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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A 24
Bundesautobahn 24
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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.

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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

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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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