The A31 / N31 is a motorway and an expressway in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. It connects the A7

A7 motorway (Netherlands)

The A7 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands connecting Zaandam, via the Afsluitdijk, Sneek and Groningen to the German border near Bad Nieuweschans. The entire road is part of the European route E22, with exception of the first kilometre, between the terminus in Zaandam and the interchange...

 near Zurich

Zurich (Friesland)

Zurich is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 192 citizens .thumb|left|Map of Zurich...

 with the A7 near Drachten

Drachten

Drachten is a Dutch town, located in the municipality of Smallingerland in the province of Friesland.-Beginnings:Drachten began as a small community on the east side of the Drait River. There, early settlers started draining the land to use it for agriculture...

. The Frisian capital Leeuwarden is located alongside this road

Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

.

Route

Between Zurich and Harlingen

Harlingen

Harlingen may mean:* Harlingen, Netherlands, a municipality and city in the province of Friesland* Harlingen, Texas, a city in the United States* Harlingen, New Jersey, an unincorporated village in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, United States...

 this road is an expressway with four lanes (2x2) and grade separation

Grade separation

Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...

s. In Harlingen this road has got two lanes (2x1) with grade separations.

After this the motorway route starts. That motorway has got a length of 175 kilometres (108.7 mi). The maximum speed is 120 km/h here. At exit 22 one has to take this exit to follow the N31.

Around Leeuwarden the N31 is a road with at-grade intersections and roundabouts. The road has got 2x1 lanes.

The last route (from Leeuwarden to Drachten) is also an expressway with 2x2 lanes and grade separations. One has converted this route into an expressway between 2003 and 2008. Before that this route had got 2x1 lanes.

Exit list

Province	Municipality	Km.	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Name	Roads	Notes
Friesland Friesland Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...	Wonseradeel	5		Interchange Interchange (road) In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...  Zurich	A7 A7 motorway (Netherlands) The A7 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands connecting Zaandam, via the Afsluitdijk, Sneek and Groningen to the German border near Bad Nieuweschans. The entire road is part of the European route E22, with exception of the first kilometre, between the terminus in Zaandam and the interchange...
		N31 expressway
		6	15 (A7)	Zurich Zurich (Friesland) Zurich is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 192 citizens .thumb|left|Map of Zurich...		Motorway route. That's unsusual for N-roads in the Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... .
		12		Kimswerd
	Harlingen Harlingen Harlingen may mean:* Harlingen, Netherlands, a municipality and city in the province of Friesland* Harlingen, Texas, a city in the United States* Harlingen, New Jersey, an unincorporated village in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, United States...	15		Harlingen Harlingen Harlingen may mean:* Harlingen, Netherlands, a municipality and city in the province of Friesland* Harlingen, Texas, a city in the United States* Harlingen, New Jersey, an unincorporated village in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, United States...
		A31 motorway
		18	19	Midlum Midlum Midlum is the name of various settlements.In Germany:-*Midlum, Schleswig-Holstein*Midlum, Lower SaxonyIn the Netherlands:-*Midlum, Friesland...	N390
	Franekeradeel Franekeradeel Franekeradeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. It was created in 1984 by combining an earlier Franekeradeel municipality with the city of Franeker and parts of the former municipality of Barradeel...	23	20	Franeker Franeker Franeker is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Franekeradeel. It is located about 20 km west of Leeuwarden on the Van Harinxma Canal. As of 1 January 2006, it had 12,996 inhabitants. The city is famous for the Eisinga Planetarium from around...	N384
	Menaldumadeel Menaldumadeel - Population centres :Population as of 1 January 2007:Beetgum , Beetgumermolen , Berlikum , Blessum , Boksum , Deinum , Dronrijp , Engelum , Kleaster-Anjum , Marssum , Menaldum , Schingen , Slappeterp , and Wier .- External links :*...	30	21	Dronrijp Dronrijp Dronrijp is a town in the Dutch municipality of Menaldumadeel. On January 1, 2008, it had 3,405 inhabitants.-History and architecture:A few centuries BC, a settlement developed around where the street Tsjerkebuorren is now . Another settlement came into existence nearby when a canal between...
		35	22	Marssum Marssum Marssum is a small village in Menaldumadeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1020 citizens . There are two windmills in Marssum, De Marssumermolen and Terpzigt....  / Heerenveen Heerenveen Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...	N383 / N31	One has to take this exit to follow the N31.
		N31 local way
	Leeuwarden	43		Goutum Goutum Goutum is a village in the Gemeente Leeuwarden in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 2,630 citizens. There are two windmills in Goutum, Kramersmolen and Molen Hoogland.-Notable buildings:* The Protestant church of Goutum...  / Leeuwarden	N32
		The N31 and the N32 come together.
		44,5		Wirdum Wirdum Wirdum is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany....	N32
		N31 expressway
		47,5		Leeuwarden	N358
	Tietjerksteradeel	55,5		Garijp	N913
	Smallingerland Smallingerland Smallingerland is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands.-Population centres:Boornbergum, De Tike, De Veenhoop, De Wilgen, Drachten , Drachtstercompagnie, Goëngahuizen, Houtigehage, Kortehemmen, Nijega, Opeinde, Oudega, Rottevalle and Smalle Ee.-History:The name...	60,5		Nijega Nijega Nijega is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 516 citizens ....	N356
		65		Rottevalle Rottevalle Rottevalle is a small village in Smallingerland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1320 citizens .-External links:*...	N369
		69		Drachten Drachten Drachten is a Dutch town, located in the municipality of Smallingerland in the province of Friesland.-Beginnings:Drachten began as a small community on the east side of the Drait River. There, early settlers started draining the land to use it for agriculture...
		69,5	30a	Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...  / Groningen	A7
		The N31 becomes the N381.