Brussels Road Network Map
Brussels' historic heart forms a distinct pentagonal ring (Petite Ceinture) built over former 14th-century defensive ramparts, leading east into the modern European Union administrative quarter.
Road Typology & Facts
Local / Native Name
Bruxelles
Urban Grid Pattern
Pentagonal Inner Ring & Radial Boulevards
Estimated Road Ways
16,500+
Geographic Bounding Box
50.75, 4.25 to 50.92, 4.45
Primary Arterial Corridors
Boulevard Anspach, Avenue Louise, Rue de la Loi, Petite Ceinture Ring
Data Source
OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Developer & Export API
Extract vector SVG geometries directly into your web applications or pen plotters:
// Programmatically extract Brussels roads:
const res = await window.cityRoads.loadCity('Brussels', {
minLength: 2, // Filter micro segments
includeLabels: true // Minimalist typography
});
console.log(res.svg); // Clean XML <path> markup
Supports iframe postMessage bridge for automated pipelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does City Roads render Brussels roads?
City Roads pulls raw street geometries from OpenStreetMap using the Overpass API or pre-indexed protobuf graphs, rendering them in real time on a high-performance WebGL canvas.
Can I export high-resolution posters of Brussels?
Yes! The interactive viewer allows selecting custom background paper hues, ink colors, and exporting vector SVG (infinitely scalable) or print-quality PNG raster snapshots.
Is commercial use permitted?
Map geometries are licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) by OpenStreetMap contributors. You are free to print, plot, and share visualizations with appropriate OSM credit.