Bundesautobahn 40
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| Bundesautobahn 40 | |
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| Length: | 94 km (58 mi) |
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| States: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
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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 frequented Autobahns in Germany. It crosses the Dutch-German border as a continuation of the Dutch A67, crossing the Rhine, leading through the Ruhr valley toward Bochum, then becomes B 1 (Bundesstraße 1) at the Kreuz Dortmund-West and eventually merges 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 simply "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 the Tunnel Ruhrschnellweg and Mülheim-Heißen. Between the junctions Essen-Huttrop and Essen-Kray there is a Spurbus guided bus system.
[edit] Exit list
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(1) | Straelen border crossing |
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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 E 31
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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 |
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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 E 34/35
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Ruhrbrücke | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Tunnel Ruhrschnellweg 1.005 m | |
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(24) | Essen-Huttrop B 227 |
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(25) | Essen-Ost 3-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 |
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Tankstelle Dückerweg | |
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(32) | Bochum-Stahlhausen |
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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 |
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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 |
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Tankstelle Rheinlanddamm | |
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(41) | Dortmund-Kley |
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(42) | Dortmund-West 4-way interchange A 45 |
