Bundesautobahn 44
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is a German Autobahn. It consists of three main-parts and a few smaller parts. It begins in Aachen
at the German-Belgian border and ends near Kassel
. Before the German unification it was an unimportant provincial-motorway but after this event it became an integral part of the German highway-system. The A 44 is a high-frequented link between the Rhine-Ruhr-Area and the new German states, especially Thuringia.
. At both ends of the section there are parking lots for parking and maintenance of the aircraft.
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After the opening of the Flughafenbrücke near Düsseldorf-Airport the connections from and to the A 52
were extended. Since the opening two ramps have been closed. If you enter the network at Moenchengladbach-Ost you cannot change directly to the Roermond-bound direction of A 52 and if you approach from Krefeld, you cannot change directly to the Düsseldorf-bound direction. To reactivate these connections two new bridges are necessary. Construction has been in progress since January 2006.
When construction is complete the interchange will have the following connections:
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
at the German-Belgian border and ends near Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
. Before the German unification it was an unimportant provincial-motorway but after this event it became an integral part of the German highway-system. The A 44 is a high-frequented link between the Rhine-Ruhr-Area and the new German states, especially Thuringia.
History of construction
The first section of this motorway which was opened was the connection between Aachen and the interchange Aachen. This was in 1963.Auxiliary runway for military aircraft
The section Geseke-Büren was constructed as an auxiliary runway. This section is even and straight, without any constructions like bridges and the crash-barriers can be taken out. It was constructed to be a runway for US-military aircraft in a war with NATO's opponent, the Warsaw PactWarsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...
. At both ends of the section there are parking lots for parking and maintenance of the aircraft.
International E-road network
The Lichtenbusch-interchange Aachen section is part of the European route E 40. Between interchange Dortmund-Unna and interchange Kassel-Süd (Kassel south) the A 44 is part of the European route E 331.Interchange Neersen
Interchange Neersen is a typical Cloverleaf interchangeCloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...
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After the opening of the Flughafenbrücke near Düsseldorf-Airport the connections from and to the A 52
Bundesautobahn 52
is an autobahn in western Germany. It starts at the Dutch-German border near the community of Niederkrüchten, district of Viersen. From Elmpt it runs northeast....
were extended. Since the opening two ramps have been closed. If you enter the network at Moenchengladbach-Ost you cannot change directly to the Roermond-bound direction of A 52 and if you approach from Krefeld, you cannot change directly to the Düsseldorf-bound direction. To reactivate these connections two new bridges are necessary. Construction has been in progress since January 2006.
When construction is complete the interchange will have the following connections:
Connections from A 44 to A 52
| direction | kind of connection >- | Moenchengladbach–Düsseldorf | tangential ramp |- | Krefeld–Roermond | tangential ramp |- | Moenchengladbach–Roermond | using the ramp Moenchengladbach–Düsseldorf and via the north-western loop |- | Krefeld–Düsseldorf | loop (270°) |} |
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| direction | kind of connection >- | Düsseldorf–Moenchengladbach | loop (270°) |- | Roermond–Krefeld | therefor a bridge which will be above A 44 will be constructed |- | Roermond–Moenchengladbach | loop (270°) |- | Düsseldorf–Krefeld | tangential ramp |} |
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| section | status >- | interchange Kassel-Ost–jct Helsa-Ost | project investigations |- | jct Helsa-Ost-jct Hessisch Lichtenau-West | project investigations |- | jct Hessisch Lichtenau-West–jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Mitte | planning permission hearings successful finished |- | jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Mitte–jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Ost (Walburg) | completed (opening on October 6th 2005) |- | jct Hessisch Lichtenau-Ost (Walburg)–Hasselbach | planning permission hearings in progress |- | Hasselbach–jct Waldkappel-Ost | planning permission hearings in progress |- | jct Waldkappel-Ost-Wehretal/Hoheneiche | planning permission hearings in progress |- | Wehretal/Hoheneiche-jct Sontra-Nord | planning permission hearings in progress |- | jct Sontra/Ulfen–interchange Wommen (A 4) | planning permission hearings in progress |} |
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