N5 road (Belgium)
National Route 5 | |
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| Dutch: Nationale Weg 5 French: Route nationale 5 | |
N5 near Couvin | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 105 km (65 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Brussels |
| To | Couvin |
| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
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The N5 is a road in Belgium connecting the small ring in Brussels and Philippeville via Charleroi (commonly named French: Route de Philippeville as far as the ring of Charleroi).
This road could be one of the deadliest of the country. 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.
The road featured in the history of Belgium: during the Battle of Waterloo, the Imperial French Army used this path to join the battlefield of Quatre-Bras/Ligny.