[D] German Autobahns • Deutsche Autobahnen

[g.spinoza]

Originally Posted by Road_UK

Yes, parts of the A4 between Dresden and Erfurt has concrete plate pavement, like a lot of Eastern European countries have, and even parts of the connecting Polish A4, which is brand new is concrete plated. As for the German side: I wonder if it's a souvenir of the old DDR, because normally it is not the style of Germany to use road surface like that.

If I remember correctly, A8 west of München till, more or less, Augsburg is made of concrete.

[hofburg]

^yes. nice photos! on A8 you're stuck in traffic on 2x2, A4 apparently has no traffic and its 2x3. moreover, where are the roadworks??!

[ChrisZwolle]

A4 and A8 actually have rather similar traffic volumes, around 45.000 - 55.000 vehicles per day, though A4 briefly dips to 30.000 east of Gera.

[panda80]

I continue with photos from A4.

Still 3+3 and very scarce traffic (I don't know how it looks on a work day, we travelled on sunday):
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Between Gera and Jena:

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Hermsdorfer Kreuz:

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Continuing on A4:

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Downhill to Jena:
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[panda80]

From Jena a new alignment of A4 is under construction and the traffic goes on the old alignment (which is 2+2 without shoulders).

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The motorway will go to the right here through the tunnel:
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A4 on the actual alignment. Does anybody know what will happen with it after the construction of new A4 is finished?
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The point where the new A4 will join the existing one:
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[ChrisZwolle]

Unfortunately the Jagdbergtunnel has been significantly delayed. Construction started in 2008 and was to be completed in mid-2012, but has been delayed to mid-2014. The overall roadworks in Jena started in 2004.

[panda80]

So still 2 years to wait for a decent A4 there...I imagine is quite congested on the actual 2+2 alignment near Jena.

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After the construction site, A4 is again 3+3:

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[panda80]

Between Erfurt and Eisenach:

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The new motorway section around Eisenach, which replaced the old alignment of A4:
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[ChrisZwolle]

The portion around Eisenach is also a new alignment, which opened in 2010.

[panda80]

We leave Thuringen:
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The former inner-Deutschland border:
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Continuing on A4, still 3+3:
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[panda80]

On some sections the motorway lacks a proper shoulder:
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Baustelle:
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Near Kirchheimer Dreieck:
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We join A7, direction Wurzburg:
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That's all from A4, hope you enjoyed it, I will post pics from other German autobahns soon, but on the following pages to keep the page loading time decent.

[threo2k]

I just need to ask, if you want to continue on A4 against aachen, which sign do you need to follow from here? A7 against frankfurt?

[Road_UK]

Where are you going?

[panda80]

Originally Posted by threo2k

I just need to ask, if you want to continue on A4 against aachen, which sign do you need to follow from here? A7 against frankfurt?

Yes, you must follow Frankfurt signs on A7, then A5 and from Giessen A45 towards Dortmund. Then you join A4 at Kreuz Olpe Sud.

[Road_UK]

Yes, but he wants to go against Aachen, whatever that means..

[Road_UK]

Originally Posted by threo2k

I must say that German autobahns are absolutely the best in the world! No doubt about that. Not just the roads, but also the nature matchs together with the roads!

I have drived on all the autobahns in germany but not the A17 from Drezden to Prague. I hope to do this in the near future!

To me German motorways are NOT the best in the world. Obviously never been in France. And have you REALLY driven on ALL autobahns in Germany apart from the A17? Then surely who know the way "against" Aachen or Frankfurt...