Bundesautobahn 66

Federal Motorway 66
Bundesautobahn 66 (German)
Route information
Length	125.1 km (77.7 mi) (planned: 127.3 km)
Location
Country	Germany
States	Hesse
Highway system
Roads in Germany Autobahns List Federal List State E-roads
← A 65 → A 67

Bundesautobahn 66 (German for 'Federal Motorway 66', short form Autobahn 66, abbreviated as BAB 66 or A 66) is an autobahn in southwestern Germany. It connects the Taunus to Fulda, passing close to Frankfurt am Main. The first part of the autobahn between Wiesbaden and the Nordwestkreuz Frankfurt, was opened as early as 1934, then called the Rhein-Main-Schnellweg. It became an autobahn in 1965.

A 66 between Eschborn (left) and Sossenheim, near Frankfurt-Höchst; Bundesautobahn 648 begins here

The autobahn is incomplete; there still is a gap within Frankfurt city borders. A tunnel was proposed as a solution; however, this has not been implemented because of the high cost of construction. A new section of roadway to close a second gap southwest of Fulda was opened to traffic on 13 September 2014. The section includes a 1.6-kilometer (1.0 mi) cut-and-cover tunnel and replaces a diversion which saw traffic routed onto the B 40 for approximately 9 kilometers before rejoining the A 66 just prior to the junction with the A 7; the new segment cost 154 million euros. A portion of the Kinzig Valley Railway line was also rerouted along the new autobahn segment, which required an additional 60 million euros.

Near Frankfurt-Höchst, the highway is one of the busiest in Germany with an average of more than 130,000 vehicles per day.

Exit list

State	District	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
B 42
		1	Walluf
		2	Wiesbaden-Frauenstein
		3	Schiersteiner Kreuz A 643
		4	Wiesbaden-Biebrich
		5	Wiesbaden-Mainzer Straße
		6	Wiesbaden-Erbenheim B 455
		Wiesbaden-Erbenheim Filling station
		7	Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt
		8	Wallau
		9	Wiesbadener Kreuz A 3
		10	Diedenbergen
		11	Hofheim am Taunus B 40 B 519
		Weilbach Filling station
		12	Hattersheim-Westteil
		12	Hattersheim-Ostteil
		13	Krifteler Dreieck B 40
		14	Frankfurt-Zeilsheim
		15	Kelkheim
		16	Frankfurt-Höchst B 8
		Frankfurt Filling station
		17	Eschborn
		18	Eschborner Dreieck A 648 / B 8
		19	Nordwestkreuz Frankfurt A 5
		20	Frankfurt-Ludwig-Landmann-Straße B 44
		Niddabrücke
		Volkspark Niddatal 540 m
		21	Frankfurt-Miquelallee B 8
		Alleentunnel 2800 m Tunnel (planned)
		23	Frankfurt-Bornheim
		24	F-Seckbach A 661	planned
		Galerie Seckbacher Landstraße 240 m Tunnel (Under construction)
		Baustelle Riedgrabentalbrücke 265 m (Under construction)
		31	Erlenbruch A 661	Under construction
		Riederwaldtunnel 1095 m/1025 m Tunnel (Under construction)
		32	Frankfurt-Borsigallee
		32	Frankfurt-Bergen-Enkheim will be closed
		33	Maintal-Bischofsheim B 8 B 40
		34	Maintal-Dörnigheim
		35	Hanau-West
		36	Hanau-Nord B 45
		37	Hanau-Stadtmitte B 8/Erlensee
		Kinzigbrücke 50 m
		38	Hanauer Kreuz A 45	B 43a
		39	Langenselbolder Dreieck A 45
		40	Langenselbold
		41	Gründau-Rothenbergen
		42	Gründau-Lieblos B 457
		Kinzigbrücke 50 m
		43	Gelnhausen-West
		Kinzigtal Rest area
		44	Gelnhausen-Ost
		45	Bad Orb/Wächtersbach B 276
		Salmünster Rest area (planned)
		46	Bad Soden-Salmünster
		Kinzigbrücke 985 m
		Ulmbachtalbrücke 225 m
		47	Steinau an der Straße
		Steinautalbrücke 541 m
		48	Schlüchtern-Süd
		Straßen- und Bahnbbrücke 110 m
		Hagerwassertalbrücke 200 m
		49	Schlüchtern-Nord
		Bahnbrücke 144 m
		50	Flieden
		51	Neuhof-Süd
		Neuhof 1590 m / 1610 m Tunnel
		52	Neuhof-Nord
		53	Fulda-Süd B 27
		Fuldatalbrücke 489 m
		54	Eichenzell
		55	Dreieck Fulda A 7	E 45

External links

• Bundesautobahn 66 – detailed route plan (in German)