List of autobahns in Germany

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List of autobahns in Germany
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The German federal motorways are now numbered according to a clear system. Since the mid-1970s there has been a numbering system for motorways, which sets out which number is replaced by a new motorway. Motorways with a single-digit number (e.g. A 1) are of national or even cross-border significance. Highways with a two-digit number (e.g. A 20) are usually of overriding national importance. Highways with three digits (e.g. A 999) are generally of regional or urban significance; often these motorways are feeders or detours. If there is more than one digit, the first digit indicates the approximate location of the motorway (A 10 to A 19 for Berlin; A 20 in the north to A99 in the south, A 100 for Berlin; A 200 in the north to A 999 in the south). Usually highways with even numbers predominantly run east–west, and those with odd numbers run north–south. Exceptions include the A14 and the A15.

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A 1 to A 9

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 1 number.svg A 1 Vogelfluglinie, Hansalinie, Ruhrtangente, Kölner Ring, Eifelautobahn HeiligenhafenLübeckHamburgBremenOsnabrückMünsterHammDortmundHagenWuppertalRemscheidLeverkusenCologneBlankenheim

KelbergTrierSaarbrücken

748465current

under construction: Danish border – Puttgarden


planned: Blankenheim – Kelberg

Map D A1.svg
Bundesautobahn 2 number.svg A 2 Warschauer Allee, Schalkeschleichweg OberhausenBottropGelsenkirchenRecklinghausenDortmundHammBielefeldHannoverBraunschweigMagdeburgAD Werder 473294current Map D A2.svg
Bundesautobahn 3 number.svg A 3 Hollandlinie, Rechtsrheinische Autobahn, Kölner Ring, Spessartautobahn, Donautalautobahn(Arnhem A12 –) EmmerichOberhausenDuisburgDüsseldorfLeverkusenCologneLimburg an der LahnWiesbadenFrankfurtAschaffenburgWürzburgNurembergRegensburgDeggendorfPassau (– A8 Linz)769478current Map D A3.svg
Bundesautobahn 4 number.svg A 4 Hollandlinie, Kölner Ring, Oberbergische Straße(Maastricht A76 –) AachenCologneOlpeKrombach

AD Kirchheim – EisenachErfurtJenaGeraChemnitzDresdenGörlitz (– A4 Wrocław)

583362current Map D A4.svg
Bundesautobahn 5 number.svg A 5 HaFraBa, Bergstraßenautobahn, Rheintalautobahn, Rechtsrheinische AutobahnAD Hattenbach – FrankfurtDarmstadtHeidelbergKarlsruheFreiburg im BreisgauWeil am Rhein (– Basel A2)

(Mulhouse A36 –) AD Neuenburg

440270current Map D A5.svg
Bundesautobahn 6 number.svg A 6 Neckarlinie, Kraichgau-Autobahn, Via Carolina(Paris A320 –) SaarbrückenKaiserslauternMannheimHeilbronnNurembergAmbergWaidhaus (– Prague D5)484301current Map D A6.svg
Bundesautobahn 7 number.svg A 7 HaFraBa, Nord-Süd-Achse, Rhönautobahn / -linie(Aarhus E45 –) FlensburgNeumünsterHamburgHannoverGöttingenKassel – AD Hattenbach – FuldaWürzburgUlmMemmingenFüssen (– Reutte/Fernpass)962598current Map D A7.svg
Bundesautobahn 8 number.svg A 8 Saar-Autobahn, Albauf- bzw. -abstieg, Salzburger/Wiener Autobahn(Luxembourg A13 –) PerlSaarlouisNeunkirchen (Saar)Pirmasens

KarlsruheStuttgartUlmAugsburgMunich


Munich – RosenheimBad Reichenhall/Piding (– Salzburg A1)

505314current Map D A8.svg
Bundesautobahn 9 number.svg A 9 MüLeiBerl, Berliner Autobahn, Nürnberger AutobahnAD Potsdam – DessauLeipzigHofBayreuthNurembergIngolstadtMunich 530330current Map D A9.svg
Total Length5,4943,414

A 10 to A 19

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 10 number.svg A 10 Berliner RingAD Barnim – AD Spreeau – AD Potsdam – AD Werder – AD HavellandAD Kreuz Oranienburg – AD Barnim196122current Map D A10.svg
Bundesautobahn 11 number.svg A 11 Berlinka(A6 Szczecin–) Pomellen – Eberswalde – AD Barnim11068current Map D A11.svg
Bundesautobahn 12 number.svg A 12 Autobahn der FreiheitAD Spreeau – Frankfurt (Oder) (– A2 Poznań)5836current Map D A12.svg
Bundesautobahn 13 number.svg A 13 AK Schönefeld – Lübbenau/Spreewald – SenftenbergDresden 15194current Map D A13.svg
Bundesautobahn 14 number.svg A 14 Altmarkautobahn, Mitteldeutsche Schleife WismarSchwerin – Ludwigslust – Karstädt

Lüderitz – Wolmirstedt


MagdeburgHalleLeipzig – AD Nossen

333207current

under construction and planned: Karstädt – Stendal – Lüderitz


under construction: Wolmirstedt – Magdeburg

Map D A14.svg
Bundesautobahn 15 number.svg A 15 SpreewaldautobahnLübbenau/Spreewald – CottbusForst (– A18 Wrocław)6440current Map D A15.svg
Bundesautobahn 16 number.svg A 16 Leipzig-Lausitz-Achse LeipzigTorgauHoyerswerdaWeißwasser (– A18 Wrocław)Planning abandoned; cancelled by 2011
Bundesautobahn 17 number.svg A 17 Via Porta Bohemica / Prager Autobahn DresdenHeidenauPirnaBad Gottleuba (– D8 Prague)4528current Map D A17.svg
BautzenZittau (– D35 Liberec)Cancelled in the 1990s; partially built as B 178
Bundesautobahn 18 number.svg A 18 Lausitzautobahn (?) CottbusGörlitzZittau Cancelled by 1992; partially built as B 99 and B 115
Bundesautobahn 19 number.svg A 19 RostockAD Wittstock/Dosse 12376current Map D A19.svg
Total Length1,080670

A 20 to A 29

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 20 number.svg A 20 Küstenautobahn, Nordwestumfahrung Hamburg, Ostseeautobahn Bad SegebergLübeck – Wismar – Rostock – GreifswaldNeubrandenburgAD Kreuz Uckermark 345214current

planned: Westerstede – Bremerhaven – Glückstadt – Bad Segeberg

Map D A20.svg
Bundesautobahn 21 number.svg A 21 Ostumfahrung Hamburg NettelseeAK Bargteheide 5635current

under construction and planned: KielNettelsee


planned: BargteheideGeesthacht – AD Handorf

Map D A21.svg
Bundesautobahn 22 number.svg A 22 Küstenautobahn WesterstedeBremerhavenStade Planning abandoned; renamed to A 20 in 2010
Bundesautobahn 23 number.svg A 23 Westküstenautobahn HeideItzehoePinnebergHamburg 9660current Map D A23.svg
Bundesautobahn 24 number.svg A 24 HamburgAK SchwerinAD Wittstock/DosseAD Havelland (Berlin)237147current Map D A24.svg
Bundesautobahn 25 number.svg A 25 Marschenlinie HamburgGeesthacht 1811current

planned: Geesthacht – Geesthacht-Nord

Map D A25.svg
Bundesautobahn 26 number.svg A 26 Altes-Land-Autobahn, Hafenquerspange StadeNeu Wulmstorf 2415current

planned: Drochtersen – Stade


under construction: Neu Wulmstorf – AK Hamburg-Hafen


planned: AK Hamburg-Hafen – AD Hamburg-Stillhorn

Map D A26.svg
Bundesautobahn 27 number.svg A 27 Schellfischlinie, Blocklandlinie / -autobahn CuxhavenBremerhavenBremenWalsrode 162101current Map D A27.svg
Bundesautobahn 28 number.svg A 28 Ostfriesenhighway LeerWesterstedeOldenburgStuhr (– Bremen)9760current Map D A28.svg
Bundesautobahn 29 number.svg A 29 Jadelinie WilhelmshavenOldenburgAD Ahlhorner Heide 9559current Map D A29.svg
Total Length1,130700

A 30 to A 39

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 30 number.svg A 30 (A1 Hengelo –) RheineIbbenbürenOsnabrückBad Oeynhausen 13685current Map D A30.svg
Bundesautobahn 31 number.svg A 31 Emslandautobahn, (Ost-)Friesenspieß EmdenLeerLingenSchüttorfGronauGladbeckBottrop 241150current Map D A31.svg
Bundesautobahn 32 number.svg A 32 SchwarmstedtCelleWolfsburg Cancelled in 1980; never built Map D A32 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 33 number.svg A 33 Teutoburger-Wald-Autobahn, Senne-Autobahn Osnabrück – Halle – BielefeldPaderbornAK Wünnenberg-Haaren 10465current

planned: AD Wallenhorst – Osnabrück-Widukindland

Map D A33.svg
Bundesautobahn 35 number.svg A 35 NienburgHannoverHamelnBielefeld Cancelled in 1980;
partially built as B 6, B 61 and B 66
Map D A35 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 36 number.svg A 36 Nordharzautobahn Braunschweig – Goslar – Wernigerode – Bernburg 12075current
Former A 395 and former portion of B 6
Map D A36.svg
Hameln – Alfeld – GoslarCancelled in 1980; partially built as B 6 and B 82
Bundesautobahn 37 number.svg A 37 Messeschnellweg, Messestutzen BurgdorfHannover-Misburg

Hannover Messe – AD Hannover-Süd

148.7current Map D A37.svg
Bundesautobahn 38 number.svg A 38 Südharzautobahn, Südumgehung Leipzig, Mitteldeutsche Schleife AD DrammetalNordhausenHalle (Saale)LeipzigAD Parthenaue 219136current Map D A38.svg
Bundesautobahn 39 number.svg A 39 Maschener Autobahn, Nordlandautobahn Hamburg/Maschener Kreuz – Lüneburg

WolfsburgBraunschweig – AD Salzgitter

9962current

planned: Lüneburg – Wolfsburg

Map D A39.svg
Total Length933580

A 40 to A 49

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 40 number.svg A 40 Ruhrschnellweg / Ruhrschleichweg(Venlo A67 –) MoersDuisburgMülheim an der RuhrEssenBochumDortmund 9559current

under construction and planned: DortmundAK Dortmund/Unna

Map D A40.svg
Lipperandstraße / Lippeschnellweg Kamp-LintfortDinslakenMarl – Lünen – HammBeckum Cancelled by 1986 Map D A40 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 41 number.svg A 41 Nord-Süd-Autobahn Gelsenkirchen DorstenGelsenkirchenEssenSprockhövel Cancelled in 1980; partially built as A 52 and L 608 Map D A41 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 42 number.svg A 42 Emscherschnellweg / Schalkeschleichweg Kamp-LintfortDuisburgOberhausenBottropGelsenkirchenHerneCastrop-RauxelDortmund 5836current Map D A42.svg
Bundesautobahn 43 number.svg A 43 MünsterMarlRecklinghausenHerneBochumWittenWuppertal 9358current Map D A43.svg
Bundesautobahn 44 number.svg A 44 Belgienlinie, (DüBoDo partially replaced by A 448), Hellweglinie (Lüttich A3) – AachenMönchengladbach-Odenkirchen

Mönchengladbach-Ost – WillichDüsseldorfRatingen


Heiligenhaus – Essen-Heisingen


Holzwickede – SoestKassel


Helsa – Waldkappel

282175current

under construction: Ratingen – Heiligenhaus


under construction and planned: Kassel – Helsa


under construction: Waldkappel – Eisenach

Map D A44.svg
Bundesautobahn 45 number.svg A 45 Dortmunder Ring, Sauerlandautobahn / -linie, Siegerlandautobahn, Wetteraulinie DortmundSiegenGießenHanauAschaffenburg 257160current Map D A45.svg
Bundesautobahn 46 number.svg A 46 Wupperschnellweg, Hochsauerlandlinie, Ruhrtalautobahn HeinsbergNeussDüsseldorfWuppertal

HagenHemer


Arnsberg – Olsberg

14993current

planned: Hemer – Menden

Map D A46.svg
Bundesautobahn 47 number.svg A 47 BielefeldGüterslohLippstadtErwitte Cancelled in 1980; partially built as B 55, B 61, and B 239 Map D A47 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 48 number.svg A 48 Eifelautobahn, Westerwaldautobahn AD VulkaneifelKoblenzAD Dernbach 7848current Map D A48.svg
Bundesautobahn 49 number.svg A 49 KasselNeuentalSchwalmstadt 5735current

under construction: Schwalmstadt – Homberg (Ohm)

Map D A49.svg
Total Length1,069664

A 50 to A 59

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 50 number.svg A 50 Oberbergische Straße AachenOlpe Became a portion of A 4
Bundesautobahn 51 number.svg A 51 DuisburgKrefeldViersenHückelhovenAachen Cancelled in 1986;
partially constructed as B 509, B 57 and L 473n
Map D A51 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 52 number.svg A 52 (Roermond N280–) Mönchengladbach – Neuss

DüsseldorfEssen


GelsenkirchenMarl

9760current

planned: Essen – Gelsenkirchen

Map D A52.svg
Bundesautobahn 53 number.svg A 53 (Liège A3–) AachenDüsseldorf Became a portion of A 44 in 1976 Map D A53 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 54 number.svg A 54 Viehbachtalstraße, Stadtautobahn Solingen(Heerlen –) JülichSolingenLüdenscheidWerdohl Cancelled in 1986;
partially constructed as A 542, B 55, B 477 and L 141n
Map D A54 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 55 number.svg A 55 GochKempenKrefeldGrevenbroichHürth Planning abandoned;
cancelled because it ran parallel to the A 57
Map D A55 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 56 number.svg A 56 Ennertaufstieg SelfkantJülichDürenEuskirchenBonnWaldbröl Cancelled in 1986;
partially constructed as A 562 and B 56
Map D A56 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 57 number.svg A 57 Niederrheinautobahn / Trans-Niederrhein-Magistrale, Linksrheinische Autobahn(Nijmegen A77 –) GochMoersKrefeldNeussKöln 11974current Map D A57.svg
Bundesautobahn 59 number.svg A 59 Nord-Süd-Straße, Flughafenautobahn DinslakenDuisburg

DüsseldorfLeverkusen


KölnBonn

6943current Map D A59.svg
Total Length285177

A 60 to A 69

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 60 number.svg A 60 Mainzer Ring (southern part)(Liège A27–) WinterspeltWittlich

BingenMainzRüsselsheim

11370current Map D A60.svg
Bundesautobahn 61 number.svg A 61 Linksrheinische Autobahn(Venlo A74 –) Kaldenkirchen – Mönchengladbach-Wanlo

Jackerath – Bad Neuenahr-AhrweilerKoblenzBingenWormsLudwigshafenHockenheim

313194current Map D A61.svg
Bundesautobahn 62 number.svg A 62 NonnweilerPirmasens 7949current Map D A62.svg
Bundesautobahn 63 number.svg A 63 MainzKaiserslautern 7043current Map D A63.svg
Bundesautobahn 64 number.svg A 64 Luxemburger Autobahn, Meulenwaldautobahn(A1–) Grenzübergang MesenichTrier 1811current Map D A64.svg
Bundesautobahn 65 number.svg A 65 Pfälzer Autobahn LudwigshafenNeustadtWörth 5937current Map D A65.svg
Bundesautobahn 66 number.svg A 66 Rhein-Main-Schnellweg, Kinzigtalautobahn, "Route 66", Mainzer Ring (northern part) WiesbadenFrankfurt – Frankfurt-Miquelallee

Frankfurt-EnkheimHanauFulda

12578current

under construction: AD Erlenbruch – Frankfurt-Bergen-Enkheim

Map D A66.svg
Bundesautobahn 67 number.svg A 67 Rechtsrheinische Autobahn RüsselsheimDarmstadtViernheim 5836current Map D A67.svg
Bundesautobahn 69 number.svg A 69 Bienwaldautobahn SchifferstadtGermersheimWörth am Rhein (– Strasbourg A35)Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 9
Map D A69 in 1976 planning.svg
Total Length835519

A 70 to A 79

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 70 number.svg A 70 Maintalautobahn SchweinfurtBambergBayreuth 12075current Map D A70.svg
Bundesautobahn 71 number.svg A 71 Thüringer-Wald-Autobahn SangerhausenErfurtSuhlSchweinfurt 220140current Map D A71.svg
Bundesautobahn 72 number.svg A 72 Vogtlandautobahn HofZwickauChemnitzRötha 162101current

under construction: Rötha – Leipzig

Map D A72.svg
Bundesautobahn 73 number.svg A 73 Frankenschnellweg (northern part)

Südwesttangente (eastern part)

SuhlCoburgBambergErlangenNürnberg/Fürth

Nürnberg-Hafen-OstFeucht

167104current Map D A73.svg
Bundesautobahn 75 number.svg A 75 Mittelfrankenautobahn BaiersdorfNürnbergHilpoltstein Cancelled in the early 1980s; never built Map D A75 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 77 number.svg A 77 Frankenschnellweg (southern part) Nürnberg-HafenWeißenburg in BayernDonauwörth Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 2 and K N4
Map D A77 in 1976 planning.svg
Total Length669416

A 80 to A 89

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 80 number.svg A 80 Filstalautobahn GermersheimBruchsalStuttgartGöppingenUlmSenden Cancelled in 1980;
partially constructed as B 10, B 28, and B 35
Map D A80 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 81 number.svg A 81 Neckarlinie, Bodenseeautobahn, "Spätzle-Highway", Gipsstrecke WürzburgHeilbronnStuttgartSindelfingenVillingen-SchwenningenSingen (Hohentwiel)Gottmadingen 276171current Map D A81.svg
Bundesautobahn 82 number.svg A 82 KarlsruhePforzheimStuttgart Cancelled by 1986; partially built as A 8 Map D A82 in 1974 planning.svg
MannheimHeilbronnBruchsal Cancelled in 1976; never built
GöttingenHalle (Saale) Redesignated as A 38 and A 143
Bundesautobahn 83 number.svg A 83 Lauffen am NeckarStuttgartTübingenVillingen-SchwenningenDonaueschingen Cancelled in 1980;
partially constructed as B 27
Map D A83 in 1976 planning.svg
ChemnitzLeipzig Constructed as a portion of A 72
Bundesautobahn 84 number.svg A 84 (Strasbourg A35 –) FreudenstadtTübingenReutlingenKirchheim unter Teck Cancelled in 1980;
partially constructed as B 28a
Map D A84 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 85 number.svg A 85 Filderautobahn Schwäbisch HallStuttgartMetzingenRavensburg Cancelled in 1980;
partially constructed as B 14
Map D A85 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 86 number.svg A 86 Schwarzwaldautobahn BreisachFreiburg im BreisgauDonaueschingenTuttlingenRiedlingenUlmLangenau Cancelled in 1980;
partially constructed as B 31, B 31a, and B 33
Map D A86 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 87 number.svg A 87 Remstalautobahn Stuttgart/Zuffenhausen NordWaiblingenSchorndorfSchwäbisch GmündAalen Cancelled in 1980;
constructed as B 29
Map D A87 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 88 number.svg A 88 RiedlingenBiberachMemmingen Cancelled in 1980;
partially constructed as B 312
Map D A88 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 89 number.svg A 89 UlmBiberachRavensburgFriedrichshafen Cancelled in 1980; under construction as B 30 Map D A89 in 1976 planning.svg
Total Length276171

A 90 to A 99

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 90 number.svg A 90 Paartalautobahn Aichach – Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm – AK Holledau – SaalhauptCancelled by 1986;
partially constructed as A 93 and B 300
Map D A90 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 91 number.svg A 91 Reichsstädtelinie, Ries-Autobahn, Lechfeldautobahn FeuchtwangenDonauwörthAugsburgLandsberg am LechFüssen Cancelled in 1980;
partially constructed as B 2, B 17, and B 25
Map D A91 in 1976 planning.svg
Bundesautobahn 92 number.svg A 92 Isarlinie, FlughafenzubringerAD Munich-Feldmoching – Munich AirportLandshutDeggendorf 13483current Map D A92.svg
Bundesautobahn 93 number.svg A 93 Ostbayernautobahn, Inntalautobahn, Brennerautobahn HofWeidenRegensburg – AD Holledau

Rosenheim/AD InntalKiefersfielden (– A12 Innsbruck)

268167current

Planning abandoned: Regensburg – Rosenheim (became B 15n)

Map D A93.svg
Bundesautobahn 94 number.svg A 94 Töginger Straße, Isentalautobahn MunichBurghausen

MalchingKirchham

10968current

planned: Burghausen – Malching


under construction: Kirchham – AK Pocking

Map D A94.svg
Bundesautobahn 95 number.svg A 95 Garmischer Autobahn, Olympiastraße (in Munich) MunichGarmisch-Partenkirchen 6943current Map D A95.svg
Bundesautobahn 96 number.svg A 96 Lindauer Autobahn, Allgäuautobahn, Ammerseeautobahn(Bregenz A14 –) LindauMemmingenLandsbergMunich 173107current Map D A96.svg
Bundesautobahn 98 number.svg A 98 Hochrheinautobahn, Bodenseeautobahn, Voralpenautobahn Weil am Rhein – Rheinfelden-Ost

MurgHauenstein


Waldshut-TiengenLauchringen


Singen (Hohentwiel)Stockach

4729current

planned: Rheinfelden-Ost – Murg


planned: Hauenstein – Waldshut-Tiengen

Map D A98.svg
Bundesautobahn 99 number.svg A 99 Autobahnring MünchenAD München-Südwest – AK München-West – AK München-Nord – AK München-Ost – AK München-Süd

AD München-Allach – AD München-Eschenried (Eschrieder Spange; unofficially Bundesautobahn 99a number.svg A 99a)

5836current Map D A99.svg
Total Length858533

A 100 to A 199

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
Status
Bundesautobahn 100 number.svg A 100 Berlin StadtringSeestraße – AD FunkturmAK Schöneberg – Grenzallee2113current
was A 10 from 1975-1990

under construction: Grenzallee – Am Treptower Park


planned: Am Treptower Park – Storkower Straße

Bundesautobahn 102 number.svg A 102 Zubringer Gradestraße AK Tempelhof – GradestraßeBecame a branch of the A 100 in 2006
was A 12 from 1975–1990
Bundesautobahn 103 number.svg A 103 Abzweig SchönebergSachsendamm – AK Schöneberg – Wolfensteindamm/Schloßstraße42.5current
was A 13 from 1975–1990
Bundesautobahn 104 number.svg A 104 Autobahnzubringer SchmargendorfKonstanzer Straße – AK Wilmersdorf – SchildhornstraßeBecame a branch of the A 100 in 2006
was A 14 from 1975–1990
Bundesautobahn 105 number.svg A 105 Zubringer Kurt-Schumacher-Platz AK Reinickendorf – Kurt-Schumacher-PlatzBecame a branch of the A 111 in 2006
was A 11 from 1975–1990
Bundesautobahn 106 number.svg A 106 Südtangente Berlin SchönebergKreuzbergTreptowKöpenick Never built
was A 16 from 1975–1990
Bundesautobahn 107 number.svg A 107 Mitteltangente Berlin Berlin-TiergartenBerlin-MitteFriedrichshain Never built
was A 17 from 1975–1990
Bundesautobahn 111 number.svg A 111 Zubringer Oranienburg AD Kreuz OranienburgAD Charlottenburg 2314current
was A 11 from 1975–1990
Bundesautobahn 113 number.svg A 113 Zubringer Schönefeld AD NeuköllnAK Schönefeld 1912current
Bundesautobahn 114 number.svg A 114 Abzweig Berlin-Pankow AD Pankow – Prenzlauer Promenade95.6current
Bundesautobahn 115 number.svg A 115 AVUS AD FunkturmPotsdamAD Nuthetal 2817current
was A 15 from 1975–1990
Bundesautobahn 117 number.svg A 117 Zubringer Dresden AD TreptowAD Waltersdorf 53.1current
Former section of A 113
Bundesautobahn 140 number.svg A 140 Südtangente LeipzigAD Halle-Süd – Leipzig – AD ParthenauePlanning abandoned;
constructed as A 38
Bundesautobahn 143 number.svg A 143 Westumfahrung Halle, Mitteldeutsche Schleife Halle-Neustadt – AD Halle-Süd95.6current

under construction: AD Halle-Nord – Halle-Neustadt

Total Length11873

A 200 to A 299

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 201 number.svg A 201 Rügenzubringer GrimmenStralsundRügen Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 96
Bundesautobahn 205 number.svg A 205 (Padborg E45–) Flensburg – HandewittDowngraded to B 200 in 1987
Bundesautobahn 210 number.svg A 210 Mettenhofzubringer RendsburgAK Kiel-West 2516current Bundesautobahn 210 map.png
Bundesautobahn 215 number.svg A 215 Kieler Abzweig KielAD Bordesholm 2314current Bundesautobahn 215 map.png
Bundesautobahn 226 number.svg A 226 AD Bad SchwartauLübeck-Siems53.1current
Bundesautobahn 227 number.svg A 227 Lübeck-Zentrum – Lübeck-TravemündePlanning abandoned; partially constructed as B 75
Bundesautobahn 241 number.svg A 241 Schweriner Anschluss WismarSchwerin Became a portion of A 14 in 2006
Bundesautobahn 250 number.svg A 250 Maschener AutobahnMaschener Kreuz – Lüneburg Became a portion of A 39 in 2010
Bundesautobahn 252 number.svg A 252 Hafen(quer)spangeHamburg-Wilmhelmsburg – AK Hamburg-SüdDowngraded to B 75 in 2019
Bundesautobahn 253 number.svg A 253 Harburger UmgehungHamburg-Wilhelmsburg – Hamburg-HarburgDowngraded to B 75 in 2019
Bundesautobahn 255 number.svg A 255 Abzweig Veddel Hamburg-Veddel – AK Hamburg-Süd21.2current
Bundesautobahn 261 number.svg A 261 Eckverbindung HarburgAD Hamburg-Südwest – Buchholzer Dreieck95.6current
Bundesautobahn 263 number.svg A 263 SchwarzenbekLüneburg Planning abandoned;
constructed as B 404
Under planning as a portion of A 21
Bundesautobahn 270 number.svg A 270 Lesumer Schnellweg / Nordumgehung Bremen / Stadtautobahn Bremen-Nord Bremen-Blumenthal – Ritterhude116.8current
Bundesautobahn 280 number.svg A 280 (Groningen A7 –) AD Bunde 53.1current
Bundesautobahn 281 number.svg A 281 Eckverbindung BremenAD Bremen-Industriehäfen – Burg-Grambke

Bremen-Seehausen – Bremen Airport

116.8current

under construction: Burg-Grambke – Seehausen


under construction and planned: Bremen Airport – Arsten

Bundesautobahn 282 number.svg A 282 DelmenhorstBremen Planning abandoned; partially constructed as B 75
Bundesautobahn 290 number.svg A 290 WilhelmshavenWittmund Planning abandoned; partially constructed as B 210
Bundesautobahn 293 number.svg A 293 Westumgehung Oldenburg, Stadtautobahn OldenburgAK Oldenburg-Nord – AD Oldenburg-West95.6current
Total Length9861

A 300 to A 399

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 314 number.svg A 314 (Enschede N35–) GronauMünster Cancelled in the 1990s;
partially constructed as B 54
Bundesautobahn 339 number.svg A 339 Nordumgehung Bad Oeynhausen Dehme – AK Bad Oeynhausen Constructed as A 30
Bundesautobahn 352 number.svg A 352 Eckverbindung HannoverAD Hannover-Nord – AD Hannover-West1711current
Bundesautobahn 369 number.svg A 369 BraunschweigWolfenbüttelVienenburg Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 395
Bundesautobahn 369 number.svg A 369 Zubringer Bad Harzburg, Harz-HighwayAD Nordhauz – AD Bad Harzburg 42.5current
Former portion of B 6
Bundesautobahn 376 number.svg A 376 Messestutzen, MesseschnellwegHannover-Messegelände – AD Hannover-Süd Planning abandoned; constructed as the southern extension of A 37
Bundesautobahn 388 number.svg A 388 Nordumgehung GöttingenAD Göttingen-Nord – Göttingen-WeendeDowngraded to B 27 in 2003
Bundesautobahn 391 number.svg A 391 Westtangente BraunschweigBraunschweig-Wenden – AD Braunschweig-Südwest 127.5current
Bundesautobahn 392 number.svg A 392 Nordtangente BraunschweigWatenbüttel – Siegfriedviertel42.5current
Bundesautobahn 395 number.svg A 395 Harz-Highway BraunschweigWolfenbüttel – GoslarAD Vienenburg – Bad Harzburg: Downgraded to B 6 and B 4 in 2001
Remainder renumbered to A 36 and A 369 in 2019
Bundesautobahn 395 map.png
Total Length3723

A 400 to A 499

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
Status
Bundesautobahn 430 number.svg A 430 Ruhrschnellweg DuisburgMülheim an der RuhrEssenBochumDortmund Became the eastern extension of A 40 in 1992
Bundesautobahn 432 number.svg A 432 Herne – BochumNever realized
Bundesautobahn 441 number.svg A 441 LünenDortmundSchwerte Planning abandoned;
constructed as B 236
Bundesautobahn 443 number.svg A 443 Querspange Unna Unna – Unna-SüdDowngraded to B 233 and L 679 in 2006
Bundesautobahn 445 number.svg A 445 Werl-Nord – Arnsberg-Neheim149current

planned: Hamm – Werl-Nord

Bundesautobahn 448 number.svg A 448 Bochumer Außenring, OpelquerspangeAD Bochum-West – AK Dortmund/Witten1811current
Bundesautobahn 451 number.svg A 451 RemscheidGummersbachWaldbröl Planning abandoned; partially constructed as B 256
Bundesautobahn 480 number.svg A 480 Gießener Ring Aßlar – AK Wetzlar

Wettenberg – AK Gießen-Nord – AD Reiskirchen

1912current
originally planned as part of A 48
Bundesautobahn 480 number.svg A 480 WetzlarGießen Downgraded to B 49
Bundesautobahn 485 number.svg A 485 Osttangente Gießen, Gießener RingAK Gießener-Nord – Langgöns 1912current
Total Length7043

A 500 to A 599

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
StatusMap
Bundesautobahn 516 number.svg A 516 Zubringer OberhausenAK Oberhausen – Oberhausen-Eisenheim53.1current
Bundesautobahn 524 number.svg A 524 Duisburg-Huckingen – AD Breitscheid85.0current

planned: Duisburg-Mündelheim – Duisburg-Huckingen

Bundesautobahn 533 number.svg A 533 Phantasialand-AutobahnAK Bliesheim – Brühl Redesignated as A 553
Bundesautobahn 535 number.svg A 535 Velbert – Wuppertal138.1current
Bundesautobahn 540 number.svg A 540 Zubringer Grevenbroich Jüchen – GrevenbroichDowngraded to B 59 in 2020
Bundesautobahn 542 number.svg A 542 MonheimLangenfeld 63.7current
Bundesautobahn 544 number.svg A 544 Aachener ZubringerAachen-Europaplatz – AK Aachen 53.1current
Bundesautobahn 545 number.svg A 545 AachenBad Münstereifel Cancelled in 1980; never built
Bundesautobahn 552 number.svg A 552 Köln-Roggendorf/ThenhovenNiehl Planning abandoned; partially constructed as a Stadtstraße
Bundesautobahn 553 number.svg A 553 "Phantasialand-Autobahn" / -highway", Rheinsprange 553AK Bliesheim – Brühl 138.1current

planned: Brühl – A 555 – AD Köln-Lind (A 59)

Bundesautobahn 553 map.png
Bundesautobahn 555 number.svg A 555 Köln-Bonner Autobahn, Diplomatenrennbahn CologneBonn 2012current Bundesautobahn 555 map.png
Bundesautobahn 558 number.svg A 558 FrechenRodenkirchen Never built
Bundesautobahn 559 number.svg A 559 AK Köln-Gremberg – AD Porz 74.3current Bundesautobahn 559 map.png
Bundesautobahn 560 number.svg A 560 Siegtal-Autobahn Sankt AugustinHennef 138.1current Bundesautobahn 560 map.png
Bundesautobahn 562 number.svg A 562 Südumfahrung BonnBonn-Friesdorf – AK Bonn-Ost42.5current Bundesautobahn 562 map.png
Bundesautobahn 565 number.svg A 565 Bonner StadtautobahnAD Bonn-Nordost – Meckenheim 2717current Bundesautobahn 565 map.png
Bundesautobahn 571 number.svg A 571 Abzweig SinzigEhlingen – AD Sinzig31.9current
Bundesautobahn 573 number.svg A 573 Abzweig Bad Neuenahr–AhrweilerGrafschaft – Bad Neuenahr 31.9current
Bundesautobahn 580 number.svg A 580 Aachener Zubringer / Abzweig AachenAachen-Europaplatz – AK Aachen Redesignated as A 544
Total Length12779

A 600 to A 699

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
Status
Bundesautobahn 602 number.svg A 602 Moseltalautobahn TrierAD Moseltal 106.2current
Bundesautobahn 610 number.svg A 610 Idar-ObersteinBad Kreuznach Planning abandoned; partially constructed as B 41
Bundesautobahn 620 number.svg A 620 Saarautobahn, Stadtautobahn Saarbrücken SaarlouisSaarbrücken 3220current
Bundesautobahn 621 number.svg A 621 SaarlouisÜberherrn Planning abandoned; constructed as B 269
Bundesautobahn 623 number.svg A 623 Grühlingsstraße FriedrichsthalSaarbrücken 106.2current
Bundesautobahn 643 number.svg A 643 Mainzer Ring (western part) WiesbadenMainz 85.0current
Bundesautobahn 647 number.svg A 647 Taunusautobahn Frankfurt-HöchstKönigstein im Taunus Planning abandoned; partially constructed as B 8
Bundesautobahn 648 number.svg A 648 Wiesbadener StraßeAD Eschborn – Messe Frankfurt 53.1current
Bundesautobahn 650 number.svg A 650 Bad DürkheimLudwigshafen 148.7current
Bundesautobahn 652 number.svg A 652 KandelWörth am Rhein Planning abandoned; partially constructed as A 65 and B 10
Bundesautobahn 653 number.svg A 653 LudwigshafenSpeyer Planning abandoned; constructed as B 44 and B 9
Bundesautobahn 654 number.svg A 654 Wörth am RheinMalsch Never built
Bundesautobahn 655 number.svg A 655 WormsLudwigshafenSchwetzingen Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 9, B 36, and B 535
Bundesautobahn 656 number.svg A 656 MannheimHeidelberg 127.5current
Bundesautobahn 659 number.svg A 659 WeinheimViernheim 74.3current
Bundesautobahn 661 number.svg A 661 Osttangente Frankfurt, Taunusschnellweg Oberursel (Taunus)FrankfurtOffenbach am MainEgelsbach 3723current
Bundesautobahn 671 number.svg A 671 Mainzer Ring (eastern part) Wiesbaden – AD Mainspitz127.5current
Bundesautobahn 672 number.svg A 672 Querspange Darmstadt GriesheimDarmstadt 21.2current
Bundesautobahn 680 number.svg A 680 DarmstadtDieburg Downgraded to B 26 in the 1980s
Bundesautobahn 683 number.svg A 683 Rodgauautobahn DieburgHanau Downgraded to B 45 in the 1980s
Bundesautobahn 687 number.svg A 687 Stockstadt am Main – Obernburg am MainPlanning abandoned; constructed as B 469
Total Length14993

A 700 to A 799

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
Status
Bundesautobahn 713 number.svg A 713 Estenfeld – Würzburg-HeidingsfeldPlanning abandoned;
constructed as B 19
Bundesautobahn 720 number.svg A 720 Leipzig Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 72
Bundesautobahn 722 number.svg A 722 AD Bayrisches Vogtland – AD HochfrankenRan across the East German border;
now part of A 72
Bundesautobahn 731 number.svg A 731 BambergPommersfelden Planning abandoned;
constructed as B 505
Bundesautobahn 751 number.svg A 751 Frankenschnellweg (southern part) NürnbergSchwabach Planning abandoned;
initially planned as part of A 77 or B 2a; now a portion of N 4
Bundesautobahn 752 number.svg A 752 Südwesttangente (western part) NürnbergDiespeck Planning abandoned;
constructed as B 8
Bundesautobahn 753 number.svg A 753 Frankenschnellweg (northern part) ErlangenNürnberg Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 73

A 800 to A 899

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
Status
Bundesautobahn 828 number.svg A 828 Baden-Baden – GeroldsauPlanning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 500
Bundesautobahn 831 number.svg A 831 Stuttgart-Vaihingen – AK Stuttgart21.2current
Bundesautobahn 833 number.svg A 833 SindelfingenBöblingen Downgraded to B 464 in 2002
Bundesautobahn 834 number.svg A 834 Stuttgart-Vaihingen – Stuttgart-MöhringenNever built
Bundesautobahn 840 number.svg A 840 KehlAppenweier Planning abandoned;
constructed as B 28
Bundesautobahn 860 number.svg A 860 Stadtautobahn Freiburg UmkirchFreiburgKirchzarten Planned

The section between B 31 and B 31a will be upgraded following the completion of the Freiburg City Tunnel

Bundesautobahn 861 number.svg A 861 Querspange Rheinfelden KarsauRheinfelden (–A3 Zurich)42.5current
Bundesautobahn 862 number.svg A 862 (Mulhouse A 36 –) AD NeuenburgIntegrated as an entrance ramp to the A 5 in 2005
Bundesautobahn 863 number.svg A 863 Baden-BadenIffezheim (– Beinheim, Frankreich)Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 500
Bundesautobahn 863 number.svg A 863 DenzlingenFreiburg im Breisgau Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 3 and B 294
Bundesautobahn 864 number.svg A 864 Donaueschingen – AD Bad Dürrheim 63.7current
originally planned as part of A 86
Bundesautobahn 881 number.svg A 881 Junction HegauKonstanz Planning abandoned; partially built as B 33
Bundesautobahn 895 number.svg A 895 Ulm-GrimmelfingenUlm-Wiblingen Planning abandoned; constructed as K 9915
Total Length127.5

A 900 to A 999

Highway shieldExpressway NameConnectsLength
(km)
Length
(mi)
Status
Bundesautobahn 921 number.svg A 921 Munich Airport – Munich Planning abandoned
Bundesautobahn 922 number.svg A 922 FlughafenzubringerMunich Airport – AD Munich-Feldmoching Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 92
Bundesautobahn 942 number.svg A 942 MühldorfSimbach Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 94
Bundesautobahn 944 number.svg A 944 MunichEbersbergWasserburg am Inn Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 304
Bundesautobahn 952 number.svg A 952 Abzweig StarnbergAD Starnberg – Percha53.1current
Bundesautobahn 980 number.svg A 980 Abzweig Waltenhofen, Südumfahrung KemptenAD AllgäuWaltenhofen 53.1current
Formerly a portion of A 98
Bundesautobahn 985 number.svg A 985 KemptenOberstdorf Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 19
Bundesautobahn 990 number.svg A 990 FröttmaningSchwabing Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 9
Bundesautobahn 991 number.svg A 991 AD Munich-FeldmochingOlympiapark Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as B 304
Bundesautobahn 992 number.svg A 992 Munich-Steinhausen – AK Munich-OstPlanning abandoned;
constructed as A 94
Bundesautobahn 993 number.svg A 993 PerlachPutzbrunn Planning abandoned;
partially constructed as S 2078
Bundesautobahn 994 number.svg A 994 Ramersdorfer AutobahnMunich-Ramersdorf – AK Munich-SüdPlanning abandoned;
constructed as A 8
Bundesautobahn 995 number.svg A 995 Südzubringer Munich, Giesinger Autobahn Munich-Giesing – Sauerlach – AK Munich-Süd116.8current
Bundesautobahn 996 number.svg A 996 Munich-SendlingForstenrieder Park Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 95
Bundesautobahn 997 number.svg A 997 AmmerseestraßeAD Munich-Südwest – Munich-Sendling Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 96
Bundesautobahn 998 number.svg A 998 AK Munich-West – Munich-Obermenzing Planning abandoned;
constructed as A 8
Bundesautobahn 999 number.svg A 999 Middle ring road around MunichPlanning abandoned;
constructed as B 2 R
Total Length2113

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