Bundesautobahn 40

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A 40
Bundesautobahn 40
Route information
Length	94 km (58 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Straelen A67 border with  Netherlands
East end	B 1 in Dortmund
Location
Country	Germany
States	North Rhine-Westphalia
Highway system
Roads in Germany Autobahns List Federal List State E-roads
← A 39 → A 42

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.

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[edit]

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A 67 E34		Netherlands
	(1)	Straelen border crossing
		Raststätte Niederdorf
	(2)	Straelen B 221
	(3)	Wankum
	(4)	Wachtendonk
	(5)	Kempen
	(6)	Kerken B 9
		Services Neufelder Heide
	(7)	Neukirchen-Vluyn
	(8)	Moers 4-way interchange A 57 E31
	(8)	Moers
	(9)	Moers-Zentrum
	(10)	Duisburg-Rheinhausen
	(11)	Duisburg-Homberg
		Neuenkamper Rheinbrücke
	(12/1)	Duisburg-Häfen
	(12/2)	Duisburg-Häfen
	(13)	Duisburg 4-way interchange A 59
	(14)	Kaiserberg 4-way interchange A 3 E34 E35
		Ruhrbrücke
	(15)	Mülheim an der Ruhr
	(16)	Mülheim-Styrum B 223
	(17)	Mülheim-Dümpten
	(18)	Mülheim-Winkhausen
		Hardenbergbrücke 170 m
	(19)	Mülheim-Heißen B 1
	(20)	Mülheim-Heimaterde
	(21)	Essen-Frohnhausen
	(22)	Essen-Holsterhausen
	(23)	Essen-Zentrum
		Tunnel Ruhrschnellweg 1.005 m
	(24)	Essen-Huttrop B 227
	(25)	Essen-Ost 4-way interchange A 52
	(26)	Essen-Frillendorf
	(27)	Essen-Kray
	(28)	Gelsenkirchen-Süd B 227
	(29)	Bochum-Wattenscheid-West
	(30)	Bochum-Wattenscheid
	(31)	Dückerweg
		Tankstelle Dückerweg
	(32)	Bochum-Stahlhausen
		Tankstelle Wattenscheider Straße  Darpestraße
	(33)	Bochum-Hamme B 226
	(34)	Freudenbergstraße
	(35)	Bochum-Zentrum B 51
	(36)	Bochum-Ruhrstadion
		Tunnel Grumme 328/302 m
	(37)	Bochum-Harpen
	(38)	Bochum 4-way interchange A 43
	(39)	Bochum-Werne
	(40)	Dortmund-Lütgendortmund B 235
		Tankstelle Rheinlanddamm
	(41)	Dortmund-Kley
	(42)	Dortmund-West 4-way interchange A 45 B 1
	(43)	Dortmund-Dorstfeld
	(44)	Dortmund-Barop
		Schnettkerbrücke 328 m
		Dortmund Hombruch (planned)
		Intersection Dortmund Zentrum (planned) B 54
		Filling station (planned)
		Dortmund (planned) (Märkische Straße)
		Tunnel Westtunnel 500 m (planned)
		Dortmund (planned) (Semerteichstraße)
		Tunnel Osttunnel 1500 m (planned)
	(48)	Dortmund-Ost interchange B 236
	(49)	Dortmund-Stadtkrone Ost
		Psychiatrische Einrichtungen (Marsbruchstraße)
		Stadtbahnlinie
		Tankstelle
		Dortmund-Aplerbeck (planned) (Leni-Rommel-Straße)
		Straßenbrücke Neuasseln 60 m (planned)
		Dortmund-Sölde (planned) (Köln-Berliner-Straße)
		Tankstelle
	(51)	Holzwickede B 1 Flughafen Dortmund Airport
		Tankstelle
		Holzwickede-Ost (planned)
		Talbrücke Massener Bach 190 m
A 44 E331 Dortmund / Unna

References[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Bundesautobahn 40 – detailed route plan (in German)