Bundesautobahn 24

Bundesautobahn 24 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 24, short form Autobahn 24, abbreviated as BAB 24 or A 24) is an autobahn in northern Germany that connects the large metropolitan regions of Hamburg and Berlin. It was one of the three transit access roads to West Berlin during the Cold War.

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Bundesautobahn 24
Route information
Length237 km (147 mi)
Major junctions
West endHamburg
East end A 10 near Berlin
Location
CountryGermany
StatesHamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg
Highway system
  • Roads in Germany
A 23 A 25

On that road, there is a 150 km (93 mi) long section that has no speed limit at all (only a recommended speed of 130 km/h), which means that about 65% of that Autobahn can be driven at very high speed.

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. The German divide, however, put a hold on further work and it was not until 1978 that construction was resumed, carried out by a GDR work force and paid for by West Germany. In 1982 the A 24 could finally be opened. Most pre-war bridges could not be used, however, and were replaced by new structures.

Exit list

StateDistrictLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
HamburgHamburg-MitteHorn, Hamburg0.00.01Hamburg-HornHamburg-Horn, Hamburg AirportWestern endpoint of motorway
Roundabout with local roads
Billstedt3.52.22Hamburg-JenfeldHamburg-Jenfeld
Schleswig-HolsteinStormarnBarsbüttel6.64.13Hamburg-Ost interchange A 1 / E22 Bremen, Hannover, Hamburg-Zentrum, Hamburg-Öjendorf, Fehmarn, Lübeck, Rostock, Barsbüttelno ramps between Lübeck and Berlin
10.86.74ReinbekReinbek, Glinde, Barsbüttel
Reinbek15.89.8Rest areaHahnenkoppelHahnenkoppel rest area
Witzhave17.410.85WitzhaveWitzhave, Trittau, GrandeTrittau and Grande are only signed eastbound
Herzogtum LauenburgKasseburg23.014.36Schwarzenbek/Grande B 404 Schwarzenbek, Grande, Lauenburg, Kiel( A 21), Lübeck( A 1 / E22)Lauenburg is only signed eastbound
Kiel and Lübeck are only signed westbound
23.014.36Schwarzenbek/Grande interchange A 21 Kiel, Lüneburginterchange proposed
Elmenhorst33.120.67Talkau B 207 Talkau, Mölln, Schwarzenbek, RatzeburgSchwarzenbek is only signed westbound
Tramm37.123.1Rest areaTrammTramm rest areawestbound only
Rosenburg37.923.5Rest areaRoseburgRoseburg rest areaeastbound only
Hornbek39.024.28HornbekHornbek, Büchen, Lauenburg
Besenthal44.827.88bGudowGudow, Büchen
Gudow50.431.3Rest areaGudowGudow rest arearest area is equipped with a gas station and a restaurant
Rest area is a former border checkpoint between west and east germany
Mecklenburg-VorpommernLudwigslust-ParchimLüttow-Valluhn52.732.79aGallinGallinincomplete junction: only ramps from and towards Hamburg
53.633.3Rest areaSchaalseeSchaalseerest area is equipped with a gas station and a restaurant
eastbound only
56.535.19bZarrentin B 195 Zarrentin, Boizenburg
Wittenburg69.743.310WittenburgWittenburg, Hagenow-Kietz
71.944.7Rest areaWittenburger LandWittenburger Land rest area
Bandenitz81.650.711Hagenow B 321 Hagenow, Schwerin
Hoort87.054.1Rest areaSchremheideSchremheide rest area
Wöbbelin98.361.112WöbbelinWöbbelin, Schwerin, Ludwigslust-Nord
100.362.313Schwerin interchange A 14 Wismar, Rostock, Schwerin, LudwigslustRostock is only signed eastbound
Neustadt-Glewe108.667.514Neustadt-Glewe B 191 Parchim-West, Parchim International Airport
Neustadt-Glewe, Ludwigslust
Brenz110.968.9Rest areaBlievenstorfBlievenstorf rest area
Stolpe116.172.1Rest areaStolpeStolpe rest area
Karrenzin121.575.515ParchimParchim, Ziegendorf
BrandenburgPrignitzPutlitz135.284.016Suckow B 321 Suckow, Parchim-Süd, Parchim International AirportParchim Süd and Parchim int. Airport are only signed westbound
141.487.9Parking areaParking area
142.688.617PutlitzPutlitz
Triglitz146.791.2Rest areaDorngrundDorngrund rest area
Gerdshagen152.294.618Meyenburg B 103 Meyenburg, Pritzwalk-Nord, Plau am SeePritzwalk-Nord is only signed eastbound
Plau am See is only signed westbound
Pritzwalk158.398.4Parking areaKiebitzberg (eastbound)
Blesenberg (westbound)
Kiebitzberg parking area (eastbound)
Blesenberg parking area (westbound)
Ostprignitz-RuppinHeiligengrabe168.7104.819Pritzwalk B 189 Pritzwalk, Heiligengrabe, WittstockWittstock is only signed eastbound
Wittstock/Dosse172.8107.420Wittstock/Dosse interchange A 19 / E55 Rostock, Wittstockmain carriageway runs between Berlin and Rostock
Heiligengrabe175.1108.8Rest areaPrignitzPrignitz rest arearest area equipped with a restaurant
Wittstock/Dosse181.6112.821HerzsprungHerzsprung, KyritzKyritz is only signed eastbound
185.1115.0Parking areaParking area
Temnitzquell189.7117.9Rest areaRossower HeideRossower Heide rest areawestbound only
192.1119.4Rest areaRest areaeastbound only
Walsleben197.8122.9Rest areaWalslebenWalsleben rest arearest area equipped with a gas station and a restaurant
Dabergotz205.1127.422Neuruppin B 167 Neuruppin, Rheinsberg, Bückwitz, Neustadt (Dosse), KyritzBückwitz is only signed eastbound
Kyritz is only signed westbound
Neuruppin208.7129.7Rest areaRuppiner SeeRuppiner See rest area
Fehrbellin211.9131.723Neuruppin-SüdNeuruppin-Süd
217.2135.024FehrbellinFehrbellin
224.5139.5Rest areaLinumer BruchLinumer Bruch rest arearest area equipped with a gas station and a restaurant
OberhavelKremmen234.0145.425Kremmen B 273 Kremmen, Nauen
236.5147.026Havelland interchange A 10 / E26 Frankfurt (Oder), Prenzlau, Berlin-Zentrum
A 10 / E55 Leipzig, Magdeburg, Potsdam
Eastern endpoint od motorway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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