Bundesautobahn 40
Bundesautobahn 40 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 40, short form Autobahn 40, abbreviated as BAB 40 or A 40), (named A 430 until the early 1990s) is one of the most used Autobahns in Germany. It crosses the Dutch-German border as a continuation of the Dutch A67 and crosses the Rhine, leads through the Ruhr valley toward Bochum, becoming B 1 (Bundesstraße 1) at the Kreuz Dortmund West and eventually merging into the A 44 near Holzwickede.
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 94 km (58 mi) | |||
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| West end | Straelen A67 border with  Netherlands | |||
| East end |  B 1 in Dortmund | |||
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| Country | Germany | |||
| States | North Rhine-Westphalia | |||
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It has officially been named Ruhrschnellweg (Ruhr Fast Way), but locals usually call it Ruhrschleichweg (Ruhr Crawling Way) or "the Ruhr area's longest parking lot". According to Der Spiegel, it is the most congested motorway in Germany.
In the city of Essen, a Stadtbahn service operates on the median of the A 40 between Tunnel Ruhrschnellweg and Mülheim-Heißen. Between the Essen-Huttrop and the Essen-Kray junctions, there is a guided bus system called Spurbus.
Exit list
A 67 E34 |
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(1) | Straelen border crossing |
 | Raststätte Niederdorf | |
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(2) | Straelen  B 221 |
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(3) | Wankum |
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(4) | Wachtendonk |
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(5) | Kempen |
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(6) | Kerken  B 9 |
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Services Neufelder Heide |
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(7) | Neukirchen-Vluyn |
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(8) | Moers 4-way interchange  A 57 E31 |
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(8) | Moers |
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(9) | Moers-Zentrum  |
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(10) | Duisburg-Rheinhausen |
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(11) | Duisburg-Homberg |
 | Neuenkamper Rheinbrücke | |
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(12/1) | Duisburg-Häfen |
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(12/2) | Duisburg-Häfen |
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(13) | Duisburg 4-way interchange  A 59 |
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(14) | Kaiserberg 4-way interchange  A 3 E34 E35 |
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(15) | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
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(16) | Mülheim-Styrum  B 223 |
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(17) | Mülheim-Dümpten |
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(18) | Mülheim-Winkhausen |
| Hardenbergbrücke 170 m | |
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(19) | Mülheim-Heißen B 1 |
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(20) | Mülheim-Heimaterde |
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(21) | Essen-Frohnhausen |
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(22) | Essen-Holsterhausen |
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(23) | Essen-Zentrum |
 | Tunnel Ruhrschnellweg 1.005 m | |
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(24) | Essen-Huttrop  B 227 |
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(25) | Essen-Ost 4-way interchange  A 52 |
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(26) | Essen-Frillendorf |
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(27) | Essen-Kray |
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(28) | Gelsenkirchen-Süd B 227 |
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(29) | Bochum-Wattenscheid-West |
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(30) | Bochum-Wattenscheid |
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(31) | Dückerweg |
| Tankstelle Dückerweg | |
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(32) | Bochum-Stahlhausen |
| Tankstelle Wattenscheider Straße Darpestraße 
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(33) | Bochum-Hamme  B 226 |
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(34) | Freudenbergstraße |
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(35) | Bochum-Zentrum  B 51 |
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(36) | Bochum-Ruhrstadion |
| Tunnel Grumme 328/302 m | |
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(37) | Bochum-Harpen |
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(38) | Bochum 4-way interchange  A 43 |
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(39) | Bochum-Werne |
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(40) | Dortmund-Lütgendortmund  B 235 |
| Tankstelle Rheinlanddamm | |
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(41) | Dortmund-Kley |
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(42) | Dortmund-West 4-way interchange  A 45 B 1 |
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(43) | Dortmund-Dorstfeld |
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(44) | Dortmund-Barop |
| Schnettkerbrücke 328 m | |
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Dortmund Hombruch (planned) | |
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Intersection Dortmund Zentrum (planned)  B 54 | |
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Filling station (planned) | |
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Dortmund (planned) (Märkische Straße) | |
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Tunnel Westtunnel 500 m (planned) | |
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Dortmund (planned) (Semerteichstraße) | |
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Tunnel Osttunnel 1500 m (planned) | |
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(48) | Dortmund-Ost interchange  B 236 |
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(49) | Dortmund-Stadtkrone Ost |
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Psychiatrische Einrichtungen (Marsbruchstraße) | |
 Level crossing |
Stadtbahnlinie | |
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Dortmund-Aplerbeck (planned) (Leni-Rommel-Straße) | |
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Straßenbrücke Neuasseln 60 m (planned) | |
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Dortmund-Sölde (planned) (Köln-Berliner-Straße) | |
| Tankstelle
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(51) | Holzwickede B 1 Flughafen Dortmund Airport |
| Tankstelle
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Holzwickede-Ost (planned) | |
| Talbrücke Massener Bach 190 m | |
 A 44 E331 Dortmund / Unna | ||
References
- Ambach, Markus, ed. (2010). B1-A40: die Schönheit der grossen Strasse / The Beauty of the Grand Road (in English). Berlin: Jovis. ISBN 9783868590777.
External links
- Bundesautobahn 40 – detailed route plan (in German)
