Bundesstraße 191

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Federal Highway 191

Bundesstraße 191 (German)
Starenkasten B191 9413.jpg
B 191 where it branches to Langendorf
Route information
Length210 km (130 mi)
Major junctions
East endCelle at the B 3
West endPlau am See at the B 103
Location
CountryGermany
StatesLower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Highway system
  • Roads in Germany

The Bundesstraße 191 or B 191 is a German federal road. It begins in Celle at the B 3 and ends at the new bypass north of Plau am See connecting to the B 103.

History

Origins

The old unmetalled road between Ludwigslust and Parchim was upgraded in 1845 to a surfaced road. One year later roadworks were completed as far as Lübz and, in 1936, the first road bridge over the Elbe was opened in Dömitz .

Railway viaduct over the B 191 near Pudripp.

Old routes and names

In 1937 the road was designated as Reichsstraße 191. During the division of Germany it was interrupted at the Inner German Border where the Elbe bridge had been partly destroyed in an airstrike in April 1945. The western section between Celle and the banks of the Elbe near Dannenberg (Elbe) belonged to West Germany and was called the Bundesstraße 191. The eastern section between Dömitz and Plau am See belonged to East Germany and was known as Fernverkehrsstraße 191 (abbr: F 191).

Since the rebuilding of the 970 m long Elbe Bridge at Dömitz in 1992 it has been possible to drive along this federal highway from end to end.

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