Bundesautobahn 36
Bundesautobahn 36 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 36, short form Autobahn 36, abbreviated as BAB 36 or A 36) is an autobahn in Germany. It was established on January 1, 2019, from the Bundesautobahn 395 and parts of the Bundesstraße 6.[1]
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| Bundesautobahn 36 | ||||
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| Length | 120.4 km (74.8 mi) | |||
| Existed | 2019–present | |||
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| States | Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt | |||
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The highway is collectively known as Nordharzautobahn (North Harz highway) due to the route being parallel to the Harz mountains from Vienenburg to Bernburg.[2]
History
In March 1926, a route between Seesen and Halberstadt north of the Harz mountains was first suggested as part of a greater network in Germany.[3] More detailed plannings of parts of today's route reach back to April 1953, when a planning office in Brunswick recommended a highway-like route between Braunschweig and Bad Harzburg; this route was built between 1972 and 1994 as A 395 and replaced the B 4 along its way. This part wasn't considered a part of A 26 until discussions about upgrading the highway-like Bundesstraße 6 between Vienenburg interchange (A 395) and Bernburg (Saale) interchange (A 14) emerged in 2017 and were officially realized on January 1, 2019, leading to the renaming of the A 395 (Braunschweig – Vienenburg) and B 6 (Vienenburg – Bernburg) to A 36.
The original planning of the A 36 considered a different route: In 1972, the highway was first named as A 106 and supposed to connect Bielefeld, Lage, Hamelin, Alfeld, Goslar, and Bad Harzburg to the Inner German border.[4] If built, this route would today connect the A 2 with a hypothetical A 35 south of Hamelin in direction of Hanover, the A 7 (Hanover – Kassel), and the A 369 (Braunschweig – Braunlage), not including the former B 6 route to the A 14.
A second planning from 1976 designated the route from Bielefeld to Hamelin as a part of the A 35, leaving the highway from Hamelin to Bad Harzburg under the official name A 36. This last official plan was the base for the later renaming, considering the B 6 as the eastward continuation of the suggested highway. [5] This plan was eventually abandoned in 1980, with only a minor route east of the A 2 (Ubbedissen, four-lane B 6) and west of the recent A 369 (Harlingerode, four-lane B 6) being realized for the purpose of being part of a major highway.
Map of the proposed 1976 highway
B 66 near Ubbedissen, part of the proposed A 106 from 1972 to 1976
B 6 north of Harlingerode, part of the proposed A 36 from 1972 to 1980
Exit list
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(1) | Brunschweig-Süd 4-way interchange  A39 B248 |
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(-) | Braunschweig-Melverode  |
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(2) | Braunschweig-Heldberg |
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(3) | Braunschweig-Stöckheim |
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(4) | Wolfenbüttel-Nord  B79 |
 | Oker bridge 250 m | |
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(5) | Wolfenbüttel-Nordwest |
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(6) | Wolfenbüttel-West |
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(7) | Wolfenbüttel-Süd |
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(8) | Flöthe |
 | Grünbrücke 10 m | |
| Straßenbrücke 70 m | |
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Rest area Werla | |
| Talbrücke Warnetal 130 m | |
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Rest area Ziegenberg | |
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(9) | Schladen-Nord  B82 |
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(10) | Schladen-Süd B82 |
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(11) | Lengde |
| Oker bridge 200 m | |
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(12) | Vienenburg  B241 |
| Bahn- und Straßenbrücke 150 m | |
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(13) | Osterwieck/Vienenburg-Ost |
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(14) | Vienenburg 3-way interchange  A369 |
| Schamlah bridge | |
| Ecker bridge | |
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(15) | Abbenrode |
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Rest area Brockenblick | |
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(16) | Stapelburg |
| Ilse bridge 60 m | |
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(17) | Ilsenburg/Veckenstedt |
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(18) | Wernigerode-Nord  B244 |
| Holtemme bridge | |
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(19) | Wernigerode-Mitte |
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Rest area Regensteinblick | |
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(20) | Halberstadt/Heimburg  B81 |
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(21) | Blankenburg-Mitte B81 |
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(22) | Blankenburg-Ost  B27 |
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(23) | Thale |
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(24) | Quedlinburg-Mitte |
| Bode bridge | |
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(25) | Quedlinburg-Ost |
| Selke bridge | |
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(26) | Hoym |
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(27) | Aschersleben-West  B185 |
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(28) | Aschersleben-Mitte  B180 |
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Rest area Hasenwinkel | |
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(29) | Aschersleben-Ost |
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(30) | Güsten |
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(31) | Ilberstedt |
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(32) | Bernburg 4-way interchange  A14 B6 |
References
- "Aus gelb wird blau: B 6 und A 395 werden zu A 36 hochgestuft". Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Verkehr und Digitalisierung. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- Frank Drechsler (2018-12-20). "Nordharz-Autobahn ab Januar blau statt gelb". Volksstimme. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- Karte auf autobahnatlas-online.de
- "Bauleistungen auf Bundesfernstraßen im Jahre 1972. Ausbau der Bundesfernstraßen in den Jahren 1971 bis 1985. Anlage zum Straßenbaubericht 1972". Bundesminister für Verkehr Abt. Straßenbau. Retrieved 2013-03-31. Kartenausschnitt
- "Bauleistungen auf Bundesfernstraßen im Jahre 1972. Ausbau der Bundesfernstraßen in den Jahren 1971 bis 1985. Anlage zum Straßenbaubericht 1972". Bundesminister für Verkehr Abt. Straßenbau. Retrieved 2013-03-31. Kartenausschnitt
External links
- Bundesautobahn 36 – detailed route plan (in German)
- Bundesautobahn 36x – detailed route plan (in German)
