Bundesautobahn 40

Federal Motorway 40
Bundesautobahn 40 (German)
Route information
Length	94 km (58 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Straelen A67 border with Netherlands
East end	B 1 in Dortmund
Location
Country	Germany
States	North Rhine-Westphalia
Highway system
Roads in Germany Autobahns List Federal List State E-roads
← A 39 → A 42

Bundesautobahn 40 (German for 'Federal Motorway 40', short form Autobahn 40, abbreviated as BAB 40 or A 40) , (named A 430 until the early 1990s) is one of the most used Autobahns in Germany. It crosses the Dutch-German border as a continuation of the Dutch A67 and crosses the Rhine, leads through the Ruhr valley toward Bochum, becoming B 1 (Bundesstraße 1) at the Kreuz Dortmund West and eventually merging into the A 44 near Holzwickede.

BAB 40 as Ruhrschnellweg in Essen

It has officially been named Ruhrschnellweg (Ruhr Fast Way), but locals usually call it Ruhrschleichweg (Ruhr Crawling Way) or "the Ruhr area's longest parking lot". According to Der Spiegel, it is the most congested motorway in Germany.

Stadtbahn stop Savignystraße, close to the Essen-Holsterhausen exit.

In the city of Essen, a Stadtbahn service operates on the median of the A 40 between Tunnel Ruhrschnellweg and Mülheim-Heißen. Between the Essen-Huttrop and the Essen-Kray junctions, there is a guided bus system called Spurbus.

Exit list

State	District	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Netherlands
		1–DE border
		Niederdorf Rest area
		2	Straelen B 221
		3	Wankum
		4	Wachtendonk
		5	Kempen
		6	Kerken B 9
		Neufelder Heide Rest area
		7	Neukirchen-Vluyn
		8	Moers [[File:Bundesautobahn 57 E 31 number.svg|x24px|link=|alt=]] [[Bundesautobahn 57 E 31|A 57 E 31]]
		8	Moers
		9	Moers-Zentrum
		10	Duisburg-Rheinhausen
		11	Duisburg-Homberg
		Neuenkamper Rheinbrücke
		12/1	Duisburg-Häfen
		12/2	Duisburg-Häfen
		13	Duisburg A 59
		14	Kaiserberg A 3	E 34 E 35
		Ruhrbrücke
		15	Mülheim an der Ruhr
		16	Mülheim-Styrum B 223
		17	Mülheim-Dümpten
		18	Mülheim-Winkhausen
		Hardenbergbrücke 170 m
		19	Mülheim-Heißen B 1
		20	Mülheim-Heimaterde
		21	Essen-Frohnhausen
		22	Essen-Holsterhausen
		23	Essen-Zentrum
		Ruhrschnellweg 1.005 m Tunnel
		24	Essen-Huttrop B 227
		25	Essen-Ost A 52
		26	Essen-Frillendorf
		27	Essen-Kray
		28	Gelsenkirchen-Süd B 227
		29	Bochum-Wattenscheid-West
		30	Bochum-Wattenscheid
		31	Dückerweg
		Dückerweg Filling station
		32	Bochum-Stahlhausen
		Wattenscheider Straße  Darpestraße  Filling station
		33	Bochum-Hamme B 226
		34	Freudenbergstraße
		35	Bochum-Zentrum B 51
		36	Bochum-Ruhrstadion
		Grumme 328/302 m Tunnel
		37	Bochum-Harpen
		38	Bochum A 43
		39	Bochum-Werne
		40	Dortmund-Lütgendortmund B 235
		Rheinlanddamm Filling station
		41	Dortmund-Kley
		42	Dortmund-West A 45	B 1
		43	Dortmund-Dorstfeld
		44	Dortmund-Barop
		Schnettkerbrücke 328 m
		45	Dortmund Hombruch
			Dortmund Zentrum B 54	planned
		Filling station (planned)
			Dortmund (Märkische Straße)
		Westtunnel 500 m Tunnel (planned)
			Dortmund (Semerteichstraße)
		Osttunnel 1500 m Tunnel (planned)
		48	Dortmund-Ost B 236
		49	Dortmund-Stadtkrone Ost
			Psychiatrische Einrichtungen (Marsbruchstraße)
		Stadtbahnlinie
		Filling station
			Dortmund-Aplerbeck (Leni-Rommel-Straße)
		Straßenbrücke Neuasseln 60 m (planned)
			Dortmund-Sölde (Köln-Berliner-Straße)
		Filling station
		51	Holzwickede B 1 Flughafen Dortmund Airport
		Filling station
			Holzwickede-Ost
		Talbrücke Massener Bach 190 m
A 44 E 331 Dortmund / Unna

References

• Ambach, Markus, ed. (2010). B1-A40: die Schönheit der grossen Strasse / The Beauty of the Grand Road (in English). Berlin: Jovis. ISBN 9783868590777.

External links

• Bundesautobahn 40 – detailed route plan (in German)