Bundesautobahn 7
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Total length | 945 km (under construction: 18 km) |
Bundesländer | Schleswig-Holstein Hamburg Lower Saxony Hesse Bavaria Baden-Württemberg Bavaria |
Bundesautobahn 7 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 7, short form Autobahn 7, abbreviated as BAB 7 or A 7) is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 935 km (581 mi). It splits the country almost evenly from north to south. In the north, it starts at the border to Denmark as an extension of the Danish E45. In the south, it ends 18 km from the Austrian border. This gap is in the process of being closed, including the construction of two tunnels of 630 and 1245 m length.
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[edit] The North
In the northern Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein the A7 follows a medieval trade route from Scandinavia to Hamburg. There, it passes underneath the Elbe river in four parallel tunnels.
Across the Lüneburg Heath the lanes for both directions run at an unusual distance from each other.
[edit] The Middle
Near Hannoversch Münden, the A 7 crosses the river Werra on the Werratalbrücke, most notably known for its speed traps on the long northbound slope. The autobahn crosses the river close to the ICE high-speed rail line running from Hanover to Würzburg. After crossing the Werra, it ascends and descends in a hilly landscape known to motorists as Kasseler Berge, before finally reaching the city of Kassel. This was intentional by design, as the early autobahn plans of the 1920s and 1930s were considering giving motorists "an appealing scenery" whilst traveling. As far as traffic is concerned not only are there numerous construction sites to meet the new traffic demands of the land, but this section of autobahn has some of the most traffic in volume this not only is one of the only 2 ways connecting Northern Germany to Southern Germany, but is part of only a handful routes connecting areas like Frankfurt/Main to the former East Germany and Berlin. That said this stretch of Autobahn is one of the most traveled and most congested.
[edit] The South
Construction of the southern parts was delayed by disagreements between the Bundesländer of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg about the route. When an agreement was reached in 1969, insufficient funding delayed the actual start of construction until the 1980s. Once actually started, construction proceeded unusually fast, although the challenging terrain of Frankenhöhe and Swabian Alb required the construction of two tunnels and multiple bridges.
[edit] Strecke 46
Through the Rhön Mountains and Spessart, where the autobahn was known as Strecke 46, some bridges were built as early as 1937, but construction was halted in October 1939 due to World War II. In 1954, the Strecke 46 trajectory was abandoned and the final route of the A7 in this area was later built on a slightly different route and finally completed in 1968. The remains of Strecke 46 have been classified as a listed building in 2003 by the government of Bavaria.
[edit] Exit list
M50 | Denmark | |
(1) | Border crossing Ellund | |
Autobahnraststätte Ellund | ||
(2) | Flensburg / Harrislee B 199 | |
Rest area Handewitter Forst/Altholzkrug | ||
100 m | ||
Kreuz Flensburg (planned) A 205 | ||
(3) | Flensburg B 200 | |
Treenetalbrücke 200 m | ||
(4) | Tarp | |
Rest area Jalmer Moor/Jalm | ||
Rest area Arenholz | ||
(5) | Schleswig / Schuby B 201 | |
Rest area Husby | ||
(6) | Schleswig / Jagel | |
Rest area Moor/Lottorf | ||
(7) | Owschlag | |
Autobahnraststätte Hüttener Berge | ||
(8) | Rendsburg / Büdelsdorf B 203 | |
Europabrücke 1.498 m | ||
Parking area Rade | ||
(9) | Kreuz Rendsburg A 210 | |
Rest area Ohe | ||
(10) | Warder | |
Rest area Brahmsee/Dätgen | ||
(11) | Bordesholm | |
(12) | Dreieck Bordesholm A 215 | |
(13) | Neumünster-Nord B 205 | |
Autobahnraststätte Aalbek | ||
(14) | Neumünster-Mitte B 430 | |
(15) | Neumünster-Süd B 205 | |
Autobahnraststätte Brokenlande | ||
(16) | Großenaspe | |
Rest area Biemölen/Sielsbrook | ||
(17) | Bad Bramstedt B 206 | |
Rest area Schmalfeld | ||
Kreuz Bad Bramstedt (planned) A 20 | ||
Rest area Schmalfeld | ||
(18) | Kaltenkirchen | |
Rest area Moorkaten | ||
(19) | Henstedt-Ulzburg B 433 | |
Rest area Beckershof | ||
Ellerau (planned) | ||
(21) | Quickborn | |
Autobahnraststätte Holmmoor | ||
Norderstedt-Mitte (planned) | ||
Rest area Bönningstedt | ||
(23) | Hamburg-Schnelsen Nord (Airport) B 432 | |
(24) | Hamburg-Schnelsen B 447 | |
(25) | Dreieck Hamburg-Nordwest A 23 | |
(26) | Hamburg-Stellingen B 4 B 5 | |
(27) | Hamburg-Volkspark | |
Tunnel Überdeckelung Altona 3000 m (planned) | ||
(28) | Hamburg-Bahrenfeld B 431 | |
(29) | Hamburg-Othmarschen | |
Elbtunnel | ||
Dreieck HH-Hafen (planned) A 252 | ||
Hochstraße Elbmarsch 4.359 m | ||
(30) | Hamburg-Waltershof | |
(31) | Hamburg-Moorburg | |
(32) | Hamburg-Heimfeld B 73 | |
(33) | Dreieck Hamburg Südwest A 261 | |
(34) | Hamburg-Marmstorf / Buchholz B 75 | |
Autobahnraststätte Harburger Berge | ||
(35) | Fleestedt B 4 | |
(36) | Maschener Kreuz A 1 , A 250 | |
(37) | Horster Dreieck A 1 | |
Autobahnraststätte Seevetal | ||
(38) | Seevetal - Ramelsloh | |
Autobahnraststätte Hasselhöhe | ||
(39) | Thieshope | |
Parking area Eichberg | ||
Parking area Utspann | ||
(40) | Garlstorf | |
Rest area Garlstorfer Wald/Schaabbskaben | ||
Dreieck Egestorf (planned) A 21 | ||
(41) | Egestorf | |
(42) | Evendorf | |
Parking area Auegrund | ||
Parking area Vorm Naturschutzpark | ||
Autobahnraststätte Brunautal | ||
(43) | Bispingen | |
Parking area Bispinger Tor | ||
Parking area Timmerloh | ||
Parking area Am Stühbeckshorn | ||
Parking area Bei den Schnellbergen | ||
(44) | Soltau-Ost B 71 B 209 | |
Rest area Abelbeck | ||
Autobahnraststätte Vorm Wietzenbruch | ||
(45) | Soltau-Süd B 3 | |
Rest area Dorfmark | ||
(46) | Dorfmark B 440 | |
Parking area | ||
(47) | Fallingbostel B 209 | |
Rest area Wolfsgrund | ||
(48) | Dreieck Walsrode A 27 | |
(49) | Westenholz | |
Autobahnraststätte Allertal (includes junction) | ||
Allerbrücke 200 m | ||
(50) | Schwarmstedt B 214 | |
(51) | Berkhof | |
(52) | Mellendorf | |
(53) | Dreieck Hannover-Nord A 352 | |
Rest area | ||
(54) | Großburgwedel | |
(55) | Altwarmbüchen | |
(56) | Kreuz Hannover / Kirchhorst A 37 | |
Rest area | ||
(57) | Kreuz Kreuz Hannover-Ost A 2 | |
(58) | Hannover-Anderten B 65 | |
Mittellandkanalbrücke | ||
Autobahnraststätte Wülferode | ||
(59) | Laatzen B 443 | |
(60) | Dreieck Hannover-Süd A 37 | |
Rest area | ||
Brücke Stichkanal Hildesheim | ||
(61) | Hildesheim-Drispenstedt B 494 | |
(62) | Hildesheim B 1 | |
Parking area | ||
Autobahnraststätte Hildesheimer Börde | ||
Talbrücke 100 m | ||
(63) | Derneburg / Salzgitter B 6 | |
(64) | Dreieck Dreieck Salzgitter A 39 | |
Rest area Sillium | ||
(65) | Bockenem B 243a | |
Rest area Bornum am Harz/? | ||
(66) | Rhüden B 82 | |
Autobahnraststätte Harz | ||
(67) | Seesen B 243 | |
Raststätte Seesen (abolished) | ||
Parking area | ||
(68) | Echte B 445 | |
Rest area Kalefeld | ||
(69) | Northeim-Nord B 3 | |
Flutbrücke Northeim300 m | ||
Leinebrücke75 m | ||
(70) | Northeim-West B 241 | |
(71) | Nörten-Hardenberg B 446 | |
Rest area Parensen | ||
(72) | Göttingen-Nord | |
(73) | Göttingen B 3 | |
Autobahnraststätte Göttingen (includes junction) | ||
(74) | Dreieck Drammetal A 38 | |
Rest area Heckelberg/Hedemünden | ||
(75) | Hann. Münden / Hedemünden | |
Werratalbrücke 422 m | ||
Rest area Hann. Münden-Humboldtblick | ||
(76) | Hann. Münden / Lutterberg B 496 | |
Rest area Staufenberg | ||
Rest area Herkulesblick | ||
Niestebrücke 200 m | ||
(77) | Kassel-Nord | |
(78) | Kassel-Ost B 7 | |
Lossetalbrücke 200 m | ||
(79) | Kreuz Kassel-Mitte A 49 | |
Autobahnraststätte Kassel (includes junction) | ||
(80) | Dreieck Kassel-Süd A 44 | |
Fuldabrücke 200 m | ||
(81) | Guxhagen | |
Rest area Markwald/Quillerwald | ||
Brückenbachtalbrücke 100 m | ||
(82) | Melsungen B 253 | |
(83) | Malsfeld | |
Autobahnraststätte Hasselberg | ||
(84) | Homberg (Efze) B 323 | |
Parking area Raboldshausen | ||
Rest area Am Pommer | ||
(85) | Bad Hersfeld-West B 324 | |
(86) | Kirchheimer Dreieck A 4 | |
Raststätte Kirchheim (abolished) | ||
(87) | Kirchheim B 454 | |
Autobahnkirche Kirchheim/Hesse | ||
Aulatalbrücke 200 m | ||
(88) | Hattenbacher Dreieck A 5 | |
Parking area Strampen/Ottersbach | ||
(89) | Niederaula B 62 | |
Fuldabrücke | ||
Parking area Dornbusch/Richtgraben | ||
Autobahnraststätte Großenmoor | ||
Parking area Mahlertshof | ||
(90) | Hünfeld / Schlitz | |
Parking area Fuchsberg/Rotkopf | ||
Parking area Hummelskopf/Geißhecke | ||
(91) | Fulda-Nord B 27 | |
Parking area Rauschenberg/Petersberg | ||
Fulda-Mitte opens 2006 (under construction) | ||
Parking area Röther Tannen | ||
Parking area Pilgerzell | ||
Parking area Eichenzell | ||
(93) | Fulda-Süd / Dreieck Fulda A 66 | |
Fuldabrücke 932 m | ||
Parking area Steinhauk/Riederberg | ||
Parking area Steinborntal | ||
Thalaubachtalbrücke ca. 400 m | ||
Parking area Lohmühle | ||
Döllbachtalbrücke ca. 600 m | ||
Autobahnraststätte Uttrichshausen | ||
Talbrücke Uttrichshausen 870 m | ||
Parking area Röhneiche | ||
Parking area Forsthaus | ||
Grenzwaldbrücke 965 m | ||
Parking area | ||
(94) | Bad Brückenau-Volkers B 27 | |
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
Römershagbrücke 313 m | ||
Sinntalbrücke 810 m | ||
Parking area | ||
(95) | Bad Brückenau / Wildflecken B 286 | |
Parking area | ||
Autobahnraststätte Rhön | ||
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
(96) | Bad Kissingen / Oberthulba | |
Thulbabrücke 493 m | ||
Parking area | ||
Fränkische-Saale-Brücke 372 m | ||
Brücke 150 m | ||
(97) | Hammelburg B 287 | |
Klöffelsbergbrücke 367 m | ||
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
(98) | Schweinfurt / Niederwerrn B 303 | |
Parking area | ||
(99) | Kreuz Schweinfurt / Werneck A 70 B 26a | |
Stettbachbrücke 249 m | ||
Parking area | ||
Schraudenbachbrücke 249 m | ||
Parking area | ||
Werntalbrücke 482 m | ||
Raststätte / Motel Riedener Wald | ||
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
(100) | Gramschatzer Wald | |
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
Pleichachtalbrücke 375 m | ||
(101) | Würzburg / Estenfeld B 19 | |
Kürnachtalbrücke 375 m | ||
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
Rothofbrücke 440 m | ||
Parking area | ||
(102) | Kreuz Biebelried A 3 | |
(103) | Kitzingen B 8 | |
Talbrücke Kaltensondheim 155 m | ||
Rest area | ||
Mainbrücke Marktbreit 928 m | ||
Bräubachtalbrücke 247 m | ||
(104) | Marktbreit | |
Rest area | ||
(105) | Gollhofen B 13 | |
(106) | Uffenheim / Langensteinach | |
Autobahnraststätte Ohrenbach | ||
(107) | Bad Windsheim B 470 | |
Enstalbrücke 181 m | ||
(108) | Rothenburg ob der Tauber | |
Rest area | ||
Talbrücke Wolfsau 344 m | ||
Talbrücke Pfeffermühle 406 m | ||
(109) | Wörnitz | |
(110) | Kreuz Feuchtwangen / Crailsheim A 6 | |
(111a) | Feuchtwangen-West / Schopfloch | |
Dreieck Feuchtwangen-Süd (planned) A 91 | ||
(112) | Dinkelsbühl / Fichtenau | |
Buchbachtalbrücke 300 m | ||
Virngrundtunnel 468/465 m | ||
Autobahnraststätte Ellwanger Berge | ||
(113) | Ellwangen | |
Sechtatal (planned) | ||
Jagsttalbrücke 547 m | ||
(114) | Aalen / Westhausen B 29 | |
Agnesburgtunnel 704/702 m | ||
(115) | Aalen / Oberkochen | |
Heidenheimer Kohlplatten/Härtsfeld - to be rebuilt as: | ||
Heidenheim-Nord (planned) | ||
Möhntalbrücke 208 m | ||
Lindletalbrücke 300 m | ||
(116) | Heidenheim | |
Taubentalbrücke 115 m | ||
Brenztalbrücke 372 m | ||
(117) | Giengen / Herbrechtingen B 19 | |
Talbrücke Hürben 178 m | ||
Autobahnraststätte Lonetal | ||
(118) | Niederstotzingen | |
Hungerbrunnentalbrücke 240 m | ||
Lonetalbrücke 282 m | ||
Rest area Vor dem Donauried/Sankt Jakob | ||
(119) | Langenau B 19 | |
(120) | Kreuz Ulm / Elchingen A 8 | |
Donaubrücke 270 m | ||
Parking area | ||
(121) | Nersingen B 10 | |
Parking area | ||
(121a) | Neu-Ulm | |
Rest area | ||
(122) | Dreieck Hittistetten B 28 | |
Brücke 200 m | ||
Parking area | ||
(123) | Vöhringen | |
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
(124) | Illertissen | |
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
(125) | Altenstadt an der Iller | |
Illerbrücke 320 m | ||
Autobahnraststätte Illertal | ||
(126) | Dettingen an der Iller | |
Parking area | ||
Illerkanalbrücke 150 m | ||
(127) | Berkheim B 312 | |
Illerbrücke 160 m | ||
Parking area | ||
(128) | Kreuz Memmingen A 96 | |
Parking area | ||
(129) | Memmingen-Süd B 300 | |
Parking area | ||
(130) | Woringen | |
Parking area | ||
(131) | Bad Grönenbach | |
Autobahnraststätte Allgäuer Tor | ||
(132) | Dietmannsried | |
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
Parking area | ||
(133) | Kempten-Leubas B 19 | |
(134) | Kempten im Allgäu B 12 | |
(135) | Betzigau | |
Parking area | ||
Talbrücke 290 m | ||
(136) | Dreieck Allgäu A 980 | |
Rest area | ||
Rottachtalbrücke 705 m | ||
(137) | Oy-Mittelberg B 309 | |
Wertachtalbrücke 335 m | ||
Autobahnraststätte | ||
(138) | Nesselwang | |
(XX) | Temporary junction | |
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Enzenstetten (under construction) | ||
Talbrücke Enzenstetten 546 m | ||
Dreieck Rosshaupten (planned) A 91 | ||
'Hopfensee (under construction) | ||
Tunnel Reinertshof 630 m | ||
(single lane, second lanes under construction) |
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(-) | Temporary junction | |
(142) | Füssen | |
Grenztunnel Füssen 1.245 m | ||
( ) | Border crossing | |
B 179 | Austria |
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