Bundesstraße 224

Federal Highway 224
Federal Highway 224
Bundesstraße 224 (German)
Route information
Length	83 km (52 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Raesfeld
South end	Solingen
Location
Country	Germany
States	North Rhine-Westphalia
Highway system
	Roads in Germany; Autobahns List; ; Federal List; ; State; E-roads;

The Bundesstraße 224 or B 224 is a German federal highway in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Route description

The B 224 runs from Raesfeld in southern Münsterland through the city of Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr area and Essen in the Bergische Land, and ending in Solingen.

From the Gelsenkirchen-Hassel junction the B 224 continues on the A 52, which ends shortly before Gladbeck and continues as the B 224.

After joining with the A 44 at the Velbert-Nord interchange, the B 224 becomes concurrent with the A 535, splitting off before the Sonnborner Kreuz interchange,^[1] continuing into Solingen, where it continues as the B 229.

Route / Junctions

State	District	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
			Raesfeld B 70
			Raesfeld-Erle
			Dorsten, Weseler Straße B 58, zur A 31
			Dorsten-Holsterhausen
			Dorsten B 225
			Dorsten-Altendorf/Ulfkotte

		Replaced by A 52
		44	Gelsenkirchen-Hassel
		43	Gelsenkirchen-Scholven
		42	Gelsenkirchen-Buer-West B 226
		Limited-access highway begins

		Limited-access highway ends
			Gladbeck-Goethestraße
			Gladbeck-Schützenstraße
			Essen/Gladbeck A 2
			Bottrop-Horster Str.
			Bottrop-Prosperstraße
		Limited-access highway begins
		-	Essen-Stadthafen
		13	AS Essen-Nord
		Limited-access highway ends
			Essen-Altenessen
			Essen
			Essen-Grillostraße
			Essen-Bottroper Str./Universität
			Essen-Altendorfer Str. B 231
			Essen-Zentrum A 40
			Essen-Bismarckstr./Museum Folkwang
			Essen-Norbertstraße/Messe
			Essen-Rüttenscheid A 52
			Essen-Werden
			Velbert-Birth
			Velbert-Nord A 44 A 535

		Replaced by A 535 (sign posted as B 224)

			Wuppertal-Sonnborn A 46 A 535 B 228
			Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
			Gräfrath
			Solingen B 229