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Also known as Bundesautobahn, Federal motorway in Germany, BAB, Autobahns in Germany

thumb|Bundesautobahn 3|A 3 and A 5 at [[Frankfurter Kreuz near Frankfurt am Main]] thumb|Overhead signage on Bundesautobahn 3|A 3

Key facts

Highway system.type
A
Highway system.title
Bundesautobahn
Highway system.markers
140px 70px|link=Bundesautobahn 2 70px|link=Bundesautobahn 14 70px|link=Bundesautobahn 63 70px|link=Bundesautobahn 480
Highway system.caption
Selected Autobahn signs with route markers for Bundesautobahnen 2, 14, 63, and 480
Highway system.map
Autobahnen in Deutschland.svg
Highway system.map_alt
Autobahnen in Deutschland.svg
Highway system.map_notes
A map of the German Bundesautobahn network
Highway system.maint
administrative division jurisdictions
Highway system.length_km
13210
Highway system.length_ref
 (2024)
Highway system.label1
Autobahns:
Highway system.field1
(BAB X or A X)
Highway system.label2
Website

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
road type
Country
Germany
Image
A 20 bei Langsdorf.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Autobahns in Germany
Commons category
Bundesautobahn
road number formatter
A $1
topic has template
Template:Bundesautobahn
OpenStreetMap tag
highway=motorway
next lower rank
Bundesstraße
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Encyclopedic overview

38 sections
Contents
  • Names
  • Construction
  • Numbering system
  • History
  • Weimar Republic: 1918-1933
  • Third Reich: 1933-1945
  • World War II: 1939-1945
  • West Germany: 1949–1990
  • East Germany: 1949–1990
  • Reunification: 1990–present day
  • Length
  • German-built ''Reichsautobahnen'' in other countries
  • Current density
  • Facilities
  • Emergency telephones
  • Parking, rest areas, and truck stops
  • Speed limits
  • Public debate
  • Early history
  • After the World Wars
  • Oil crisis of the 1970s
  • Environmental concerns of the 1980s
  • German reunification
  • Since reunification
  • Safety
  • Safety: international comparison
  • Travel speeds
  • Toll roads
  • Traffic laws and enforcement
  • Notable laws
  • In popular culture
  • Film and television
  • Music
  • Video games
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|Bundesautobahn 3|A 3 and A 5 at [[Frankfurter Kreuz near Frankfurt am Main]] thumb|Overhead signage on Bundesautobahn 3|A 3

The ' (; German , ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official term is ' (abbreviated ), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “autobahn in Germany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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