Heerstraße (Berlin)

The highway runs to the west of Berlin from Theodor- Heuss- Platz to the western city limits in the Spandau district of Staaken. At its entire length it is part of the federal highway 5; from Theodor- Heuss- Platz to the Wilhelmstrasse, it is also the Federal Highway 2, with more than ten kilometers in length one of the longest streets in Berlin and a major entry and exit road.

• 2.1 Theodor -Heuss-Platz S-Bahn station to highway
• 2.2 S-Bahn highway to Scholzplatz
• 2.3 Scholzplatz to Pichelsdorfer road
• 2.4 Pichelsdorfer street to city limits
• 2.5 Outcome

History

Planning and construction

The street was laid out in 1874 as a road from Charlottenburg to Pichelsberg. She served as a parade road to military training Doeberitz on which - instead of the previous training area at Tempelhof Field - the parades of the Guards regiments were held. In 1911 she was solemnly in the presence of Emperor Wilhelm II passed as Döberitzer highway traffic. She had been expanded in sections since 1903. This was in connection with the expansion of a broad representation of road that began at the Berlin Palace and so far abknickte of Unter den Linden from the knee and led to the Schloss Charlottenburg. Now was the straight extension on Bismarck Street and Imperial Dam with a slight tilt in the late Scholzplatz. From 1920, the name was shortened to highway.

Today's state

Until January 24, 1966 operated on the highway trams. The former tram route is now available on the north side of the highway between Theodor -Heuss-Platz and Stößenseebrücke as green stripes. This area is located on the south side just a bit narrower green stripes. Beyond the two strips in each case is a two-lane parallel road that is mainly used for parking of residents and cyclists. The highway itself is reported here as fünfstreifige carriageway. From the Stößenseeebrücke is a bike lane on both sides. From the street Pichelsdorfer the highway is four lanes then, where in each case is to Gatower a two-lane road again on both sides parallel street for parking and for the traffic.

Between Theodor -Heuss-Platz and Pichelsdorfer street is a traffic light and traffic control system that directs the flow of traffic by displaying the optimal driving speed and a " green wave " permits. About this facility can also be the middle lane of the highway when needed to open or lock ( for example, the rush-hour traffic or the traffic event of the Olympic Stadium or the forest stage conduct ).

Gutsbezirk military road (1914-1920)

The highway was eponymous for the Gutsbezirk highway, the 1914 re-formed in the Teltow from the northern part of the ready existing Gutsbezirkes Grunewald forest. The Gutsbezirk highway included the residential areas on both sides of the highway between the Stößenseebrücke and the military road station, and the current Olympic site and Ruhleben. It was incorporated in 1920 with his then 773 inhabitants in the newly created Greater Berlin and went on in the former districts of Charlottenburg and Spandau.

Course

Theodor -Heuss-Platz S-Bahn station to highway

The highway begins at the Theodor -Heuss-Platz in the Westend of the district of Charlottenburg- Wilmersdorf, in the immediate vicinity of the exhibition grounds of Messe Berlin GmbH with the radio tower, the House of Broadcasting and the International Congress Centre (ICC ) and the central bus - station (ZOB) are located.

In the east-west direction it runs through densely built-up area to the S-Bahn station military road, where it crosses the Spandau suburb train. Until March 30, 1950 was called this part of the highway nor Kaiser dam. On the north side is the landmarked office building highway 12-16, which was built from 1938 to 1941 among others for the Reich Youth leadership of the Hitler Youth. Behind the station, turn left out devils lake road from the Teufelsseechaussee called later and the Devil, and to - pouring out of the rubble of World War II - Berlin's highest hill, the Teufelsberg leads.

S-Bahn highway to Scholzplatz

Then it passes through low-density development south of the " Georg -Kolbe- grove " and the Olympic Stadium and happens after the former homes of British forces in Berlin. The area was during the occupation statute until the reunion to the British sector. South of the highway begins to Wannsee reaching Grunewald and also next to the road shown by numerous pine trees close to the forest.

At the Glockenturmstraße 18 one of the largest underground natural gas storage facilities in Europe with a capacity of six million cubic meters in 1992 in 800 feet of water put into operation. The capacity is sufficient to supply the households in Berlin for about a year. In the vicinity is the forest stage, a venue for 22,000 spectators.

Scholzplatz to Pichelsdorfer road

In the local situation Pichelsberg the highway bends at Scholzplatz of town looking slightly to the right from west- north-westerly direction. On the right side of the tower Belvedere is located on the Anger Burger Avenue. On the left side is the British military cemetery (Berlin War Cemetery ) and the Jewish Cemetery highway, are buried in the other under Hans Rosenthal and Heinz Galinski. Behind the cemetery of the 230 meter high radio mast Scholzplatz the RBB. Further west, crossing the highway the Stößenseebrücke, run the Havelchaussee and an extension of the shocks under the lake. Same here the district of Spandau is reached in the district Wilhelmstadt and the lying 800 meters behind Frey bridge - crossing Havel - channeled in this area. In the local situation Pichelsdorf a changing picture between looser and tighter buildings and the landscape protected Grimnitzsee and installation of South Park offers.

Pichelsdorfer street to city limits

The out of town right branching Pichelsdorfer road forms the connection to the old town of Spandau.

Behind the Gatower road where there is also a major transportation hub for various bus lines is that drive inter alia, to the City West, located to the right of the bus depot Spandau BVG.

At the underlying Wilhelmstrasse buckled the highway 2 in southwestern direction to the left and forms since the wall opening again an important connection to Potsdam. The up to this point parallel national highway 5 continues along the military road. At the next - westerly - junction with dirt road then you reach Staaken. In following the course of the military road crosses some new areas - especially in the area of ​​highway north - varying eaves of the houses, such as those in Blasewitzer ring and Obstallee.

In height Reimerweg the Looking towards the south opens into a heaped mountain named Hahneberg, also known as " New Hahneberg ". This part was in the early 1970s led to a junk yard and after the greening he is now a park. The name Hahneberg has heaped mountain of the Hahneberg original ( just west ), which lay to the fall of the wall in the border area of the GDR. On this there is also the Fort Hahneberg.

Shortly before the Berlin city limits, near the confluence of the Nennhauser dam, the highway cuts through the low-rise development " New Jerusalem " (built in 1923/1924 by Erwin Anton Gutkind in the style of the new style ).

Outcome

The highway continues as a national road 5 under the name Hamburger Chaussee in Brandenburg continued. Takes you to the Havel country, crossing the Berlin motorway ring and runs via Hamburg to the Danish border.

This track was before the construction of highway 24 (Berlin- Hamburg ) is of great importance for the link on this transit route, as it was the only transit route in the form of a country road. This could also be used by cyclists between West Berlin and the former federal territory. Today the highway is one of many inputs and exit routes, downtown Berlin with the western districts and the surrounding state of Brandenburg, among others, the shopping center Havelpark in Dallgow and the Factory Outlets in Elstal and the A 10 ( junction 26 - Berlin- Spandau), connect.

Others

In the westernmost part of the highway there was a curiosity: the running up to the mountain road part of Spandau belongs to the suburb of Staaken, which was until then, even after the division of the city to West Berlin, while the leading then to the city limits to the west adjoining part of Staaken ( the so-called "West - Staaken " ) was a separate municipality Staaken the GDR. This area was annexed to Spandau after German reunification again and now forms the conclusion of the city; there ends the highway.

Cause of this border management was an area of ​​interest exchange in which the western part Staaken against a part of until 1945 almost to the Havel -reaching community Seeburg (especially the sewage on the Gatower Heide) and part of the town of Gross Glienicke ( to round the on the city ​​limits reaching Gatow airfield ) were exchanged. Thus, the British Allies guaranteed unhindered access to the airfield used by them in their Berlin sector and the Soviet allies the Staaken airfield.