Bundesautobahn 20 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 20, short form Autobahn 20, abbreviated as BAB 20 or A 20) is an autobahn in Germany. The western part was initially planned as Bundesautobahn 22. It is colloquially known as Ostseeautobahn[1] ("Baltic Freeway") or Küstenautobahn[2] ("Coastal Freeway") due to its geographic location near the Baltic Sea coastline. The road is not built along a straight line, instead it is built near important cities (Wismar, Rostock, Stralsund), to make it more beneficial for travel between these cities, and also to serve as bypass. On 25 June 2010 the land counsel of Lower Saxony decided that the A22 will be renamed to A20 to show it is a lengthening of the Ostsee- or Küstenautobahn.

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A 20
Bundesautobahn 20
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Route information
Length279 km (173 mi)
Existed1997–present
Location
CountryGermany
StatesSchleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg
Highway system
  • Roads in Germany
A 19 A 21
1100m long A20 motorway bridge crossing the river Peene near Jarmen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Construction started in 1992, only two years after the German reunification, near the junction Wismar-Nord and was completed in December 2005, when the last section was opened near Tribsees by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Building costs are estimated at 1.8 billion. 279 km of the autobahn are in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 27 km in Brandenburg and 30 km in Schleswig-Holstein, making the A 20 the longest continuously built new autobahn since 1945.

On 28 July 2009 the western extension started with the opening between Autobahnkreuz Lübeck and junction Geschendorf. In the meantime the next six kilometers to the temporary end at Weede has been opened for traffic. The extension and opening of the section between the temporary end in Weede and Autobahnkreuz Bad Segeberg is planned for the end of 2010.[needs update] Further extension west (designated A 22 until June 2010) is planned and awaiting funding, including a tunnel under the Elbe and a 2-way connection with the also-planned A 26.

North of Hamburg the A 20 will have a unique function, namely the connection of the highways A 1, A 21, A 7 and A 23, but it will also function as a northern bypass of the city-region of Hamburg which will take traffic going from France and the Benelux countries to Denmark and Sweden away from Hamburg.

The western part of the A 22 was initially planned as Bundesautobahn 22. It is still in the planning stage and supposed to connect the A 28 near Westerstede with the A 27 near Bremerhaven, crossing the A 29 near Jaderberg . A vital part is the Wesertunnel south of Bremerhaven, which is currently part of Bundesstraße 437. Eastwards of Bremerhaven. The further planning proposes passing Stade and crossing the Elbe river in a tunnel. Details of the trajectory are being discussed in the counties and municipalities involved; the projected start of construction is said to be around 2013.

Planned route of the A 20 through Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony

Exit list

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StateDistrictLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
NiedersachsenAmmerlandBad ZwischenahnWesterstede interchange   A 28 / E22 – Oldenburg, Leerproposed western endpoint of motorway
proposed interchange
WiefelstedeWiefelstedeWiefelstede, Spohleproposed junction
RastedeJaderberg interchange  A 29 – Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburgproposed interchange
WesermarschOvelgönneOvelgönneOvelgönneproposed junction
StadlandStadland  B 437 – Varel, Rödenkirchenproposed junction
Nordenham  B 212 – Nordenham, Delmenhorst
  B 437 – Rödenkirchen
proposed rebuild of existing junction
WeserUnterweserTunnelWeser TunnelWeser riverproposed route through existing tunnel
Cuxhaven (district)LoxstedtDedesdorfDedesdorfproposed rebuild of existing junction
—/11Stotel interchange   A 27 / E234 – Bremen, Hannoverproposed rebuild of existing junction
proposed concurrency with A 27 motorway (southern terminus)
10Bremerhaven-Süd  B 6 – Bremerhaven-Süd, Bremerhaven-Fischereihafen
Nesse
junction exists as part of A 27 motorway
—/9Loxstedt interchange  A 27 – Bremerhaven, Cuxhavenproposed rebuild of existing junction
proposed concurrency with A 27 motorway (northern terminus)
BeverstedtBeverstedt-West  B 71 – Beverstedtproposed junction
Beverstedt-OstFreisdorf, Appelnproposed junction
Rotenburg (Wümme)OerelBremervörde  B 495 – Hemmoor, Bremervördeproposed junction
Stade (district)EstorfOldendorfOldendorfproposed junction
BurwegHimmelpforten  B 73 – Himmelpforten, Cuxhavenproposed junction
DrochtersenKehdingen interchange  A 26 – Stade, Hamburg
  B 73 – Cuxhaven
proposed interchange
ElbeNiederelbeTunnelElbtunnelElbe riverproposed tunnel
Schleswig-HolsteinSteinburgHerzhornGlückstadt  B 431 – Glückstadt, Brunsbüttel, Elmshornproposed junction
SüderauKrempeKrempeproposed junction
HorstHohenfelde interchange  A 23 – Hamburg, Itzehoe, Heideproposed interchange
PinnebergBokelBokelBokelproposed junction
SegebergLentföhrdenLentföhrden  B 4 – Bad Bramstedt, Quickbornproposed junction
Bad Bramstedt interchange   A 7 / E45 – Flensburg, Kiel, Hamburgproposed junction
HartenholmHartenholmStruvenhütten, Hartenholmproposed junction
WittenbornWittenbornWittenborn, Wahlstedtproposed junction
HögersdorfBad Segeberg interchange  A 21 – Kiel, Lüneburgproposed interchange
Bad SegebergBad Segeberg-Ost  B 206 – Bad Segebergproposed junction
transition from federal road  B 206 – Bad Segeberg, ItzehoeTransition from B 206
Current western endpoint of motorway
WeedeRest areaKronsburgKronsburg reat area
GeschendorfGeschendorfGeschendorf
StormarnMönkhagenMönkhagenMönkhagen, Stockelsdorf
Hamberge1Lübeck interchange    A 1 / E22 / E47 – Hamburg, Reinfeld, Fehmarn, Puttgarden, Lübeckwestern End of concurrency with european route E22
LübeckMoislingTunnelTunnel Moislingunder Lübeck–Hamburg railwaylength: 120 m
Sankt JürgenBridgeriver bridgeover Elbe-Lübeck Canallength: 180 m
2aLübeck-GeninLübeck-Genin
Rest areaAuf dem KarkfeldAuf dem Karkfeld rest area
Herzogtum LauenburgGroß Sarau2bLübeck-Süd  B 207 – Lübeck-Süd, Lübeck Airport, Krummesse, Lüneburg, Ratzeburg, (  A 24)
3Groß SarauGroß Sarau, Groß Grönau
Mecklenburg-VorpommernNordwestmecklenburgLüdersdorf4LüdersdorfLüdersdorf, Carlow
Siemz-NiendorfRest areaSchönberger LandSchönberger Land rest area
Schönberg5Schönberg  B 104 – Schönberg, Schwerin, Gadebusch, RehnaSchwerin is only signed eastbound
Upahl6GrevesmühlenGrevesmühlen, Boltenhagen, Mühlen, Eichsen
Rest areaBretthäger WischBretthäger Wisch rest area
Bobitz7BobitzBobitz, Bad Kleinen, Gressow
BarnekowRest areaMölenbargMölenbarg rest area
Dorf Mecklenburg8Wismar-Mitte   B 208 / B 106 – Wismar-Mitte, Schwerin
Hornstorf9Wismar interchange  A 14 – Dresden, Berlin, Schwerin, Insel Poel, Wismar
Zurow10Zurow  B 192 – Zurow, Sternberg
Rest areaSelliner SeeSelliner See rest area
Glasin11NeuklosterNeukloster, Glasin
Rest areaFuchsbergFuchsberg rest area
RostockJürgenshagen12KröpelinKröpelin, Kühlungsborn, Bützow, Satow
SatowRest areaFuchsbergFuchsberg rest area
Ziesendorf13Bad DoberanBad Doberan, Schwaan
14Rostock-West  B 103 – Rostock-West, Rostock-Warnemünde, Rostock-Zentrum, Rostock-Überseehafen (toll)Überseehafen is only signed eastbound
tolled destination goes through the Warnow Tunnel
Polchow15Rostock-SüdstadtRostock-Südstadt
DummerstorfRest areaWarnowtalWarnowtal rest area
16Rostock interchange   A 19 / E55 – Berlin, Rostock-Überseehafen, Rostock-Warnemünde (toll), Rostock-OstWarnemünde is only signed westbound
tolled destination goes through the Warnow Tunnel
17DummerstorfDummerstorf, Waldeck
SanitzRest areaSpeckmoorSpeckmoor rest area
18Sanitz  B 110 – Sanitz, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Tessin, MarlowMarlow is only signed eastbound
Thelkow19Tessin  B 110 – Tessin, Dargun, Gnioen, DemminDargun, Gnoien and Demmin are only signed eastbound
GrammowRest areaLindholzLindholz rest area
Vorpommern-RügenLindholz20Bad SülzeBad Sülze, Barth, GnoienGnoien is only signed westbound
Tribsees21TribseesTribsees, Richtenberg, MarlowMarlow is only signed westbound
GransebiethRest areaTrebeltalTrebeltal rest area
Wendisch Baggendorf22Grimmen-WestGrimmen-West, Glewitz
Süderholz23Grimmen-Ost  B 194 – Grimmen-Ost, Demmin, Loitz, Süderholz-Poggendorf
24Stralsund    B 96 / E22 / E251 – Stralsund, Sassnitz, Insel Rügeneastern end of concurrency with european route E22
western end of concurrency with european route E251
Rest areaRiedbruchRiedbruch rest area
25Greifswald  B 109 – Greifswald, Süderholz-Poggendorf
Vorpommern-GreifswaldGörmin26DersekowDersekow, Loitz
Rest areaPeenetalPeenetal rest area
Gützkow27Gützkow  B 111 – Gützkow, Insel Usedom, Wolgast, Greifswald-SüdUsedom is only signed eastbound
Greifswald-Süd is only signed westbound
Jarmen28Jarmen  B 110 – Jarmen, Dargun, Demmin, Anklam-NordAnklam-Nord is only signed eastbound
VölschowRest areaDemminer LandDemminer Land rest area
Mecklenburgische SeenplatteBreest29Anklam  B 199 – Anklam, Burow, Insel UsedomInsel Usedom is only signed westbound
Werder30AltentreptowAltentreptow, Werder, Stavenhagen
Brunn31Neubrandenburg-NordNeubrandenburg-Nord, Neubrandenburg Airport, Friedland i.M., BrunnFriedland in Mecklenburg is only signed eastbound
NeverinRest areaVier-Tore-StadtVier-Tore-Stadt rest area
Friedland32Neubrandenburg-Nord   B 110 / E251 – Neubrandenburg-Ost, Neubrandenburg-Zentrum, Glienkeeastern end of concurrency with european route E251
Groß Miltzow33Friedland i.M.Friedland i.M., Neustrelitz, Woldegk
Rest areaBrohmer BergeBrohmer Berge rest area
Schönhausen34Strasburg (Uckermark)Strasburg (Uckermark)
Vorpommern-GreifswaldStrasburg (Uckermark)Rest areaRavensmühleRavensmühle rest area
Papendorf35Pasewalk-Nord  B 110 – Pasewalk-Nord, Ueckermünde, TorgelowUeckermünde and Torgelow are only signed eastbound
Rollwitz36Pasewalk-Süd  B 109 – Pasewalk-Süd, Ueckermünde, Torgelow, PrenzlauUeckermünde and Torgelow are only signed westbound
Prenzlau is only signed eastbound
BrandenburgUckermarkSchönfeldRest areaKlockowKlockow rest area
Rollwitz37Prenzlau-OstPrenzlau-Ost, Brüssow
Grünow38Prenzlau-SüdPrenzlau-Süd, Grünow, Eickstedt
Uckerfelde39Uckermark interchange   A 11 / E28 – Berlin, Szczecin (PL)
transition to federal road  B 166 – Schwedteastern endpoint of motorway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Proposed
  •       Route transition

References

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  1. ^ "Ostsee-Autobahn: Freie Fahrt zwischen Lübeck und Stettin".
  2. ^ "Weser-Kurier: Zur Küstenautobahn schreibt der "Weser-Kurier" (Bremen) in seiner Ausgabe vom 19. August 2013".
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