Bundesautobahn 44
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| Total length | 266 km |
| States | North Rhine-Westphalia Hesse (planned Thuringia) |
The Bundesautobahn 44 (BAB 44 or A 44) is a German Autobahn. It consists of three main-parts and a few smaller parts. It begins in Aachen at the German-Belgian border and ends near Kassel. Before the German unification it was an unimportant provincial-motorway but after this event it became an integral part of the German highway-system. The A44 is a high-frequented link between the Rhine-Ruhr-Area and the new German states, especially Thuringia.
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[edit] History of construction
The first section of this motorway which was opened was the connection between Aachen and the interchange Aachen. This was in 1963.
[edit] Auxiliary runway for military aircraft
The section Geseke-Büren was constructed as an auxiliary runway. This section is even and straight, without any constructions like bridges and the crash-barriers can be taken out. It was constructed to be a runway for US-military aircraft in a war with NATO's opponent, the Warsaw Pact. At both ends of the section there are parking lots for parking and maintenance of the aircraft.
[edit] International E-road network
The Lichtenbusch-interchange Aachen section is part of the European route E40. Between interchange Dortmund-Unna and interchange Kassel-Süd (Kassel south) the A44 is part of the European route E331.
[edit] Constructions
[edit] Interchange Neersen
Interchange Neersen is a typical Cloverleaf interchange.
After the opening of the Flughafenbrücke near Düsseldorf-Airport the connections from and to the Bundesautobahn 52 (A 52) were extended. Since the opening two ramps have been closed. If you enter the network at Moenchengladbach-Ost you cannot change directly to the Roermond-bound direction of A 52 and if you approach from Krefeld, you cannot change directly to the Düsseldorf-bound direction. To reactivate these connections two new bridges are necessary. Construction has been in progress since January 2006. When construction is complete the interchange will have the following connections:
[edit] Connections from A 44 to A 52
| direction | kind of connection |
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| Moenchengladbach–Düsseldorf | tangential ramp |
| Krefeld–Roermond | tangential ramp |
| Moenchengladbach–Roermond | using the ramp Moenchengladbach–Düsseldorf and via the north-western loop |
| Krefeld–Düsseldorf | loop (270°) |
[edit] Connections from A 52 to A 44
| direction | kind of connection |
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| Düsseldorf–Moenchengladbach | loop (270°) |
| Roermond–Krefeld | therefor a bridge which will be above A44 will be constructed |
| Roermond–Moenchengladbach | loop (270°) |
| Düsseldorf–Krefeld | tangential ramp |
[edit] Plannings
[edit] Lengthening near Kassel
Near Kassel the Autobahn will be lengthened to Thuringia
Following sections are planned:
| section | status |
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| interchange Kassel-Ost–jct Helsa-Ost | project investigations |
| jct Helsa-Ost-jct Hessisch Lichtenau-West | project investigations |
| jct Hessisch Lichtenau-West–jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Mitte | planning permission hearings successful finished |
| jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Mitte–jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Ost (Walburg) | completed (opening on October 6th 2005) |
| jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Ost (Walburg)–Hasselbach | planning permission hearings in progress |
| Hasselbach–jct Waldkappel-Ost | planning permission hearings in progress |
| jct Waldkappel-Ost-Wehretal/Hoheneiche | planning permission hearings in progress |
| Wehretal/Hoheneiche-jct Sontra-Nord | planning permission hearings in progress |
| jct Sontra/Ulfen–interchange Wommen (A 4) | planning permission hearings in progress |
[edit] Demolition of a section
The interchange Jackerath-interchange Holz section and the junction Otzenrath were permanently closed to traffic on October 14th 2005. The reason for the closure was the opencast mine at Garzweiler II. Before this section was closed the Bundesautobahn 61 was widened from two to three lanes in each direction. For the closed junction the junction Moenchengladbach-Wanlo was constructed.
When the open cast mine is exhausted - expected in 2017 - a new section of the A 44 will be built across the Bundesautobahn 61. This new route will be to the south of the old route. The same to the new junction Jackerath.
This section was taken out of the official network-register in November 2005 and is no longer officially a Bundesautobahn.
[edit] Exit list
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(1) | Border crossing Lichtenbusch |
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Autobahnraststätte Lichtenbusch |
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(2) | Aachen-Lichtenbusch |
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(3) | Aachen-Brand |
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(4) | Kreuz Aachen A 4 E 40, A 544 |
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(5a) | Broichweiden |
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(5b) | Alsdorf |
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(6) | Aldenhoven |
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(7) | Jülich-West |
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Raststätte Ruraue | |
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Rurbrücke | |
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(8) | Jülich-Ost |
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(9) | Titz |
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(10) | Dreieck Jackerath A 61 |
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(12) | Dreieck Holz A 46 |
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(13) | Mönchengladbach-Odenkirchen |
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(21) | Mönchengladbach-Ost |
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(22) | Kreuz Neersen A 52 |
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(incl.) | Neersen (touches B 7) |
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(23) | Münchheide |
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(24) | Krefeld-Forstwald |
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(25) | Krefeld-Fichtenhain |
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(26) | Osterath |
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(27) | Kreuz Meerbusch A 57 |
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(28) | Lank-Latum |
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Tunnel Strümp 640 m | |
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Tunnel Ilvericher Altrheinschlinge 870 m | |
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Flughafenbrücke 1.287 m | |
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(29) | Düsseldorf-Messe/Stadion |
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(30) | Düsseldorf-Stockum B 8 |
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Tunnel Flughafentunnel 1070 m | |
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(31) | Düsseldorf-Flughafen |
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(32) | Kreuz Düsseldorf-Nord A 52 |
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(incl.) | Reichswaldallee |
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Tunnel Volkardeytunnel 695 m / 725 m | |
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(33) | Ratingen-Schwarzbach |
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(34) | Kreuz Kreuz Ratingen-Ost A 3 |
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(36) | Heiligenhaus-Hetterscheid |
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Tunnel Birth 807 m / 814 m | |
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(37) | Dreieck Velbert-Nord B 224 |
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Talbrücke Hespersbach | |
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(38) | Velbert-Langenberg |
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(42) | Kreuz Bochum/Witten A 43 |
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(43) | Witten-Zentrum |
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(44) | Witten-Stockum |
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(45) | Witten-Annen |
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(46) | Kreuz Dortmund/Witten A 45 |
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Tankstelle - | |
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(52) | Kreuz Dortmund/Unna A 1 E 331 |
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Talbrücke Bornekamp | |
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(53) | Kreuz Unna-Ost A 443 |
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Talbrücke Kessebürenbach | |
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Talbrücke Lüner Bach | |
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Autobahnraststätte Am Haarstrang |
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(54) | Kreuz Werl A 445 |
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(55) | Werl-Süd im Bau |
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Talbrücke Ostönner Bach | |
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(56) | Soest |
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Autobahnraststätte Soester Börde |
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(57) | Soest-Ost |
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(58) | Erwitte/Anröchte |
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Talbrücke Pöppelsche | |
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Talbrücke Schledde | |
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Talbrücke Westerschledde | |
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(59) | Geseke |
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(60) | Büren |
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Almebrücke | |
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Talbrücke Friedenstal | |
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(61) | Kreuz Wünnenberg-Haaren A 33 |
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Talbrücke Ottensgrund 500 m | |
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(62) | Marsberg-Meerhof |
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Talbrücke Langer Grund 200 m | |
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Talbrücke Apfelbaumgrund 350 m | |
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Talbrücke Krügersgrund 375 m | |
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Talbrücke Klingenbach 480 m | |
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Talbrücke Heubach 200 m | |
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Diemeltalbrücke 100 m | |
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Autobahnraststätte Am Biggenkopf |
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(64) | Diemelstadt |
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(65) | Warburg |
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Twistetalbrücke 650 m | |
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Talbrücke Breuna 650 m | |
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(66) | Breuna |
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Autobahnraststätte Bühleck |
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(67) | Zierenberg |
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(68) | Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe |
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(69) | Kreuz Kassel-West A 49 |
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Fuldatalbrücke 700 m | |
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(70) | Dreieck Kassel-Süd A 7 E 331 |
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(75) | Hessisch Lichtenau-West |
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(76) | Hessisch Lichtenau-Ost B 7 |
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Tunnel Hopfenbergtunnel | |
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Tunnel Walburgtunnel | |
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Talbrücke ??? | |
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(77) | Walburg-Ost B 7 |
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(83) | Dreieck BAB 44/BAB 4 A 4
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