Bundesautobahn 44

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Federal Motorway 44

Bundesautobahn 44 (German)
Route information
Length274.6 km (170.6 mi)
(planned: 330.3 km)
Location
CountryGermany
StatesNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, (planned Thuringia)
Highway system
  • Roads in Germany
A 43 A 45

Bundesautobahn 44 (German for 'Federal Motorway 44', short form Autobahn 44, abbreviated as BAB 44 or A 44) is a German Autobahn. It consists of three main sections and a few smaller sections. It begins in Aachen at the German–Belgian border (Belgian motorway A3) and ends near Kassel (Bundesautobahn 7). Before German unification it was a regional motorway. In the 1990s, it became an integral part of the German motorway system. The A 44 is a heavily-used link between the Rhine-Ruhr-Area and the new German states, especially Thuringia, and also eastern European states like Poland.

History of construction

The first section of this motorway to open was the connection between Aachen and the Aachen interchange in 1963.

Auxiliary runway for military aircraft

The Geseke-Büren section was constructed as an auxiliary runway. This section is even and straight, without any constructions like bridges and the crash-barriers can be taken out. It was constructed to be a runway for US-military aircraft in the event of war with NATO's opponent, the Warsaw Pact. At both ends of the section there are parking lots for parking and maintenance of the aircraft.

International E-road network

The Lichtenbusch-Aaachen interchange section is part of the European route E 40. Between the Dortmund-Unna and Kassel-Süd (Kassel south) interchanges, the A 44 is part of the European route E 331.

Constructions

Neersen Interchange

Neersen Interchange is a typical cloverleaf interchange.

After the opening of the Flughafenbrücke near Düsseldorf Airport, the connections to and from the A 52 were extended. Since the opening, two ramps have been closed. If you enter the network at Mönchengladbach-Ost, you cannot change directly to the Roermond-bound direction of A 52. If you approach from Krefeld, you cannot change directly to the Düsseldorf-bound direction. To reactivate these connections, two new bridges are necessary. Construction has been in progress since January 2006. When construction is complete, the interchange will have the following connections:

Connections from A 44 to A 52

Flughafenbrücke ("airport bridge") across the Rhine between Krefeld and Düsseldorf Airport
Direction Type of connection
Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf Tangential ramp
Krefeld–Roermond Tangential ramp
Mönchengladbach–Roermond Using the ramp Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf and via the northwestern loop
Krefeld–Düsseldorf Loop (270°)

Connections from A 52 to A 44

Direction Type of connection
Düsseldorf–Mönchengladbach Loop (270°)
Roermond–Krefeld A bridge over the A 44 will be constructed.
Roermond–Mönchengladbach Loop (270°)
Düsseldorf–Krefeld Tangential ramp

Plans

Extension near Kassel

Near Kassel, the Autobahn will be extended to Thuringia. The following sections are planned:

Section Status Length
(km)
Cost
( millions)
interchange Kassel-Ost – jct Helsa-Ost project investigations 17.5 287
jct Helsa-Ost - jct Hessisch Lichtenau-West Opened 7 October 2022[1] 5.9 327
jct Hessisch Lichtenau-West – jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Mitte Opened 24 July 2014[2] 2.2 85
jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Mitte – jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Ost Opened 6 October 2005 4.4 84
jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Ost - WalburgHasselbach [de] Opened 13th April 2018 [3] 4.3 83
Walburg-Hasselbach – jct Waldkappel-Ost Opened 13th April 2018 [4]
6.1 56
jct Waldkappel-Ost - Wehretal/Hoheneiche Under construction. Expected opening 2025[5] 7.2 183
Wehretal/Hoheneiche - jct Sontra-Nord 5.4 159
jct Sontra-Nord - jct Sontra-Ulfen 11.0 240
jct Sontra-Ulfen – interchange Wommen (A 4) 5.8 75

Demolition of a section

The interchange Jackerath-interchange Holz section and the Otzenrath junction were permanently closed to traffic on 14 October 2005. The reason for the closure was the open mine at Garzweiler II. Before this section was closed, the Bundesautobahn 61 was widened from two to three lanes in each direction. For the closed junction, the junction Mönchengladbach-Wanlo was constructed.

When the open cast mine was exhausted, expected in 2017, a new section of the A 44 was built across the A 61. This new route is built to the south of the old route, and the new junction Jackerath is now located south of the old one.

This section was taken out of the official network-register in November 2005 and is no longer officially a Bundesautobahn.

Exit list


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(planned / urgent need)

StateDistrictLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Lichtenbusch border
Lichtenbusch Rest area
2Aachen-Lichtenbusch B 258
3Aachen-Brand
4Aachen [[File:Bundesautobahn 4 E 40 A 544 number.svg|x24px|link=|alt=]] [[Bundesautobahn 4 E 40 A 544|A 4 E 40 A 544]]
5aBroichweiden
Alsdorf-Begau (access in direction Aachen only)
5bAlsdorf (Rheinland)
6Aldenhoven B 56
7Jülich-West B 56
Ruraue Rest area
Rurbrücke
8Jülich-Ost B 55
9Titz
10Jackerath A 61
11Holz A 46
12Mönchengladbach-Odenkirchen

interrupted (not required)


21Mönchengladbach-Ost
22Neersen A 52
incl.Neersen (touches B 7)
23Münchheide
24Krefeld-Forstwald
25Krefeld-Fichtenhain
26Osterath
27Meerbusch A 57)
28Lank-Latum
Strümp 640 m Tunnel
Ilvericher Altrheinschlinge 870 m Tunnel
Flughafenbrücke 1.287 m
29Düsseldorf-Messe/Stadion
30Düsseldorf-Stockum B 8
Flughafentunnel 1070 m Tunnel
31Düsseldorf-Flughafen
Bahnbrücke 60 m
31aDüsseldorf-Nord A 59planned
32Düsseldorf-Nord A 52
Schwarzbach 154 m / 150 m Tunnel
32Düsseldorf-Nord A 52)
32aRath A 59planned
Reichswaldallee 695 m / 725 m Tunnel (planned)
incl.Reichswaldallee
Volkardey 695 m / 725 m Tunnel
33Ratingen-Schwarzbach
34Kreuz Ratingen-Ost A 3 E 35

Talbrücke Kaltenbach 129 m (Under construction)
Talbrücke Homberger Bachtal 216 m (Under construction)
Angerbachbrücke 319 m (Under construction)
35Heiligenhaus
Talbrücke Laubecker Bachtal 206 m
Talbrücke Ganslandsiepen 194 m
36Heiligenhaus-Hetterscheid
Birth 807 m / 814 m Tunnel
37Velbert-Nord B 224
37aVelbert-Nord A 535
Talbrücke Hespersbach
38Velbert-Langenberg
Asbachtalbrücke 323 m
39Essen-Kupferdreh
Hochstraßebrücke 540 m
40Essen-Überruhr
Ruhr
41Essen-Heisingen

42Essen-Bergerhausen
Ruhralleetunnel 2500 m Tunnel (planned)
43Essen-Bergerhausen A 52planned


interrupted (further need)


- Filling station
52Dortmund/Unna A 1 E 37 E 331
Talbrücke Bornekamp
53Unna-Ost A 443
Talbrücke Kessebürenbach
Talbrücke Lüner Bach
Am Haarstrang Rest area
54Werl A 445
55Werl-Süd im Bau
Talbrücke Ostönner Bach
56Soest
Soester Börde Rest area
57Soest-Ost
58Erwitte/Anröchte
Talbrücke Pöppelsche
Talbrücke Schledde
Talbrücke Westerschledde
59Geseke
60Büren
Almebrücke
Talbrücke Friedenstal
61Wünnenberg-Haaren A 33
Talbrücke Ottensgrund 500 m
62Marsberg-Meerhof
Talbrücke Langer Grund 200 m
Talbrücke Apfelbaumgrund 350 m
Talbrücke Krügersgrund 375 m
Talbrücke Klingenbach 480 m
Talbrücke Heubach 200 m
Diemeltalbrücke 100 m
Am Biggenkopf Rest area
64Diemelstadt
65Warburg
Twistetalbrücke 650 m
Talbrücke Breuna 650 m
66Breuna
Bühleck Rest area
67Zierenberg
68Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
69Kreuz Kassel-West A 49
Fuldatalbrücke 700 m
70Dreieck Kassel-Süd A 7 E 45

Kassel Rest area (Under construction)
79Kassel-Mitte A 49Under construction
Talbrücke Losse 200 m (Under construction)

Dreieck Kassel-Ost A 7planned
73Kaufungen
74Helsa-West
75Helsa-Ost
Hirschhagen 4100 m Tunnel
Steinbachtalbrücke 134 m
76Hessisch Lichtenau-West
Schulberg 700 m Tunnel
77Hessisch Lichtenau-Mitte
Hopfenberg 650 m Tunnel
Hopfenbachtalbrücke 280 m
Walburgtunnel 273 m/284 m Tunnel
Wehretalbrücke 530 m
78Hessisch Lichtenau/Walburg
Küchentunnel 1314 m Tunnel
Beerbergbrücke 176 m
Rauschenbrücke 233 m
79Waldkappel B 7

TrimbergTunnel 597 m Tunnel (Under construction)
80EschwegeUnder construction
Wehretalbrücke 695 m (Under construction)
Spitzenbergtunnel 626 m Tunnel (Under construction)
Netratalbrücke 264 m (planned)
81Ringgau
Ulfetalbrücke 205 m (planned)
Boyneburgtunnel 1698 m Tunnel (planned)
82Sontra-Nord
Holsteintunnel 1647 m Tunnel (planned)
83Sontra-Ost
WC Rest area (planned)
Bubenradtunnel 686 m Tunnel (planned)
Talbrücke Lindenau 550 m (planned)
Talbrücke Rübenberg 100 m (planned)
Talbrücke Kulmrich 100 m (planned)
Dachslochtunnel 300 m Tunnel (planned)
Talbrücke Riedmühle 300 m (planned)
Talbrücke Blankenbach 200 m (planned)
84Sontra-Ulfen
Armsbergtunnel 290 m Tunnel (planned)
Talbrücke Breitzbach 172 m (planned)
85Wommener Dreieck A 4planned

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