Bundesautobahn 66

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State:

Hesse

• In construction
• In planning
• Traffic control system

The Federal Highway 66 (abbreviated as BAB 66) - Short form: Highway 66 ( Abbreviation: A 66 ) - Designation to 1974: Federal Highway 80 - is a highway in Hesse and leads from Wiesbaden Frankfurt and Hanau to the motorway junction Fulda.

• 2.1 gap in the district of Fulda
• 2.2 Planned continued construction of Fulda Meiningen

Rhine -Main -Schnellweg ( Wiesbaden -Frankfurt am Main )

The first section of the motorway was created in 1965 by redesignation of the Federal Road 54 from the junction Wiesbaden distribution circuit (later Wiesbaden Heritage Home ) to the junction with the main road 40 at Weil Bach and rededication of the national road 40 from there to the junction Frankfurt -Nord (later West Kreuz Frankfurt ). In 1934, a three-lane motor traffic had been opened with parallel guided bike path and a way for agricultural traffic on this route. After the wartime halt road construction started in 1954 the development of the Rhine -Main- quick path which should be north of the two rivers of Rüdesheim lead to Hanau am Rhein, while Wiesbaden in the south and Frankfurt north immediately and both cities on the route of the existing motor traffic highway-like connective.

The road follows from Wiesbaden to B 40 of the given by Duke Friedrich August von Nassau commissioned in 1813 Chaussee, who built on their completion in 1818, now twice (most recently 1982) replied Wandersmann obelisk in Hofheim- Wallau recalls. Location and name of the monument is based on a convenient during construction near building works, in its place in 1818 an inn was opened as a rest stop for travelers, who in 1850 was named to the wanderer. The building was demolished in 1958.

In the course of the new road replaced among other things, Elizabeth Street, on which was still the largest gas station in Europe in the 1950s.

First, the highway led only to Eschborn. The connections to Frankfurt city center and 5 A on today's West Kreuz Frankfurt took over the motorway slip road Wiesbaden (now A648 ). It was first planned, based on the historical Altstraßenzug, the highway on the highway, the continuation of Elizabeth Street, continue east and so equal mitanzubinden the northwestern city. But we ultimately opted for a different solution. Today's existing route between the highway and the Wiesbaden road and was built in sections in the seventies from west to east. The section Eschborner curve -Ludwig- Landmann-Straße was formed in 1972, the remaining part of Miquel curve then followed in 1976.

As a main thoroughfare A66 runs through the entire Main -Taunus district and is very busy during rush hour commuters. the six-lane expansion of the last 8.5 kilometers between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden heritage home was started in July 2004. As part of the renovation work and the resulting lowering, which was necessary for noise abatement reasons, some bridges were replaced by new buildings, demolished two parking spaces and at Hattersheim a new connection point ( Hattersheim - West ) was established. At the same time, the Wiesbaden cross was equipped with a newly developed traffic control system, which displays the drivers the fastest route to Frankfurt as well as the expected delay by LC - display. The development work was on 22 December 2008 with the completion of the reconstruction of Krifteler triangle graduate. Here, up to 120,000 vehicles will be counted on working days.

Gap in Frankfurt am Main

The highway 66 is interrupted in Frankfurt am Main. The western stretch ends at the junction Miquelallee ( Miquel nodes) in Frankfurter Allee ring at the level of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Since the 1950s is a tunnel through the city planning, the realization of which has been repeatedly postponed. As early as 1966 was a short piece of this tunnel as constructed provisions with the construction of the subway at the station Miquel-/Adickesallee. This piece includes a six-lane road and a bus bay on both sides. Currently, there is a pedestrian tunnel in operation.

After 1980 established planning the 2800 meter-long lane tunnel from the connection Miquelallee should run Friedberger Landstraße / Rat- Beil - road under the Adickesallee over the newly constructed port Nibelungenallee and further Rat- Beil -Straße to the also new port. From there, the aboveground Avenue clasp plans also no longer performs small garden area to the north of Bornheim for Seckbacher triangle, the connection to the A661 The city of Frankfurt has abandoned plans in 2005, the state of Hesse announced on November 19, 2013 to pursue and not to report the tunnel for inclusion in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan. Since therefore the existing building ban on the planned route is omitted, a realization of the tunnel, thus closing the gap is no longer feasible to be regarded as final.

The highway continues ( in front of the Hessen-Center ) in Enkheim only in the east of the city, at the junction Borsigallee. The connection of the junction Frankfurt- Bergen- Enkheim the A661 at junction Frankfurt- alder swamp below the Bornheimer slack has been taken up in the anti- jam program 2003-2007. The 1100 m long Riederwald tunnel is to pass on the alder and the route of the U7 lying there on the northern edge of the district Riederwald below the road. At the height of the cross- road Borsigallee The motorway will then show up on a ramp to the surface and be conducted in parallel to this. The connection point Borsigallee would continue to re- emerge a little south of the present junction Bergen- Enkheim. For the Riederwald tunnel the necessary construction law was created by the Hessian Ministry of Transport in February 2007, but complaints against the planning decision are discussed. A decision of the Hessian Administrative Court was announced in mid-2008. Closing the gap as such is generally not affected by the actions in question. The lawsuits have primarily further noise protection as a goal. A symbolic first sod took place on 23 September 2009, even if not yet ruled on the complaints and the actual construction will begin on the tunnel until March 2015. Closing the gap could be opened in 2020, complaints or other circumstances should not cause delays. The construction costs amount to approximately 175 million euros.

Kinzig valley motorway ( Hanau- Fulda)

Between the Hanauer Kreuz and the triangle Langenselbolder the A 66 runs combined with the A 45, which in this section A 66 is now out and as a deceleration lanes is abmarkiert. After Langenselbolder triangle the highway follows the Kinzig valley to its end, overcomes the Distelrasen and currently ends at junction 51 Neuhof -south. The section between Fulda -Süd ( 53) and the triangle Fulda (55 ) with the compound to the A 7 was released in 2005.

Gap in the district of Fulda

Since December 2012, in which are currently under construction junction Neuhof -Nord ( 52) a temporary reconciliation to the completed section of the A 66 to the junction Fulda -Süd ( 53) available, so this section in both directions to or from triangle Fulda is passable.

Closing the gap between junctions Neuhof -South (51) and Neuhof -Nord ( 52) to be completed by fall 2014. The cost of this 3.5 km long construction phase amounted to 154 million euros. A further 60 million euros have been invested in the laying of the railway line Frankfurt - Fulda. The heart of the final section is the 1.6 km long tunnel through Neuhof. It is not created by mining, but built in an open design in an excavation. After completion of work, the tube should be completely covered with soil. The railway line has remained above ground, but was closely approach built on the motorway tunnel. Until the completion of the construction work of traffic over the remaining portion of the national highway 40 between Neuhof -South (51) and Neuhof -Nord ( 52) is performed. This section of the B 40 66 is to be dismantled and renatured after the opening of A.

Planned further construction of Fulda Meiningen

In the past, it was planned to build a highway through the Rhön about Hofbieber, Schwarzenbach, Tann, Kaltennordheim, Oberkatz, Herpf and Walldorf with Werra crossing and passing north of Meiningen to the junction Meiningen north of the A71 from the A7 junction Fulda Center. In this corridor was later instead the two-lane B planned 87n ( " Rhön route "). The road should largely by a local transit free expansion of the existing road L 3174 (Hessen ) and L are reached in 1124 ( Thuringia). The plans made ​​for years of conflict in the region concerned, particularly because of the nature conservation legally complicated crossing of the Rhön biosphere reserve. In addition to stressing the resistors in the region, the Hessian Ministry of Transport declared the end of November, 2013, we will follow the plans for the B87n no further. Thus, the project has done well on Thuringian page.

Expansion of state

From the highway beginning at Wiesbaden- stone woman to the junction Wiesbaden heritage home the A 66 is four lanes, then to Frankfurt-Höchst six lanes, except in Wiesbaden junction where the main roads have only two lanes in each direction. For the 5.8 km long section of the motorway junction Wiesbaden- Schierstein to the junction Wiesbaden heritage home of the currently valid federal transport infrastructure plan 2003 a six-lane expansion in more demand.

The daily stärkstbefahrene with 133,000 vehicles section of the A66 from Frankfurt-Höchst to Eschborner triangle is achtstreifig and is one of the busiest sections of motorway in Germany. In Eschborner triangle, the four-lane A cleaves from 648 to Mass, so that are available to Nordwestkreuz Frankfurt each direction, only two normal and an interweaving strips. From Nordwestkreuz until the freeway ends in Frankfurt, the route is six lanes again.

East of Frankfurt, the A is 66, however, mostly four lanes. Only the highway beginning at Bergen- Enkheim to Hanau- West as well as of Erlensee to the Hanauer Kreuz, it has three lanes in each direction. In parallel course with the A45 there are eight lanes.