Bundesautobahn 4

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Bundesautobahn 4
Basic data


Total length 533 km
Bundesländer North Rhine-Westphalia
Hesse
Saxony
Thuringia
Map of the A 4 in Germany
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Map of the A 4 in Germany

Bundesautobahn 4 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 4, short form Autobahn 4, abbreviated as BAB 4 or A 4) is an Autobahn that crosses Germany in a west-east direction. The western segment has a length of 134 km (83 mi), the part in the east is 381 km (237 mi) long. Works to continue the A 4 are in progress, but currently no plans exist to close the gap completely. Except for the westernmost 11 km, the A 4 is part of the European route E40.

The A 4 starts north of Aachen, where the Dutch A76 enters Germany. It continues to form the southern part of the Cologne Ring (Kölner Ring) and ends near Olpe. The eastern part starts at the Kirchheim intersection (with the A 7) and goes through Eisenach, Erfurt, Weimar, Jena, Gera, Chemnitz and Dresden to Görlitz, where it crosses the border to Poland and continues as A4 (PL).

The first parts of the A 4 were bulit in the years 1934 to 1937. Because it crossed the FRG/GDR-border several times, those parts were closed and fell into decay. Repairs of those parts are scheduled to be completed in 2007.

[edit] Wiehltalbrücke accident

Damaged Wiehltalbrücke
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Damaged Wiehltalbrücke

The "Wiehltalbrücke" is a bridge, which leads the A 4 across the valley of the german river Wiehl. The A 4 near Gummersbach was the site of the most expensive traffic accident in German history: On 26 August 2004, a sports car, whose driver did not own a drivers' license and was later found to be driving under the influence, collided with a tanker lorry, carrying 33,000 litres of petrol. The lorry broke through a guardrail, fell off the Wiehltalbrücke and exploded, the driver was consequently killed. The subsequent fire caused severe structural damage to the bridge. The driver of the sports car involved in the accident was jailed for 22 months without parole in September of 2005.

The bridge was closed for weeks until temporary repairs were completed. Permanent repairs began on July 28th, 2006, and finished August 22nd, 2006, using an unique method newver before used in Germany. For the duration of the repairs, where among other things a 20m x 31m segment was replaced, the bridge was closed. The repairs cost € 7.2 million.

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A 76
E 314		 Netherlands
Image:EU-Icon.svg (1) Border crossing Vetschau
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (-) Bocholtz
The offramp of the Dutch exit Bocholtz is on German territory
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (2) Aachen-Laurensberg
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (3) Aachen-Zentrum B 57
Parking area Toresberg
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (4) Kreuz Aachen A 44 E 40, A 544
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Aachener Land
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (5a) Eschweiler(-West) B 264
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Eschweiler-Ost (12-2006) (under construction)
Parking area Alte Kippe
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (6) Weisweiler
Will be closed 2009 once „Langerwehe“ is finished
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Indebrücke
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Langerwehe (2009) (planned)
Rest area Ruraue
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Rurbrücke 100 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (7) Düren B 56
Parking area Düppenter
Parking area Golsheimer Bürge
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (8) Buir
Rest area Im Bahnert
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (9) Kerpen
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (9) Kreuz Kerpen A 61
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Erftbrücke 50 m
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Frechen
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (9a) Frechen-Nord
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (10) Kreuz Köln-West A 1 E 31
Kölner Ring
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (11) Köln-Klettenberg B 265
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (—) Containerbahnhof Köln-Eifeltor
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (12) Kreuz Köln-Süd A 555
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Rheinbrücke Rodenkirchen 567 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (13) Köln-Poll
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (14) Kreuz Gremberg A 559
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (15) Heumarer Dreieck A 3 E 35 A 59
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (16) Kreuz Köln-Ost A 3 E 35
Kölner Ring B 55a
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (17) Köln-Merheim
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (18) Refrath
Rest area Lustheide
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (19) Bensberg
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (20) Moitzfeld B 55
Parking area Röttgesberg
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (21) Overath-Untereschbach
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Holzbach 440 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (22) Overath B 55 B 484
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Aggerbrücke 110 m
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Aggertal
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Schlingenbach 230 m
Parking area Erlenhof
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke 170 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Loopebach 370 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke 400 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (23) Engelskirchen
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke 470 m
Parking area Bellingroth
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (24) Wiehl/Bielstein
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Molbach 210 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Wiehltalbrücke 705 m
Parking area Hömeler Feld
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Brücke 280 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (25) Gummersbach
Rest area Morkepütz
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Alpebach 310 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (26) Reichshof/Bergneustadt B 256
Rest area Hasbacher Höhe
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (27) Reichshof-Eckenhagen
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (28) Kreuz Olpe-Süd A 45 E 41 E 40
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Biggebrücke 230 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (28) Wenden
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Dahl 126 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Altenberg 239 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Elben 430 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (29) Krombach B 54
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Biedenkopf (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Wetter (Hessen)-West (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Wetter (Hessen)-Süd (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Sarnau (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Cölbe (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Schönstadt (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Kirchhain (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Stadtallendorf (planned)
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg Dreieck Stadtallendorf (planned) A 49
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Neustadt (Hessen) (planned)
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg Dreieck Neustadt (Hessen) (planned) A 49
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Schwalmstadt (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Neukirchen (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Oberaula (planned)
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (31) Dreieck Kirchheim A 7 E 45
E 40
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Kirchheim will be closed
Parking area Asbachgrund/Engersburg
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Asbachtalbrücke 280 m
Rest area Auerhahnkuppe
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Fuldabrücke 110 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (32) Bad Hersfeld B 27 B 62
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Siebenborn 260 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Großer Kessel 220 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (33) Friedewald
Rest area
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Eichhorst 240 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (34) Wildeck-Hönebach
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (35) Wildeck-Obersuhl
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (36) Gerstungen western part
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Weihetalbrücke Richelsdorf 584 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (36) Gerstungen eastern part
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke 70 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Fuchsloch 80 m
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg Wommen (planned) A 44
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Wommen 304 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (37) Wommen B 400 ()
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Brücke Frauenborner Bach 120 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (38) Herleshausen B 7a
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Werratalbrücke 732 m
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Eisenach
Image:AB-Rast.svg Raststätte Ramsberg will be closed ()
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (39a) Eisenach-West B 7 B 84
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (39b) Eisenach-Mitte
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Karolinental 260 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (40a) Eisenach-Ost B 84 B 19
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (40b) Wutha-Farnroda B 7 B 88
Image:AB-Rast.svg Raststätte Kleiner Hörselberg will be closed ()
Parking area
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Hörseltal 422 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Sättelstädt (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (41a) Waltershausen
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Hörselgau
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (41b) Gotha-Boxberg
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (42) Gotha B 247
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Apfelstädttalbrücke 150 m
Rest area
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (43) Wandersleben
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (44) Neudietendorf/Arnstadt-West
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (45) Kreuz Erfurt A 71
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Gerabrücke 110 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (46) Erfurt-West B 4
Rest area Willroder Forst
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (47a) Erfurt-Ost
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (47b) Erfurt-Vieselbach
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Eichelborn
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (48) Nohra
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (49) Weimar B 85
Rest area
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (50) Apolda B 87
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Ilmtalbrücke 385 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (51) Magdala
Image:AB-Rast.svg Raststätte Schorba
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (52) Schorba
Parking area
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (53) Jena-Göschwitz B 88
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Saaletalbrücke 838 m
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Tunnel Einhausung Lobeda 600 m
(South: 05-07 / North: 09-09)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (54) Jena-Lobeda
South part closed until 05-07
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Podelsatzbrücke224 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Zeitzgrund 295 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (55) Stadtroda
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Teufelstal
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Teufelstalbrücke 270 m
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (56a) Hermsdorfer Kreuz A 9 E 51
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (56b) Hermsdorf-Ost
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (57) Rüdersdorf
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Thieschitzer Talbrücke 270 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Weiße Elster 160 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (58a) Gera(-Langenberg) (04-2007) B 2 B 7
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Gera (under construction)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (59) Gera-Leumnitz
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (60) Ronneburg B 7
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Sprottetalbrücke 200 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (61) Schmölln
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Pleißenbrücke 550 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (62) Meerane B 93
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (63) Glauchau-West
Rest area Am Angerberg
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (64) Glauchau-Ost B 175
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Zwickauer Mulde 550 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (65) Hohenstein-Ernstthal B 180
Will be moved 1km to the west (12-2006)
(planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (66) Wüstenbrand
Image:AB-Rast.svg Raststätte Rabensteiner Wald
Parking area
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (67) Limbach-Oberfrohna
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (68) Kreuz Chemnitz A 72 E 441
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (69) Chemnitz-Mitte B 95
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Tunnel Eisenbahnunterfahrung 35 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (70) Chemnitz-Glösa B 107
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Auerswalder Blick
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (71) Chemnitz-Ost
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Zschopaubrücke 90 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (72) Frankenberg B 169
(planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (73) Hainichen
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Kleine Striegis 357 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (74) Berbersdorf
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (75) Siebenlehn B 101
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Freiberger Mulde 413 m
Rest area
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Tännichtbach 190 m
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (76) Dreieck Nossen A 14
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Triebischtalbrücke 427 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Triebischseitentalbrücke 349 m
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Saubachtalbrücke 253 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (77a) Wilsdruff
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Dresdner Tor
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (77b) Dreieck Dresden-West A 17 E 55
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (78) Dresden-Altstadt B 6
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Elbebrücke 496 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (79) Dresden-Neustadt
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Unionbrücke 280 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (80) Dresden-Wilder Mann
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (81a) Dresden-Hellerau E 55 B 170
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (81b) Dresden-Flughafen
Image:AB-Kreuz-blau.svg (82) Dreieck Dresden-Nord A 13 E 55
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg Weixdorf (planned)
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (83) Hermsdorf B 97
Rest area Grünberg
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (84) Ottendorf-Okrilla
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (85) Pulsnitz
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (86) Ohorn
Rest area Ohorn
Image:AB-Brücke-gruen.png Grünbrücke 50 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (87) Burkau
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (88a) Uhyst am Taucher
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Autobahnraststätte Oberlausitz
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (88b) Salzenforst
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (89) Bautzen-West B 96
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Spreetalbrücke 160 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (90) Bautzen-Ost B 156
Rest area Purschwitz
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (91) Weißenberg
Rest area Buchholz
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (92) Nieder-Seifersdorf
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Tunnel Königshainer Berge 3300 m
Rest area Kodersdorf
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Talbrücke Weißer Schöps 303 m
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (93) Kodersdorf B 115
Image:AB-AS-blau.svg (94) Görlitz B 6
Image:EU-Icon.svg (95) Border crossing Görlitz
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Neißebrücke 340 m
A4
E 40		 Zgorzelec (Poland)


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