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| Bundesländer | North Rhine-Westphalia Lower Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Brandenburg |
Bundesautobahn 2 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 2, short form Autobahn 2, abbreviated as BAB 2 or A 2) is an autobahn in Germany that connects the Ruhr area in the west to Berlin in the east. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. (German ˈaʊtoːbaːn plural Autobahnen; English /ˈɔːtəʊbɑːn/ is the German word for a major high- Speed Road restricted to motor Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Ruhr Area, ( German Ruhrgebiet, colloquial Ruhrpott, Kohlenpott or Revier) is an Urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The A2 starts at the western city of Oberhausen, passes through the north of the Ruhr valley, through the Münsterland and into Ostwestfalen, crossing the former inner-German border and continuing through the Magdeburger Börde to merge into the Berliner Ring shortly before reaching Berlin. Oberhausen (ˈoːbɐhaʊzən is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Ostwestfalen-Lippe (abbreviation OWL) is a region in the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany Exit list,, |} See also List of motorways in Germany Périphérique (Paris M25 motorway Major cities such as Magdeburg, Braunschweig, Hannover and Dortmund are situated very close to the A2. Magdeburg ( Low Saxon: Meideborg ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐx the Capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Braunschweig, known as Brunswiek in Low German, is a city of 245810 people (as of 31 December 2007 located in Lower Saxony, Germany. Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. The A2 was modified in the late 1990s, and completely rebuilt in the former East Germany. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Of its 486 km (304 miles), 90% have 3 travel lanes and a breakdown lane in each direction. A hard shoulder, or simply shoulder, is a reserved area by the verge of a Road or Motorway. The surface is mostly concrete. Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as Fly ash and Slag The A2 is one of the most important autobahns, connecting several large industrial areas with each other. (German ˈaʊtoːbaːn plural Autobahnen; English /ˈɔːtəʊbɑːn/ is the German word for a major high- Speed Road restricted to motor Congestion is likely between exits 16 and 20. This is the only section between the Ruhrgebiet and Berlin that has only 2 travel lanes and it is generally in a bad state. The Ruhr Area, ( German Ruhrgebiet, colloquial Ruhrpott, Kohlenpott or Revier) is an Urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Widening work there has started and should be finished in a few years time.
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Parts of the A2 were among the first Reichsautobahns to be built and were completed as early as the late 1930s. The A2 passes the A1 at the Kamener Kreuz, Germany's first cloverleaf exchange. is an Autobahn in Germany. It runs from Oldenburg in Holstein to Saarbrücken, a distance of 730km (456 miles but is incomplete between Cologne The Kamener Kreuz is a Cloverleaf interchange in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany where the Autobahnen A1 and A2 meet Overview Cloverleaf interchanges viewed from overhead or on maps resemble the leaves of a Four-leaf clover. During the division of Germany, the A2 played, together with the A24, an important role as a transit corridor to West Berlin, with allied checkpoints at Helmstedt and Dreilinden-Drewitz (on the A10) respectively. History Planning for the autobahn began as far back as the 1930s before World War II numerous bridges and sections of roadside shoulder were built between Hamburg and Berlin West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. Exit list,, |} See also List of motorways in Germany Périphérique (Paris M25 motorway Between the towns of Helmstedt and Marienborn one can still see the former border control points which were turned into a museum in the 1990s. Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. Marienborn is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The junction Dortmund-Lanstrop has only been built to give access to the nearby landfill. For other uses see Water treatment and Land reclamation. A landfill, also known as a dump (and historically as Garbage trucks will approach it via the autobahn, then exit via secondary roads. The landfill is easily recognizable by the Lanstroper Ei, an old water tower standing on a hill approximately 400 m (. 25 miles) away from the Autobahn.
Due to its importance as a major thoroughfare for commercial transit and as a trade route connecting the western parts of Germany to neighboring Eastern European countries such as Poland, it is often nicknamed Warsaw Avenue. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
Exits are numbered from west to east.
| (1) | Kreuz Oberhausen A 3 E 35, A 516 | |
| (2) | Oberhausen-Königshardt | |
| Autobahnraststätte Bottrop |
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| (3) | Kreuz Bottrop A 31 | |
| (4) | Gladbeck-Ellinghorst | |
| (5) | Essen / Gladbeck B 224 | |
| (6) | Gelsenkirchen-Buer | |
| Autobahnraststätte Resser Mark |
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| (7) | Herten | |
| (8) | Kreuz Recklinghausen A 43 | |
| (9) | Recklinghausen-Süd | |
| (10) | Recklinghausen-Ost | |
| Rhein-Herne-Kanal-Brücke | ||
| (11) | Henrichenburg B 235 | |
| (12) | Kreuz Dortmund-Nordwest A 45 | |
| (12) | Dortmund-Mengede | |
| (13) | Kreuz Dortmund-Nordost B 236 | |
| Dortmund-Ems-Kanal-Brücke | ||
| (14) | Dortmund-Lanstrop | |
| (15) | Kamen / Bergkamen B 61 | |
| (16) | Kamener Kreuz A 1 | |
| (17) | Bönen | |
| (18) | Hamm B 63 | |
| Autobahnraststätte Rhynern | ||
| Datteln-Hamm-Kanal-Brücke | ||
| Lippebrücke | ||
| (19) | Hamm-Uentrop | |
| (20) | Beckum B 475 | |
| Raststätte Vellern | ||
| (21) | Oelde | |
| Emsbrücke | ||
| (23) | Rheda-Wiedenbrück B 64 | |
| Autobahnraststätte Gütersloh | ||
| (24) | Gütersloh | |
| Raststätte Obergassel/Niedergassel | ||
| (25) | Kreuz Bielefeld A 33 | |
| (26) | Bielefeld-Sennestadt B 68 | |
| Talbrücke Lämershagen | ||
| (27) | Bielefeld-Zentrum B 66 | |
| (28) | Ostwestfalen / Lippe | |
| (29) | Herford / Bad Salzuflen B 239 | |
| Werrebrücke 100 m | ||
| Autobahnraststätte Herford | ||
| (30) | Herford-Ost | |
| (31) | Vlotho-Exter | |
| Talbrücke Exter 203/236 m | ||
| Talbrücke Steinegge 255 m | ||
| (32) | Kreuz Bad Oeynhausen A 30 E 30 | |
| Weser-Flutbrücke | ||
| Weserbrücke | ||
| (33) | Porta Westfalica B 482 | |
| (34) | Veltheim | |
| Talbrücke Kleinenbremen 180 m | ||
| Talbrücke Schermbeck A 180 m | ||
| Talbrücke Schermbeck B 230 m | ||
| Talbrücke Luhden 230 m | ||
| (35) | Bad Eilsen B 83 | |
| (35) | Bad Eilsen (Ost) | |
| Talbrücke Arensburg 600/570 m | ||
| Autobahnraststätte Auetal | ||
| (36) | Rehren | |
| Raststätte Schafstrift |
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| (37) | Lauenau B 442 | |
| (38) | Bad Nenndorf B 65 | |
| (39) | Wunstorf-Kolenfeld | |
| Mittellandkanalbrücke | ||
| (40) | Wunstorf-Luthe B 441 | |
| Leinebrücke | ||
| (41) | Garbsen | |
| Autobahnraststätte Garbsen | ||
| (42) | Hannover-Herrenhausen B 6 | |
| (43) | Dreieck Hannover-West A 352 | |
| (44) | Hannover/Langenhagen B 522 | |
| (45) | Hannover-Bothfeld | |
| (46) | Hannover-Lahe | |
| (47) | Kreuz Hannover-Buchholz A 37 | |
| (48) | Kreuz Kreuz Hannover-Ost A 7 | |
| (49) | Lehrte B 443 | |
| Autobahnraststätte Lehrter See | ||
| (50) | Lehrte-Ost | |
| (51) | Hämelerwald | |
| Fuhsebrücke | ||
| (52) | Peine B 444 | |
| (52) | Peine-Ost | |
| Autobahnraststätte Zweidorfer Holz | ||
| (53) | Braunschweig-Watenbüttel B 214 | |
| Okerbrücke | ||
| (54) | Braunschweig-Hafen | |
| Mittellandkanalbrücke | ||
| (55) | Kreuz Braunschweig-Nord A 391 | |
| (56) | Braunschweig-Flughafen | |
| (57) | Braunschweig-Ost B 248 | |
| (58) | Kreuz Wolfsburg / Königslutter A 39 | |
| Talbrücke Scheppau 508 m | ||
| Schunterbrücke | ||
| (59) | Königslutter | |
| (60) | Rennau | |
| (61) | Helmstedt-West B 244 | |
| (62) | Helmstedt-Zentrum | |
| Autobahnraststätte Helmstedt/Lappwald | ||
| (63) | Helmstedt-Ost B 1 | |
| (63) | Marienborn / Helmstedt | |
| Autobahnraststätte Marienborn |
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| (64) | Alleringersleben | |
| (65) | Eilsleben B 245 | |
| (66) | Bornstedt B 1 | |
| Autobahnraststätte Börde | ||
| (67) | Irxleben | |
| (68) | Kreuz Magdeburg A 14 | |
| (69) | Magdeburg-Kannenstieg B 71 | |
| (70) | Magdeburg-Zentrum B 189 | |
| (71) | Magdeburg-Rothensee | |
| Elbabstiegskanalbrücke 92 m | ||
| Elbebrücke 1. In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Oberhausen (ˈoːbɐhaʊzən is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. is an Autobahn in Germany that links the border to the Netherlands near Wesel in the northwest to the Austrian border near Passau The E35 is a European route that runs from Amsterdam, Netherlands, in northwestern Europe, to Rome, Italy in the south A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically (ˈbɔtʁɔp is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal in North Rhine-Westphalia. is a German Autobahn that connects the coast of the North Sea near Emden to the Ruhr area. Gladbeck (ˈglatbɛk is a City in the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Essen (ˈɛsən is a City in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Gladbeck (ˈglatbɛk is a City in the district of Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Gelsenkirchen (ˌgɛlzənˈkɪʁçən is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Herten is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Recklinghausen (ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊzən is a City in the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Exit list |-|colspan="3"|---- |} In Popular Culture In the video game Need For Speed Prostreet, this autobahn will be used as a track In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Trajectory The A45 branches off the A 2 at the Kreuz Dortmund Nord-West passes through the eastern Ruhr area and enters the Sauerland near Hagen Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Kamen is a Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna. Bergkamen is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Kamener Kreuz is a Cloverleaf interchange in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany where the Autobahnen A1 and A2 meet is an Autobahn in Germany. It runs from Oldenburg in Holstein to Saarbrücken, a distance of 730km (456 miles but is incomplete between Cologne Bönen is a municipality in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW Germany. It is located on the Lippe River, in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Beckum is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Oelde (ˈœldə is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Rheda-Wiedenbrück is a town in the district of Gütersloh, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Gütersloh (ˈgyːtɐsloː is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. Gütersloh (ˈgyːtɐsloː is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Bielefeld (ˈbiːləfɛlt is a district-free town in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Route The A 33 begins to the east of Osnabrück in Schinkel, crossing over the A 30 to Osnabrück Süd running through Georgsmarienhütte Ostwestfalen-Lippe (abbreviation OWL) is a region in the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany This article is about the district Lippe. For the like-named river see Lippe River. Herford (ˈhɛɐ̯fɔɐ̯t is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the mountain chains of the Wiehengebirge and the Bad Salzuflen is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Vlotho (ˈfloːto is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Bad Oeynhausen 'ønhaʊzən}} is a Spa town in the Minden-Lübbecke district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Exit list | Netherlands |-|colspan="3"|----|-|colspan="3"|Interrupted|-|colspan="3"|----|-|} European route E30 is an A-Class West - East European route, extending from the southern Irish port of Cork in the west to the Porta Westfalica is a town in the district of Minden-Lübbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Veltheim is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Bad Eilsen is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Lauenau is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 4200 inhabitants Bad Nenndorf is a small town in the district of Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Wunstorf is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Garbsen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Exit list |} Langenhagen is a German city in the Hanover district of Lower Saxony. In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Exit list |-|||Connection to |-|colspan="3"|---- |-|colspan="3"|----|- |} In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 935 km (581 mi Lehrte is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Peine is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Peine. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Braunschweig, known as Brunswiek in Low German, is a city of 245810 people (as of 31 December 2007 located in Lower Saxony, Germany. In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Exit list |} In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Also spelled " Koenigslutter " (without "ö" Königslutter am Elm is a city of 17000 inhabitants (2003 in the district Exit list |-|colspan="3"|---- Extension to Lüneburg in planning stage |-|colspan="3"|---- |-|colspan="3"|----|-|colspan="3"|---- Rennau is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway The Bundesstraße 1 or B1 is a German federal highway running in an east-west direction from the Dutch border near Aachen to the Polish Marienborn is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Alleringersleben is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Eilsleben is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Bornstedt may refer to the following places in Germany Bornstedt Börde, a municipality in the Börde district Saxony-Anhalt Bornstedt Mansfeld-Südharz The Bundesstraße 1 or B1 is a German federal highway running in an east-west direction from the Dutch border near Aachen to the Polish A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway Irxleben is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically Magdeburg ( Low Saxon: Meideborg ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐx the Capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Exit list |-|colspan="3"|---- |-|colspan="3"|---- (later Schwerin-Mitte |-|colspan="3"|---- bridge or tunnel|-|colspan="3"|---- 170 m | ||
| (72) | Lostau / Hohenwarthe | |
| (73) | Burg-Zentrum B 1 | |
| (74) | Burg-Ost B 246a | |
| (75) | Theeßen | |
| (76) | Ziesar | |
| Autobahnraststätte Buckautal | ||
| (77) | Wollin | |
| (78) | Brandenburg B 102 | |
| (79) | Netzen | |
| Hochstraße Nahmitz 246 m | ||
| (80) | Lehnin | |
| (81) | Dreieck Werder A 10 E 30(Berliner Ring) |