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{{Short description|Federal motorway in Germany}} |
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{{RJL|date=December 2021}} |
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| terminus_b = [[Czech Republic|Czech]] border near [[Waidhaus]] |
| terminus_b = [[Czech Republic|Czech]] border near [[Waidhaus]] |
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| states = [[Saarland]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Hesse]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Bavaria]] |
| states = [[Saarland]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Hesse]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Bavaria]] |
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| previous_type = A |
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{{BAB-weiter}} |
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{{BAB-weiter}}{{AutorouteFR|320}} |
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{{!}}''[[France]]'' |
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{{BAB-EUGrenze|1|[[Goldene Bremm]]}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|Goldene Bremm}} |
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{{BAB-AS|2|[[Saarbrücken]]-Goldene Bremm}} |
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{{BAB-Dreieck|3|Saarbrücken|A-1|620|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|4|Saarbrücken-Fechingen}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Talbrücke Bischmisheim <small>950 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-AS|5|[[St. Ingbert]]-West}} |
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{{BAB-AS|6|[[St. Ingbert]]-Mitte}} |
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{{BAB-AS|7|[[Rohrbach (Saar)|Rohrbach]]}} (ex IGB-Ost){{BAB-B-1|40}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|8|[[Neunkirchen (Saar)|Neunkirchen]]|A-1|8|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|9|[[Homburg (Saar)]]}}{{BAB-B-1|423}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|Homburg (Saar)}} |
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{{BAB-AS|10|[[Waldmohr]]}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|Waldmohr}} |
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{{BAB-AS|11|[[Bruchmühlbach-Miesau]]}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|12|[[Landstuhl]]-West|A-1|62|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|13|[[Ramstein-Miesenbach]]/[[Ramstein Air Base]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|14|[[Kaiserslautern]]-Einsiedlerhof}} |
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{{BAB-AS|15|Kaiserslautern-West}}{{BAB-B-1|270}} |
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{{BAB-Dreieck|16a|Kaiserslautern|A-1|63|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|16b|Kaiserslautern-Ost}} {{BAB-B-1|37}} |
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{{BAB-AS|17|[[Enkenbach-Alsenborn]]}} {{BAB-B-1|48}} |
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{{BAB-AS|18|[[Wattenheim (Pfalz)|Wattenheim]]}}{{BAB-B-1|47}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|Pfalz}} |
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{{BAB-AS|19|[[Grünstadt]]}}{{BAB-B-1|271}} |
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{{BAB-Plan-AS|20|Hessheim}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|21|[[Frankenthal (Pfalz)|Frankenthal]]|A-1|61|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|22|[[Frankenthal (Pfalz)|Frankenthal]]-Nord}} |
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{{BAB-AS|23|[[Ludwigshafen]]-Nord}}{{BAB-B-1|9}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|[[Theodor-Heuss-Brücke]] <small>830 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-AS|24|[[Mannheim]]-Sandhofen}}{{BAB-B-1|44}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz-|25|[[Viernheim]]er Dreieck|A-1|67|}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz-|26|Viernheimer Kreuz|A-1|659|}}{{BAB-B-1|38}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Neckarbrücke <small>530 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|27|[[Mannheim]]|A-1|656|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|28|Mannheim/[[Schwetzingen]]}}{{BAB-B-1|36}} |
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{{BAB-AS|29|Schwetzingen/[[Hockenheim]]}}{{BAB-B-1|36}} |
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{{BAB-Dreieck|30|Hockenheim|A-1|61|}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|Am [[Hockenheimring]]}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|31|[[Walldorf (Baden)|Walldorf]]|A-1|5|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|32|[[Wiesloch]]/[[Rauenberg (Kraichgau)|Rauenberg]]}} {{BAB-B-1|39}} |
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{{BAB-AS|33|[[Sinsheim]]}}{{BAB-B-1|39}}{{BAB-B-1|292}} |
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{{BAB-Bau-AS|33a|Sinsheim-Süd}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|[[Kraichgau]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|34|Sinsheim-Steinsfurt}} |
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{{BAB-AS|35|[[Bad Rappenau]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|36|[[Heilbronn]]/[[Untereisesheim]]}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Neckartalbrücke <small>1348 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-AS|37|Heilbronn/[[Neckarsulm]]}}{{BAB-B-1|27}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|38|[[Weinsberg]]|A-1|81|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|39|[[Bretzfeld]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|40|[[Öhringen]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|41|[[Neuenstein (Hohenlohe)|Neuenstein]]}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|Hohenlohe}} |
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{{BAB-AS|42|[[Kupferzell]]}}{{BAB-B-1|19}} |
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{{BAB-AS|43|[[Schwäbisch Hall]]}}{{BAB-B-1|14}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|[[Kochertalbrücke]] <small>1128 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-AS|44|[[Ilshofen]]/[[Wolpertshausen]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|45|[[Kirchberg an der Jagst|Kirchberg]]}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Jagsttalbrücke}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Gronachtalbrücke <small>528 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-AS|46|[[Crailsheim]]-Nord}}{{BAB-B-1|290}} |
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{{BAB-AS|47|[[Schnelldorf]]}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|48|[[Feuchtwangen]]/Crailsheim|A-1|7|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|49|Feuchtwangen-Nord}}{{BAB-B-1|25}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|Frankenhöhe}} |
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{{BAB-AS|50|[[Aurach (Landkreis Ansbach)|Aurach]]}}{{BAB-B-1|14}} |
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{{BAB-AS|51|[[Herrieden]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|52|[[Ansbach]]}}{{BAB-B-1|13}} |
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{{BAB-AS|53|[[Lichtenau (Mittelfranken)|Lichtenau]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|54|[[Neuendettelsau]]}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|[[Kammerstein]]er Land}} |
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{{BAB-AS|55|[[Schwabach]]-West}}{{BAB-B-1|466}} |
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{{BAB-AS|56|Schwabach-Süd}} |
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{{BAB-AS|57|[[Roth, Bavaria|Roth]]}}{{BAB-B-1|2}}{{BAB-B-1|2a}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|58|[[Nürnberg]]-Süd|A-1|73|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|59|Nürnberg-Langwasser}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|60|Nürnberg-Ost|A-1|9|}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz|61|Altdorf|A-1|3|}} |
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{{BAB-AS|62|[[Altdorf bei Nürnberg]]/[[Leinburg]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|63|[[Alfeld (Mittelfranken)|Alfeld]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|64|[[Sulzbach-Rosenberg]]}} |
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{{BAB-Rast|[[Oberpfälzer Alb]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|65|[[Amberg]]-West}}{{BAB-B-1|299}} |
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{{BAB-AS|66|Amberg-Süd}} |
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{{BAB-AS|67|Amberg-Ost}}{{BAB-B-1|85}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Fensterbachtalbrücke <small>240 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-AS|68|[[Schmidgaden]]}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Hüttenbachtalbrücke <small>130 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-AS|69|[[Nabburg]]-West}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Kulmbachtalbrücke <small>515 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Döllnitztalbrücke <small>280 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Ödschlagtalbrücke <small>240 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-Kreuz-|70|''Kreuz [[Oberpfälzer Wald]]''|A-1|93|}} |
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{{BAB-Brücke|Naabtalbrücke <small>450 m</small>}} |
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{{BAB-AS|71|''[[Wernberg-Köblitz]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|72|''[[Leuchtenberg]] ''}} |
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{{BAB-AS|73|''[[Vohenstrauß]] ''}} |
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{{BAB-AS|74|Vohenstrauß-Ost}} |
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{{BAB-AS|75|[[Pleystein]]}} |
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{{BAB-AS|76|[[Waidhaus]]}} |
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{{BAB-EUGrenze|77|Waidhaus/[[Rozvadov]]}} |
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{{BAB-weiter}}{{DálniceCZ|5}} |
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{{!}}''[[Czech Republic]]'' |
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{{BAB intro|6}}, also known as '''Via Carolina''' (between [[ |
{{BAB intro|6}}, also known as '''Via Carolina'''<ref>{{Cite web|title='Golden Road' History Park to boost tourism and culture on the Czech/German border-Projects|url=https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/europe/golden-road-history-park-to-boost-tourism-and-culture-on-the-czech-german-border|website=ec.europa.eu|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> (between [[Nuremberg]] and the Czech border continuing to [[Prague]] - [[D5 motorway (Czech Republic)|by Czech motorway D5]]) is a 477 km (296.4 mi) long German [[autobahn]]. It starts at the [[France|French]] border near [[Saarbrücken]] in the west and ends at the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] border near [[Waidhaus]] in the east. |
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{{stack|[[File:Vliegmuseum langs A6 Duitsland.jpg|thumb|[[Technik Museum Sinsheim]] seen from the A6.]]}} |
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The first plans for the A 6 were laid out in 1935, construction on several parts began in 1938. In 1940, construction near [[Mannheim]] was stopped when the [[Theodor Heuss Bridge (Frankenthal)]] across the [[Rhine]] collapsed, killing many workers. A new bridge was opened in 1953. Other parts of the A 6 were completed in 1941. A part near [[Kaiserslautern]] was used as an airstrip by the [[Luftwaffe]] during [[World War II]]. After the war, it was taken over by US forces and became the [[Ramstein Air Base]], while the A 6 was re-built south of the air base. |
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The first plans for the A 6 were laid out in 1935; construction on several parts began in 1938. In 1940, construction near [[Mannheim]] was stopped when the bridge across the [[Rhine]] collapsed, killing many workers. A new bridge, the [[Theodor Heuss Bridge (Frankenthal)]], was opened in 1953. Other parts of the A 6 were completed in 1941. A part near [[Kaiserslautern]] was used as an airstrip by the [[Luftwaffe]] during [[World War II]]. After the war, it was taken over by US forces and became the [[Ramstein Air Base]], while the A 6 was re-built south of the air base. |
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{{wide image|Weinsberg Autobahnkreuz von Burg Maerz 2005.jpg|500px|[[Weinsberg]] intersection of the '''A 6''' and '''A 81'''. The A 6 runs from bottom-left to top-right.}} |
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[[Image:Kochertalbruecke 080606.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Kocher Viaduct]]]] |
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In the 1960s, construction was continued. One new section cut through the [[Hockenheimring]], requiring a major redesign of the race track which resulted in the construction of the ''Motodrom'' stadium. |
In the 1960s, construction was continued. One new section cut through the [[Hockenheimring]], requiring a major redesign of the race track which resulted in the construction of the ''Motodrom'' stadium. |
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Much like its southern counterpart, the [[Bundesautobahn 8|A 8]], the A 6 is relatively old and has received little upgrading, making it difficult for it to handle today's traffic. The section around [[Mannheim]] is currently being widened and modernised from a four-lane to a six-lane motorway requiring the construction of a new bridge over the River [[Neckar]]. |
Much like its southern counterpart, the [[Bundesautobahn 8|A 8]], the A 6 is relatively old and has received little upgrading, making it difficult for it to handle today's traffic. The section around [[Mannheim]] is currently being widened and modernised from a four-lane to a six-lane motorway requiring the construction of a new bridge over the River [[Neckar]]. |
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The Autobahn 6 crosses the Kocher valley between [[Heilbronn]] and Nuremberg via the [[Kocher]] viaduct (German: Kochertalbrücke) near [[Schwäbisch Hall]]. With its maximum height of {{convert|185|m|abbr=on}} above the valley bottom, it is the highest viaduct in Germany. |
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[[Image:Kochertalbruecke 080606.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Kochertalbrücke]] |
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The direct motorway connection between Prague and [[Paris]] was completed when the last missing section between junction [[Amberg]]-Ost and interchange ''[[Upper Palatinate Forest|Oberpfälzer Wald]]'' was inaugurated on 10 September 2008. |
The direct motorway connection between Prague and [[Paris]] was completed when the last missing section between junction [[Amberg]]-Ost and interchange ''[[Upper Palatinate Forest|Oberpfälzer Wald]]'' was inaugurated on 10 September 2008. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Roads in Rhineland-Palatinate|A006]] |
[[Category:Roads in Rhineland-Palatinate|A006]] |
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[[Category:Roads in Saarland|A006]] |
[[Category:Roads in Saarland|A006]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Nürnberger Land]] |
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[[ca:Bundesautobahn 6]] |
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[[cs:Dálnice A6 (Německo)]] |
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[[de:Bundesautobahn 6]] |
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[[eo:Germana aŭtovojo A6]] |
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[[fr:Bundesautobahn 6]] |
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[[it:Bundesautobahn 6]] |
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[[hu:A6-os autópálya (Németország)]] |
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[[nl:Bundesautobahn 6]] |
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[[pl:Autostrada A6 (Niemcy)]] |
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[[ru:A6 (автомагистраль, Германия)]] |
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[[sk:Diaľnica A6 (Nemecko)]] |
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[[sv:A6 (motorväg, Tyskland)]] |
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Length | 477 km (296 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West end | French border near Saarbrücken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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East end | Czech border near Waidhaus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
States | Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bundesautobahn 6 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 6, short form Autobahn 6, abbreviated as BAB 6 or A 6), also known as Via Carolina[1] (between Nuremberg and the Czech border continuing to Prague - by Czech motorway D5) is a 477 km (296.4 mi) long German autobahn. It starts at the French border near Saarbrücken in the west and ends at the Czech border near Waidhaus in the east.
The first plans for the A 6 were laid out in 1935; construction on several parts began in 1938. In 1940, construction near Mannheim was stopped when the bridge across the Rhine collapsed, killing many workers. A new bridge, the Theodor Heuss Bridge (Frankenthal), was opened in 1953. Other parts of the A 6 were completed in 1941. A part near Kaiserslautern was used as an airstrip by the Luftwaffe during World War II. After the war, it was taken over by US forces and became the Ramstein Air Base, while the A 6 was re-built south of the air base.
In the 1960s, construction was continued. One new section cut through the Hockenheimring, requiring a major redesign of the race track which resulted in the construction of the Motodrom stadium.
Much like its southern counterpart, the A 8, the A 6 is relatively old and has received little upgrading, making it difficult for it to handle today's traffic. The section around Mannheim is currently being widened and modernised from a four-lane to a six-lane motorway requiring the construction of a new bridge over the River Neckar.
The Autobahn 6 crosses the Kocher valley between Heilbronn and Nuremberg via the Kocher viaduct (German: Kochertalbrücke) near Schwäbisch Hall. With its maximum height of 185 m (607 ft) above the valley bottom, it is the highest viaduct in Germany.
The direct motorway connection between Prague and Paris was completed when the last missing section between junction Amberg-Ost and interchange Oberpfälzer Wald was inaugurated on 10 September 2008.
References
[edit]- ^ "'Golden Road' History Park to boost tourism and culture on the Czech/German border-Projects". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
External links
[edit]- Geographic data related to Bundesautobahn 6 at OpenStreetMap
- Bundesautobahn 6 – detailed route plan (in German)