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Provincial highway 57
Provinciale weg 57
Motorways in the Netherlands with N57 bold
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The N57 with green midline
Route information
Maintained by Rijkswaterstaat[1]
Length77 km (48 mi)
Major junctions
North end A 15 near Rotterdam
Major intersections
South end E312 / A 58 near Middelburg
Location
CountryKingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent countryNetherlands
ProvincesSouth Holland, Zeeland
Highway system
A 50 A 58

N57, or rijksweg 57, is a 77 km long national road in the provinces of South Holland and Zeeland in the Netherlands. It is also known as the dammenroute (Route of dams).

The N57 connects the city and the major port of Rotterdam with Middelburg and other coastal towns in Zeeland and southern South Holland.

Trivia

The second stage of the 2015 Tour de France took place on a large part of the N57, with the finish at Neeltje Jans.[2]

References

  1. "Wegbeheerders" (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. "2015»102ndTour de France(2.UWT) Stage 2»Utrecht›Neeltje Jans(166km)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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