 Kastelijn N261 Louiza, Uccle N241 Churchill, Saint-Gilles, Forest Flanders Flemish Brabant Wallonia Walloon Brabant N253 La Hulpe, Overijse N27 Nivelles, La Louvière Brussels N271 Genappe-Center, Glabais, Lasne, Rixensart N237 Court-Saint-Étienne, Nivelles Genappe (15.611 inh.)

N569 Jumet, Marchienne-Docherie, Gilly, Châtelet, Lodelinsart N585 Charleroi Hospital Dampremy (6.807 inh.)