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. 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.
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| Length | 279 km (173 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1997–present | |||
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| Country | Germany | |||
| States | Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg | |||
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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.
Exit listEdit
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3-way interchange Wiefelstede (planned)  A 28
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Spohle (planned) | |
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Kreuz Jaderberg (planned)  A 29
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Jade (planned) | |
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Stadland (planned)  B 437
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Nordenham (planned)  B 212
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Tunnel Weser tunnel 1645 m | |
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3-way interchange Stotel (planned)  A 27 E234
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3-way interchange Bremerhaven-Süd (planned) A 27 E234
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Beverstedt-West (planned)  B 71
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Bremervörde (planned)  B 495
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Ostebrücke (planned) | |
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Oldendorf (planned) | |
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Himmelpforten (planned)  B 73
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3-way interchange Drochtersen (planned)  A 26
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Tunnel Elbquerung 5113 m (planned) | |
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Road toll Elbtunnel (planned) | |
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Glückstadt (planned)  B 431
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Krempe Marsh (planned) | |
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Krempe (planned) | |
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Kreuz Steinburg (planned)  A 23
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Rest area Glindesmoor (planned) |
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Bokel (planned) | |
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Grünbrücke (planned) | |
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Lentföhrden (planned)  B 4
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Kreuz Schmalfeld (planned)  A 7
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Schmalfelder Au 180 m (planned) | |
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Hartenholm (planned) | |
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Todesfelde/Bark (planned) | |
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Grünbrücke 60 m (planned) | |
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Wittenborn (under construction) |
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Wahlstedt-Süd (under construction) |
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3-way interchange Bad Segeberg  A 21
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Brücke 371 m |
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Rest area Kronberg | |
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( ) | Geschendorf |
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(1) | Lübeck 4-way interchange  A 1
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Tunnel Moisling 120 m | |
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Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal | |
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(2a) | Lübeck-Genin |
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Rest area Auf dem Karkfeld | |
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(2b) | Lübeck-Süd (Lübeck Airport) |
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(3) | Groß Sarau  B 207
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(4) | Luderdorf |
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Schönberg Land parking area | |
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(5) | Schönberg |
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(6) | Grevesmühlen |
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Rest area Brettäger Wisch | |
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(7) | Bobitz |
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Rest area Mölenbarg | |
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(8) | Wismar-Mitte  B 105 B 208
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(9) | Wismar 4-way interchange  A 14 B 105
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Tunnel Weser | |
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(10) | Zurow  B 192
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Rest area Selliner See-Nord | |
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(11) | Loxstedt |
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(12) | Satow-Ost |
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Rest area Quellental | |
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(13) | Bad Doberan |
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(14) | Rostock-West  B 103
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(15) | Rostock-Südstadt |
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Rest area | |
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(16) | Rostock 4-way interchange  A 19
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(17) | Dummestorf B 103
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Rest area Speckmoor | |
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(18) | Sanitz  B 110
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Tunnel Elbe | |
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(19) | Tessin B 110
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Lindholz parking area 
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(20) | Horst |
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(21) | Tribsees |
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Rest area Trebeltal-Nord | |
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(22) | Grimmen-West 
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(23) | Grimmen-Ost  B 194
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(24) | Stralsund interchange  B 96  E22 E251
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(25) | Walstedt-Süd |
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Rest area Peenetal-Nod
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(27) | Gützkow  B 111
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(28) | Geschendorf |
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(29) | Mönkhagen |
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(30) | Altentreptow |
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Rest area Vier-Tore-Stadt | |
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(32) | Neubrandenburg-Ost interchange  B 197 E251
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Talbrücke Wakenitz 294 m | |
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(33) | Lüdersdorf |
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Talbrücke Maurine 200 m | |
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(34) | Stasburg |
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Talbrücke Radegast 435 m | |
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Talbrücke Stepenitz | |
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Rest area Ravensmühle | |
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(35) | Pasewalk-Nord |
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Talbrücke Plüschower Mühlenbach 318 m | |
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(36) | Pasewalk-Süd |
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Rest area Klockow-West | |
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(37) | Prenzlau-Ost |
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(38) | Prenzlau-Süd |
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Talbrücke Wallensteingraben 264 m | |
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(39) | Uckermark 4-way interchange  A 11 B 166
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ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Bundesautobahn 20 – detailed route plan (in German)
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