Bundesautobahn 52
Bundesautobahn 52 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 52, short form Autobahn 52, abbreviated as BAB 52 or A 52) is an autobahn in western Germany. It starts at the Dutch-German border near the community of Niederkrüchten, district of Viersen. From Elmpt it runs northeast.
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| Length | 92 km (57 mi) | |||
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| States | North Rhine-Westphalia | |||
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Its westernmost part serves as an important commuter route into Düsseldorf. The autobahn becomes Bundesstraße 7 shortly before the Rheinkniebrücke, which leads into the Düsseldorf city centre. Traffic of the A 52 is routed through the Düsseldorf city centre on the B 8 and B 1 secondary roads up to Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich, where the A 52 becomes a road of its own again.
The autobahn has three parts:
- Dutch-German border - Niederkrüchten-Elmpt - Mönchengladbach - Düsseldorf-Heerdt
- Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich - Dreieck Essen-Ost
- Gladbeck - Gelsenkirchen - Marl-Nord
A new connection from the Dutch border to Elmpt opened in May 2009.[1] An extension connecting the interchange Essen-Ost with the interchange Gladbeck has been proposed for several years, but has not been built yet, due to the need for several kilometers of tunnels below densely populated areas.
Exit list
From interchange Roermond  A73 (NL) | ||
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(1) | Niederkrüchten border crossing |
 | Grünbrücke 50 m | |
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(2) | Elmpt |
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(3) | Niederkrüchten  B221 |
 | Schwalmtal 254 m | |
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(4) | Schwalmtal |
| Straßenbrücke 60 m | |
| Kranenbachbrücke 60 m | |
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(5) | Hostert  |
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(6) | Mönchengladbach-Hardt |
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(7) | Mönchengladbach 4-way interchange  A61 |
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Rest area Wolfskull/Bockerter | |
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(8) | Mönchengladbach-Nord |
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(9) | Mönchengladbach-Neuwerk |
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(10) | Neersen 4-way interchange  A44 |
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Services Kleinraststätt Cloerbruch |
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(11) | Willich-Schiefbahn |
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(12) | Kaarst-Nord |
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(13) | Kaarst 4-way interchange  A57 E31 |
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(14) | Büderich |
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 B1 B7  B8 | ||
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(21) | Düsseldorf-Rath |
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(22) | Düsseldorf-Nord 4-way interchange A44 |
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(23) | Ratingen |
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Tiefenbroich parking area | |
| Straßenbrücke 50 m | |
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(24) | Tiefenbroich |
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(25) | Breitscheid 3-way interchange  A524 |
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(25a) | Breitscheid 4-way interchange  A3 E35 |
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(25b) | Breitscheid  B227 |
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Auberg parking area | |
| Mintarder Ruhrtal 1830 m | |
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Ickten parking area  | |
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(26) | Essen-Kettwig |
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(27) | Essen-Haarzopf |
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(28) | Essen-Rüttenscheid  B224 |
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(29) | Essen-Süd |
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(30) | Essen-Bergerhausen B227 |
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Kreuz Essen-Bergerhausen (planned) A44
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 | Tunnel Huttrop 340 m | |
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(32) | Essen-Ost 4-way interchange  A40 |
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Tunnel Frillendorf 680 m (planned) | |
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Essen-Frillend-West (planned) | |
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Tunnel 700 m (planned) | |
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Essen-Stoppenberg (planned) | |
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Tunnel 870 m (planned) | |
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B224 interrupted (further need) | ||
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| Tankstelle Buer | |
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(42) | Gelsenkirchen-Buer-West  B226 |
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(43) | Gelsenkirchen-Scholven |
| Straßenbrücke 220 m | |
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(44) | Gelsenkirchen-Hassel B224 |
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(45) | Dorsten-Ost |
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(46) | Marl-Frentrop  B225 |
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(47) | Marl-Brassert |
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(48) | Marl-Zentrum |
| Bahn- und Straßenbrücke 50 m | |
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(49) | Marl-Hamm |
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(50) | Marl-Nord 4-way interchange  A43 |
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L612 Haltern | ||
References
- "Duitse A52 sluit aan op Nederlandse N280" Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, De Limburger, May 18th, 2009 (in Dutch)
External links
Media related to Bundesautobahn 52 at Wikimedia Commons
- Bundesautobahn 52 – detailed route plan (in German)
