- Bundesautobahn 17
BAB intro|17 is an
autobahn inSaxony , south-easternGermany . It linksDresden to the Czech border where the D8 continues toPrague . The road is a fairly new contribution the German autobahn-system, with its first stretch opened in 2001 and the last in 2006.Location
The A 17 is one of three autobahns that have one of their end points at the
Bundesautobahn 4 near Dresden. The other two are theBundesautobahn 13 at the northern Dresden autobahn triangle (Dresden –Berlin ) and theBundesautobahn 14 at theNossen autobahn triangle (Dresden –Leipzig ).The A 17 begins at the western Dresden autobahn triangle, generally follows the edge of the city to the south, passing the towns of
Heidenau andPirna until it reaches the border between Germany and the Czech Republic at the Ore Mountains, where it ends. From there the D8 continues toPrague .Special
Although the A 17 is only 45 km long, it has quite a lot of larger bridges and tunnels compared to other German autobahns.
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