Bundesautobahn 40
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Bundesautobahn 40 (German) | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 94 km (58 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Straelen | |||
East end | ||||
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Country | Germany | |||
States | North Rhine-Westphalia | |||
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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.
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.

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