Bundesautobahn 40

BAB intro|40, (named A 430 until the early 1990s) is one of the most frequented Autobahns in Germany. It crosses the Dutch-German border as a continuation of the Dutch A67, crossing the Rhine, leading through the Ruhr valley toward Bochum, then becomes B 1 (Bundesstraße 1) at the Kreuz Dortmund-West and eventually merges into the A 44 near Holzwickede.

It has officially been named "Ruhrschnellweg" (Ruhr fast way), but locals usually call it "Ruhrschleichweg" (Ruhr crawling way) or simply "the Ruhr area's longest parking lot".

In the city of Essen, a Stadtbahn service operates on the median of the A 40 between the Tunnel Ruhrschnellweg and Mülheim-Heißen. Between the junctions Essen-Huttrop and Essen-Kray there is a Spurbus guided bus system.

Exit list

"Netherlands"
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