Bundesstraße 81

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State:

• Saxony-Anhalt
• Thuringia

The German Federal Highway 81 ( Abbreviation: B 81) serves as a connection between Magdeburg, Halberstadt and Nordhausen.

Course

It begins in the city of Magdeburg in Saxony -Anhalt, on the main road 71 just before the southern end of Magdeburg is the junction of the A 14 It follows on from the bypass Langenweddingen. This area was developed as a result of the train accident near Langenweddingen, in which according to official figures 94 people were killed on July 6, 1967.

South of the local situation Langenweddingen the B 81 crosses the B246a, which (West ) towards Beautiful (Elbe ) (East ) takes direction Wanzleben.

In the area of the bypass leeches the federal highway 180 leads from the direction Wanzleben on the B 81 In the further course of this bypass the crossing of the river Bode takes place. Subsequently, the federal highway 180 leads from Aschersleben one.

Further, the B leads 81 built on the 2007/2008 bypass Kroppenstedt and crossed in the course of the bypass Groningen again Bode.

Shortly before Halberstadt it crosses the main road 245 direction Schwanebeck and express life, in Halberstadt it meets the federal road B 79 The 81 connects the city of Halberstadt with the Northern Harz Highway Federal Road 6n later in the west. Therefore, there is a highway similar expansion of this route section in the broader needs of the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan.

The B 81 crosses the highway 6n at the junction Blankenburg center. In Blankenburg it meets the main road 27

In the course of the leads B 81 through the resin. Approximately 6 kilometers behind Blankenburg meets the main road to the small town Wendefurth. Below the dam Wendefurth the B 81 crosses the Bode and then leads to the turning Further increase to the upper reservoir of the pumped storage plant Wendefurth.

After a further 7 km you will find the resort Hasselfelde, in which the B 81 meets the federal highway 242.

Finally, the B 81 leads over the border of Saxony- Anhalt and Thuringia after Netzkater, a district of Ilfeld, where it ends at the intersection with the main road 4.

Expansion of state

From its beginning in Magdeburg until it joins the main road 180 from Aschersleben the B 81 is expanded four lanes. In the course of the bypasses Kroppenstedt and Groningen were realized two-lane.

The detours Halberstadt and Blankenburg are classified in the current Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan in urgent need. Currently, the planning run. The local bypass Hasselfelde is further required.