Bundesautobahn 72

A72
Route information
Length: 170 km (110 mi)
Location
States: Bavaria, Saxony
Highway system

Roads in Germany
Autobahnen • Bundesstraßen
Motorways • Federal Highways

Bundesautobahn 72 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 72, short form Autobahn 72, abbreviated as BAB 72 or A 72) is an motorway in Germany. Construction of the autobahn started in the 1930s, but was halted by the outbreak of World War II. Due to the division of Germany, a part of the autobahn lay in ruins until after German reunification.

Exit list

(1) Bayerisches Vogtland 3-way interchange A 9 E 51
(2) Hof-Nord B 173
Sächsische Saale Viaduct 250 m
(3) Hof / Töpen B 2
(4) Hochfranken 3-way interchange A 93
Rest area Groß Zöbern
Elster Viaduct (Pirk) 503,5 m
(5) Pirk B 173
Services Vogtland
(6) Plauen-Süd B 92
Services Vogtland
Friesenbach Viaduct
(7) Plauen-Ost B 173
Rest area Neuensalz
Pöhl Viaduct 315 m
(8) Treuen B 173
Göltzsch Viaduct 427 m
(9) Reichenbach B 94
Rest area Waldkirchen
(10) Zwickau-West
Rest area Niedercrinitz
Wilkau-Haßlau Viaduct 671 m
(11) Zwickau-Ost
(12) Hartenstein
(13) Stollberg-West
(14) Stollberg-Nord
Rest area Am Neukirchener Wald
(15) Chemnitz-Süd B 173
(16) Chemnitz-Rottluff
(17) Chemnitz 4-way interchange A 4 E 40
Pleißenbach Viaduct 300 m
(18) Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf
(19) Hartmannsdorf
(20) Niederfrohna
Lochmühlen Viaduct 370 m
Zwickauer-Mulde-Bridge
(21) Penig
(22) Narsdorf
Ossabach Viaduct 217 m
Geithain (under construction)
Rest area ?? (under construction)
Frohburg (under construction)
Zedtlitzer Grund Viaduct 360 m
(25) Borna-Süd
(26) Borna-Nord
Espenhain (planned)
Rötha (planned)
Böhlen (planned)
(30) Leipzig-Süd 4-way interchange A 38
Kreuz Leipzig-Süd
Markkleeberg
Leipzig - Goethesteig
Leipzig - Koburger Straße
Leipzig - Richard-Lehmann-Straße
Leipzig - Schleußiger Weg

External links

Major routes

A 1 · A 2 · A 3 · A 4 · A 5 · A 6 · A 7 · A 8 · A 9
Regional
routes

A 10 · A 11 · A 12 · A 13 · A 14 · A 15 · A 17 · A 19 · A 20 · A 21 · A 23 · A 24 · A 25 · A 26 · A 27 · A 28 · A 29 · A 30 · A 31 · A 33 · A 37 · A 38 · A 39 · A 40 · A 42 · A 43 · A 44 · A 45 · A 46 · A 48 · A 49 · A 52 · A 57 · A 59 · A 60 · A 61 · A 62 · A 63 · A 64 · A 65 · A 66 · A 67 · A 70 · A 71 · A 72 · A 73 · A 81 · A 92 · A 93 · A 94 · A 95 · A 96 · A 98 · A 99
Local routes

A 100 · A 103 · A 111 · A 113 · A 114 · A 115 · A 117 · A 143 · A 210 · A 215 · A 226 · A 250 · A 252 · A 253 · A 255 · A 261 · A 270 · A 280 · A 281 · A 293 · A 352 · A 391 · A 392 · A 395 · A 445 · A 480 · A 485 · A 516 · A 524 · A 535 · A 540 · A 542 · A 544 · A 553 · A 555 · A 559 · A 560 · A 562 · A 565 · A 571 · A 573 · A 602 · A 620 · A 623 · A 643 · A 648 · A 650 · A 656 · A 659 · A 661 · A 671 · A 672 · A 831 · A 861 · A 862 · A 864 · A 952 · A 980 · A 995
Planned
or
former
routes

A 16 · A 17* · A 18 · A 22 · A 32 · A 34 · A 35 · A 36 · A 40* · A 41 · A 47 · A 50 · A 51 · A 53 · A 54 · A 55 · A 56 · A 69 · A 74 · A 75 · A 77 · A 80 · A 82 · A 83 · A 84 · A 85 · A 86 · A 87 · A 88 · A 89 · A 90 · A 91

A 102 · A 104 · A 105 · A 106 · A 107 · A 140 · A 201 · A 205 · A 227 · A 241 · A 263 · A 282 · A 290 · A 314 · A 339 · A 369 · A 376 · A 388 · A 430 · A 432 · A 441 · A 441* · A 443 · A 451 · A 480* · A 533 · A 545 · A 552 · A 558 · A 580 · A 610 · A 621 · A 647 · A 652 · A 653 · A 654 · A 655 · A 680 · A 683 · A 687 · A 713 · A 720 · A 722 · A 731 · A 751 · A 752 · A 753 · A 828 · A 833 · A 834 · A 840 · A 860 · A 863 · A 863* · A 881 · A 895 · A 921 · A 922 · A 942 · A 944 · A 985 · A 990 · A 991 · A 992 · A 993 · A 994 · A 996 · A 997 · A 998 · A 999     * original plan: number is used by another route now