Roads in Antwerp

road in Europe

The Kennedytunnel is an important road, rail, and bicycle tunnel to the south of Antwerp, Belgium, under the Scheldt river. The road tunnel forms a part of Highway R1 – the not yet completed inner ring motorway surrounding the city. Opened to road traffic on 31 May 1969, and to rail traffic on 1 February 1970, the tunnel was named after John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States.

ring road of Antwerp, Belgium

thumb|300px|right|Route of the tunnel on the north-western edge of Antwerp thumb|300px|right|Tunnel entrance

road in Belgium

tunnel in Antwerp, Belgium