Bundesstraße 30
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| Length: | 105 km | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal States: | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria (4 km) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bundesstraße 30 (abbreviated B30) is a highly frequented federal highway in Germany running through Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg from Ulm to Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. Its length is approximatley 105 km (approximately 65 miles).
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[edit] Course
The B30 starts at Ulm, passing the cities of Laupheim, Biberach an der Riß, Bad Waldsee, Weingarten and Ravensburg, terminating at Friedrichshafen.
The first 40 km (approximately 25 miles) from Ulm to Biberach are laid out as a dual carriageway. From junction Biberach-South to Oberessendorf, the Bundesstraße 30 is a single lane road with an alternating extra lane for overtaking, afterwards it carries on as a single lane road. The only traffic lights on the whole route can be found in Gaisbeuren, north of Ravensburg. A bypass of Ravensburg has by now been almost completed.
[edit] History
Originally designated as Württembergische Staatsstraße 49, during the re-numbering of the road network in 1932, it became Reichsstraße 30 with the maintenance being taken over by the Reichsstraßenverwaltung in 1934. Already in 1936, a bypass of Ravensburg was planned. Due to World War II, this was not built. Instead, in 1961, a bypass of Bald Waldsee was completed as a dual carriageway. In 1981, works started on the Ravensburg bypass which is almost complete except for a stretch to the south of Ravensburg.
[edit] Problems
Lorries trying to avoid the motorway toll by using federal highways, have caused an increase of traffic on secondary roads. This has led to slow-moving traffic southbound from junction Biberach-South onwards. In case of road accidents, traffic frequently comes to a complete standstill. During the various holiday seasons, many motorists, trying to evade heavy traffic on the motorways nearby (A7 and A96), contribute, in conjunction with the increase in lorries, to additional congestion.
[edit] Future
Since 1963, the state of Baden-Württemberg aims in the long term to convert the B30 first into a motorway-like federal highway and consequently into the motorway A89. At this point in time, only the stretch from Ravensburg-South to Friedrichshafen is included into the plans of the federal govenment. It is feared, however, that once the legal obstacles have been overcome, the federal government will have run out of funding. Due to the extension of the road network in the former German Democratic Republic, funding for traffic projects in the state] of Baden-Württemberg has been cut severely. As a consequence, even the most basic maintenance work on the B30 can often not be carried out, due to the lack of financial resources.
