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.

A 24
Bundesautobahn 24
Route information
Length	237 km (147 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hamburg
East end	A 10 near Berlin
Location
Country	Germany
States	Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg
Highway system
Roads in Germany Autobahns List Federal List State E-roads
← 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

State	District	Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Hamburg	Hamburg-Mitte	Horn, Hamburg	0.0	0.0	1	Hamburg-Horn	Hamburg-Horn, Hamburg Airport	Western endpoint of motorway Roundabout with local roads
		Billstedt	3.5	2.2	2	Hamburg-Jenfeld	Hamburg-Jenfeld
Schleswig-Holstein	Stormarn	Barsbüttel	6.6	4.1	3	Hamburg-Ost interchange	A 1 / E22 – Bremen, Hannover, Hamburg-Zentrum, Hamburg-Öjendorf, Fehmarn, Lübeck, Rostock, Barsbüttel	no ramps between Lübeck and Berlin
			10.8	6.7	4	Reinbek	Reinbek, Glinde, Barsbüttel
		Reinbek	15.8	9.8	Rest area	Hahnenkoppel	Hahnenkoppel rest area
		Witzhave	17.4	10.8	5	Witzhave	Witzhave, Trittau, Grande	Trittau and Grande are only signed eastbound
	Herzogtum Lauenburg	Kasseburg	23.0	14.3	6	Schwarzenbek/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
			23.0	14.3	6	Schwarzenbek/Grande interchange	A 21 – Kiel, Lüneburg	interchange proposed
		Elmenhorst	33.1	20.6	7	Talkau	B 207 – Talkau, Mölln, Schwarzenbek, Ratzeburg	Schwarzenbek is only signed westbound
		Tramm	37.1	23.1	Rest area	Tramm	Tramm rest area	westbound only
		Rosenburg	37.9	23.5	Rest area	Roseburg	Roseburg rest area	eastbound only
		Hornbek	39.0	24.2	8	Hornbek	Hornbek, Büchen, Lauenburg
		Besenthal	44.8	27.8	8b	Gudow	Gudow, Büchen
		Gudow	50.4	31.3	Rest area	Gudow	Gudow rest area	rest area is equipped with a gas station and a restaurant Rest area is a former border checkpoint between west and east germany
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Ludwigslust-Parchim	Lüttow-Valluhn	52.7	32.7	9a	Gallin	Gallin	incomplete junction: only ramps from and towards Hamburg
			53.6	33.3	Rest area	Schaalsee	Schaalsee	rest area is equipped with a gas station and a restaurant eastbound only
			56.5	35.1	9b	Zarrentin	B 195 – Zarrentin, Boizenburg
		Wittenburg	69.7	43.3	10	Wittenburg	Wittenburg, Hagenow-Kietz
			71.9	44.7	Rest area	Wittenburger Land	Wittenburger Land rest area
		Bandenitz	81.6	50.7	11	Hagenow	B 321 – Hagenow, Schwerin
		Hoort	87.0	54.1	Rest area	Schremheide	Schremheide rest area
		Wöbbelin	98.3	61.1	12	Wöbbelin	Wöbbelin, Schwerin, Ludwigslust-Nord
			100.3	62.3	13	Schwerin interchange	A 14 – Wismar, Rostock, Schwerin, Ludwigslust	Rostock is only signed eastbound
		Neustadt-Glewe	108.6	67.5	14	Neustadt-Glewe	B 191 – Parchim-West, Parchim International Airport Neustadt-Glewe, Ludwigslust
		Brenz	110.9	68.9	Rest area	Blievenstorf	Blievenstorf rest area
		Stolpe	116.1	72.1	Rest area	Stolpe	Stolpe rest area
		Karrenzin	121.5	75.5	15	Parchim	Parchim, Ziegendorf
Brandenburg	Prignitz	Putlitz	135.2	84.0	16	Suckow	B 321 – Suckow, Parchim-Süd, Parchim International Airport	Parchim Süd and Parchim int. Airport are only signed westbound
			141.4	87.9	Parking area	—	Parking area
			142.6	88.6	17	Putlitz	Putlitz
		Triglitz	146.7	91.2	Rest area	Dorngrund	Dorngrund rest area
		Gerdshagen	152.2	94.6	18	Meyenburg	B 103 – Meyenburg, Pritzwalk-Nord, Plau am See	Pritzwalk-Nord is only signed eastbound Plau am See is only signed westbound
		Pritzwalk	158.3	98.4	Parking area	Kiebitzberg (eastbound) Blesenberg (westbound)	Kiebitzberg parking area (eastbound) Blesenberg parking area (westbound)
	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	Heiligengrabe	168.7	104.8	19	Pritzwalk	B 189 – Pritzwalk, Heiligengrabe, Wittstock	Wittstock is only signed eastbound
		Wittstock/Dosse	172.8	107.4	20	Wittstock/Dosse interchange	A 19 / E55 – Rostock, Wittstock	main carriageway runs between Berlin and Rostock
		Heiligengrabe	175.1	108.8	Rest area	Prignitz	Prignitz rest area	rest area equipped with a restaurant
		Wittstock/Dosse	181.6	112.8	21	Herzsprung	Herzsprung, Kyritz	Kyritz is only signed eastbound
			185.1	115.0	Parking area	—	Parking area
		Temnitzquell	189.7	117.9	Rest area	Rossower Heide	Rossower Heide rest area	westbound only
			192.1	119.4	Rest area	—	Rest area	eastbound only
		Walsleben	197.8	122.9	Rest area	Walsleben	Walsleben rest area	rest area equipped with a gas station and a restaurant
		Dabergotz	205.1	127.4	22	Neuruppin	B 167 – Neuruppin, Rheinsberg, Bückwitz, Neustadt (Dosse), Kyritz	Bückwitz is only signed eastbound Kyritz is only signed westbound
		Neuruppin	208.7	129.7	Rest area	Ruppiner See	Ruppiner See rest area
		Fehrbellin	211.9	131.7	23	Neuruppin-Süd	Neuruppin-Süd
			217.2	135.0	24	Fehrbellin	Fehrbellin
			224.5	139.5	Rest area	Linumer Bruch	Linumer Bruch rest area	rest area equipped with a gas station and a restaurant
	Oberhavel	Kremmen	234.0	145.4	25	Kremmen	B 273 – Kremmen, Nauen
			236.5	147.0	26	Havelland 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       Incomplete access       Proposed

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 (in German)