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The Autobahn (IPA: [ˈaʊtoˌbaːn] ⓘ; German pl. Autobahnen, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯toˌbaːnən] ⓘ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official term is Bundesautobahn (abbreviated BAB), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word Bundesautobahn is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track'.
Autobahn work sites had been established at 22 locations, governed by 9 regional work divisions (which became 15 by mid-1934), distributed throughout the Reich for maximum public visibility, and work was ceremonially initiated at 15 of the sites. At Unterhaching, Hitler made a short speech ending with the command, "Fanget an!" ("Begin!")
Bundesautobahn 11 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 11, short form Autobahn 11, abbreviated as BAB 11 or A 11) is an autobahn in eastern Germany that was opened in 1936. As it is partly in a dilapidated state, it is currently undergoing modernisation works on various stretches.
Bundesautobahn 15 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 15, short form Autobahn 15, abbreviated as BAB 15 or A 15) is an autobahn in eastern Germany. It is one of the original Reichsautobahns and connected Breslau to Berlin , via Wrocław (Breslau) and Görlitz.
Autobahn in the GDR (1981) The motorways were, essentially, the same as they were before World War II . Exceptions included the six-lane expansion of a short section of the southern segment of the Berlin ring road and the largest section of the A 24 from Hamburg to Berlin, at a cost of 1.2 billion East German mark (around 1.1 billion euro ...
Bundesautobahn 60 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 60, short form Autobahn 60, abbreviated as BAB 60 or A 60) is an autobahn in Germany. During its entire course it forms a part of the E 42 .
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. The 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 ...
The West Autobahn (A1) was the first motorway to be built in Austria, originating from plans drawn up for the so-called Reichsautobahn system. Completed in 1967, today it runs from the outskirts of Vienna via Linz to Salzburg , where it joins the German Bundesautobahn 8 at the Walserberg border crossing.