Bundesautobahn 31

A31
Bundesautobahn 31

Route information
Length:	240 km (150 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	North Sea near Emden
South end:	Ruhr area
Location
States:	Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia
Highway system
Roads in Germany Motorways (Autobahnen) Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) E-roads

Bundesautobahn 31 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 31, short form Autobahn 31, abbreviated as BAB 31 or A 31) is a German Autobahn that connects the coast of the North Sea near Emden to the Ruhr area. It is also known as Emsland-Autobahn or East Frisian Skewer.

It was completed in December 2004. Construction was in part made possible by a unique method of financing: individuals, companies, towns, counties and the Netherlands donated money to accelerate the project

Exit list

	(1)	Emden-West
		Larreter Tief
	(2)	Pewsum
		Harswgbrück
	(3)	Emden-Mitte
	(4)	Emden-Wolhuses
		Ems-Jade-Kanal
	(5)	EMden-Ost
	(6)	Riepe
	(7)	Neermoor
	(8)	Veenhusen
	(9)	Leer 3-way interchange
	(10)	Leer-Nord
	(11)	Leer-West
		Tunnel Emstunnel 941 m
	(12)	Jemgum
		Rest area Rheiderland
	(13)	Weener
	(14)	Bunde 3-way interchange
	(15)	Papenburg
		Services Raststätte Aschendorf
	(16)	Rhede
	(17)	Dörpen
		Rest area Ealchum/Dersum
	(18)	Lathen
	(19)	Haren
	(20)	Wesuwe
	(21)	Meppen-Nord
	(22)	Twist
	(23)	Geeste
	(24)	Wietmarschen
		Services Ems-Vechte
	(25)	Lingen
		Ems-Vechte-Kanal
	(26)	Emsbüren
	(27)	Schüttorf 4-way interchange
	(28)	Schüttorf-Ost
		Bahnbrücke
		Vechte
	(29)	Ochtrup-Nord
		Rest area Lau Brechte/Wester Mark
		Bahn-und Straßenbrücke
	(30)	Gronau/Ochtrup
	(31)	Heek
	(32)	Legden
	(33)	Gescher
		Services Hochmoor
	(34)	Borken
	(35)	Reken
	(36)	Lembeck
		Grünbrücke
	(37)	Schembeck
		Lippe Flutbrücke
		Lippe-und Wesel-Datteln-Kanalbrücke
	(38)	Dorsten-West
	(39)	Kirchhellen-Nord
		Bottrop-Feldhausen (planned)
	(40)	Kirchhellen
	(41)	Gladbeck
		Gladbeck-Ellinghorst (planned)
	(42)	Bottrop 3-way interchange

External links

Bundesautobahn 31 – Detailed route plan (German)

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 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	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 391 A 392 A 395 A 445 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 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

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