 The N20 crosses the River Loire in the City Centre over the "Pont du Maréchal Joffre".Orléans is a key transport hub forming a junction with the A10 autoroute ("L'Aquitaine") and A71 autoroute ("L'Arverne") as well as the N157 (Rennes–Le Mans-Orléans), N60 (Troyes–Sens-Orléans) and N152 (Orléans-Blois–Angers–Saumur).The road heads through the "Forêt de Lamotte-Beuvron" in heavily wooded countryside and on through the "Forêt de Vierzon" to Vierzon which lies on the Cher River.