Bundesautobahn 72

A72
	Bundesautobahn 72
Route information
Length	170 km (110 mi)
Location
States	Bavaria, Saxony
Highway system

Bundesautobahn 72 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 72, short form Autobahn 72, abbreviated as BAB 72 or A 72) is a motorway in Germany. Construction of the autobahn started in the 1930s, but was halted by the outbreak of World War II. Due to the division of Germany, a part of the autobahn lay in ruins until after German reunification.

Exit list

	(1)	Bayerisches Vogtland 3-way interchange A9 E51 E441
	(2)	Hof-Nord B173
		Brücke
		Saalebrücke 268 m
	(3)	Hof / Töpen B2
	(4)	Hochfranken 3-way interchange A93
		Rest area Großzöbern
		Elstertalbrücke Pirk 504 m
	(5)	Pirk B173
		Services Vogtland
	(6)	Plauen-Süd B92 E49
		Services Vogtland
		Frissenbachtalbrücke 203 m
	(7)	Plauen-Ost B173
		Rest area Neuensalz
		Talbrücke Pöhl 373 m
	(8)	Treuen
		Göltzschtalbrücke 364 m
	(9)	Reichenbach B94
		Rest area Waldkirchen
	(10)	Zwickau-West
		Rest area Niedercrinitz
		Talbrücke Culitzsch
		Talbrücke Wilkau-Haßlau
	(11)	Zwickau-Ost
	(12)	Hartenstein
		Rest area Beuthenbach
	(13)	Stollberg-West B169 B180
	(14)	Stollberg-Nord B169
		Rest area Am Neukirchener Wald
	(15)	Chemnitz-Süd interchange B173
	(16)	Chemnitz-Rottluff
	(17)	Kreuz Chemnitz 4-way interchange A4 E40 E441
		Talbrücke Pleißenbach
	(18)	Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf
	(19)	Hartmannsdorf
		Mühlbachtalbrücke 195 m
		Rest area Am Mühlbachtal
	(20)	Niederfrohna
		Lochmühlentalbrücke 373 m
		Brücke überdie Zwickauer Mulde 710 m
		Bahnstrecke
	(21)	Penig B175
		Rest area (planned)
		Rattentalbrücke 70 m
	(22)	Rochlitz B175
		Ossabachtalbrücke 217 m
	(23)	Geithain B7
		Frohburg (planned)
		Talbrücke Zedtlitzer Grund
	(25)	Borna-Süd
	(26)	Borna-Nord B176
	(27)	Espenhain
	(28)	Rötha
		Böhlen (under construction) B2 B186
	(30)	Leipzig-Süd 4-way interchange A38

B2		Road continues as the B 2 into Leipzig

External links

Bundesautobahn 72 – detailed route plan (in German)

Construction Project Plan (German)

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Autobahn system in Germany
Major routes	A 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 A 7 A 8 A 9
Regional routes	A 10 A 11 A 12 A 13 A 14 A 15 A 17 A 19 A 20 A 21 A 23 A 24 A 25 A 26 A 27 A 28 A 29 A 30 A 31 A 33 A 36 A 37 A 38 A 39 A 40 A 42 A 43 A 44 A 45 A 46 A 48 A 49 A 52 A 57 A 59 A 60 A 61 A 62 A 63 A 64 A 65 A 66 A 67 A 70 A 71 A 72 A 73 A 81 A 92 A 93 A 94 A 95 A 96 A 98 A 99
Local routes	German Autobahn symbol A 100 A 103 A 111 A 113 A 114 A 115 A 117 A 143 A 210 A 215 A 226 A 252 A 253 A 255 A 261 A 270 A 280 A 281 A 293 A 352 A 369 A 391 A 392 A 445 A 448 A 480 A 485 A 516 A 524 A 535 A 540 A 542 A 544 A 553 A 555 A 559 A 560 A 562 A 565 A 571 A 573 A 602 A 620 A 623 A 643 A 648 A 650 A 656 A 659 A 661 A 671 A 672 A 831 A 861 A 864 A 952 A 980 A 995
Planned or former routes	A 16 A 17* A 18 A 22 A 32 A 34 A 35 A 36 A 40* A 41 A 47 A 50 A 51 A 53 A 54 A 55 A 56 A 69 A 74 A 75 A 77 A 80 A 82 A 83 A 84 A 85 A 86 A 87 A 88 A 89 A 90 A 91 A 102 A 104 A 105 A 106 A 107 A 140 A 201 A 205 A 227 A 241 A 250 A 263 A 282 A 290 A 314 A 339 A 369 A 376 A 388 A 395 A 430 A 432 A 441 A 441* A 443 A 451 A 480* A 533 A 545 A 552 A 558 A 580 A 610 A 621 A 647 A 652 A 653 A 654 A 655 A 680 A 683 A 687 A 713 A 720 A 722 A 731 A 751 A 752 A 753 A 828 A 833 A 834 A 840 A 860 A 862 A 863 A 863* A 881 A 895 A 921 A 922 A 942 A 944 A 985 A 990 A 991 A 992 A 993 A 994 A 996 A 997 A 998 A 999
See also	Reichsautobahn (history) Autobahnpolizei
* original plan: number is used by another route now