Bundesautobahn 24

A24
Bundesautobahn 24
Route information
Length:	237 km (147 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Hamburg
To:	Berlin
Location
States:	Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg
Highway system
Roads in Germany Motorways (Autobahnen) Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) E-roads

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.

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

	(1)	Hamburg-Horn
	(2)	Hamburg-Jenfeld
	(3)	Hamburg-Ost 4-way interchange
		Tunnel Barsbüttel 164 m
	(4)	Reinbek
	(5)	Witzhave
		Services
	(6)	Schwarzenbek/Grande
		Kreuz Schwarzenbek/Grande (planned)
	(7)	Talkau
	(8)	Hornbek
		Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal-Brücke
		Services Gudow
		Services Schaalsee eastwards only
	(9)	Zarrentin
	(10)	Wittenburg
	(11)	Hagenow
	(12)	Ludwigslust
	(13)	Schwerin 3-way interchange
	(14)	Neustadt-Glewe
		Services Stolpe/Mecklenburg
	(15)	Parchim
	(16)	Suckow
	(17)	Putlitz
	(18)	Meyenburg
	(19)	Pritzwalk
	(20)	Wittstock/Dosse 3-way interchange
		Raststätte Prignitz
	(21)	Herzsprung
		Services Walsleben
	(22)	Neuruppin
	(23)	Neuruppin-Süd
		Alter-Rhin-Brücke
	(24)	Fehrbellin
		Services Linumer Bruch
	(25)	Kremmen
	(26)	Dreieck Havelland 3-way interchange

Pictures

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  Autobahn 24 near junction Schwerin

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  unused bridge near Hagenow on the former planned route of the 1930s

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  Truck destroyed the central barrier on the A24 (Feb. 2009)

External links

• Bundesautobahn 24 – Detailed route plan (German)

Autobahn system in Germany
Major routes	A 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 A 7 A 8 A 9
Regional routes	A 10 A 11 A 12 A 13 A 14 A 15 A 17 A 19 A 20 A 21 A 23 A 24 A 25 A 26 A 27 A 28 A 29 A 30 A 31 A 33 A 37 A 38 A 39 A 40 A 42 A 43 A 44 A 45 A 46 A 48 A 49 A 52 A 57 A 59 A 60 A 61 A 62 A 63 A 64 A 65 A 66 A 67 A 70 A 71 A 72 A 73 A 81 A 92 A 93 A 94 A 95 A 96 A 98 A 99
Local routes	A 100 A 103 A 111 A 113 A 114 A 115 A 117 A 143 A 210 A 215 A 226 A 252 A 253 A 255 A 261 A 270 A 280 A 281 A 293 A 352 A 391 A 392 A 395 A 445 A 480 A 485 A 516 A 524 A 535 A 540 A 542 A 544 A 553 A 555 A 559 A 560 A 562 A 565 A 571 A 573 A 602 A 620 A 623 A 643 A 648 A 650 A 656 A 659 A 661 A 671 A 672 A 831 A 861 A 864 A 952 A 980 A 995
Planned or former routes	A 16 A 17* A 18 A 22 A 32 A 34 A 35 A 36 A 40* A 41 A 47 A 50 A 51 A 53 A 54 A 55 A 56 A 69 A 74 A 75 A 77 A 80 A 82 A 83 A 84 A 85 A 86 A 87 A 88 A 89 A 90 A 91 A 102 A 104 A 105 A 106 A 107 A 140 A 201 A 205 A 227 A 241 A 250 A 263 A 282 A 290 A 314 A 339 A 369 A 376 A 388 A 430 A 432 A 441 A 441* A 443 A 451 A 480* A 533 A 545 A 552 A 558 A 580 A 610 A 621 A 647 A 652 A 653 A 654 A 655 A 680 A 683 A 687 A 713 A 720 A 722 A 731 A 751 A 752 A 753 A 828 A 833 A 834 A 840 A 860 A 862 A 863 A 863* A 881 A 895 A 921 A 922 A 942 A 944 A 985 A 990 A 991 A 992 A 993 A 994 A 996 A 997 A 998 A 999
See also	Reichsautobahn (history) Autobahnpolizei
* original plan: number is used by another route now