Bundesstraße 209
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| Bundesstraße 209 | |
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| Length: | 134 km (83 mi) |
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| Southwest end: | Nienburg/Weser district |
| Northeast end: | Herzogtum Lauenburg |
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| States: | Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein |
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Bundesstraße 209 (B 209) is a German federal road that runs from Nienburg/Weser district in Lower Saxony to Schwarzenbek in the district of Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein.
Route
The B 209 begins in Nienburg/Weser district between the villages of Rohrsen and Drakenburg on the B 215 and runs in a northeasterly direction past the villages of Heemsen and Anderten.
After crossing the river Aller at Rethem in Soltau-Fallingbostel district it passes through the villages of Groß Eilstorf and Kirchboitzen before entering the one-way system in the town centre of Walsrode. This is a traffic bottleneck which causes delays during the rush hour.
The B 209 then passes through Honerdingen, before reaching junction 47 on the A 7 autobahn located in Bad Fallingbostel's industrial estate.
East of Soltau by the B 71 to Munster, the B 209 then turns northeast again towards Amelinghausen and continues from there to Lüneburg. Near Artlenburg the B 209 crosses the Elbe Lateral Canal, the bridge being combined with a barrier.
Near Lauenburg the B 209 crosses the Elbe, passes over the B 5 and runs finally into Schwarzenbek, where it meets the B 207 and B 404.
History
To 1 July 1989 a section between Bad Fallingbostel and Soltau, part of the present day L 163 state road, was designated as Bundesstraße 209. As a result of the parallel routing of the A 7 autobahn, this section was downgraded however. In Bad Fallingbostel the autobahn slip road (then an independent branch) to the A 7 was designated the B 209a. When the road between Bad Fallingbostel and Soltau was downgraded on 1 July 1989 the slip road became part of the B 209. Its distance is separately measured however.
Route / Junctions
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Drakenburg  | |
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Rethem (Aller) | |
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(27) | Walsrode West   |
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Walsrode | |
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Bad Fallingbostel | |
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(47) | Fallingbostel   |
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(46) | Dorfmark |
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(45) | Soltau-Süd |
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(44) | Soltau-Ost  |
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Amelinghausen | |
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Lüneburg local diversion   | |
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Adendorf | |
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Brietlingen | |
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Lauenburg/Elbe  | |
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Schwarzenbek   | |
References
- Informationsschreiben des Straßenbauamts Celle, Aktenzeichen 2221/31 322-L163 vom 19. April 2002