Gambacher Kreuz
| Gambacher Keuz | |
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| Münzenberg, Germany | |
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| Construction | |
| Type: | Cloverleaf interchange with a direct link |
| Lanes: | 2x2/2x2 |
| Opened: | 1971 (extended in 1976) |
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The Gambacher Kreuz (Gambach interchange) is a cloverleaf interchange in Hesse, Germany where the A5 Autobahn from Basel to Bad Hersfeld intersects the A45 between Dortmund and Aschaffenburg. [1] It constitutes a node in the primary route between the Rhein-Main metropolitan area and the eastern end of the Ruhr valley.
Geography
The interchange is located between the villages of Münzenberg in Wetteraukreis to the south and Holzheim, a part of Pohlheim in Landkreis Gießen, to the north. It is within a triangle formed by Gießen, Frankfurt am Main and Wetzlar.
History
The Gambacher Kreuz was built when the A45 Dortmund-Gießen, also known as the Sauerlandlinie (Sauerland Line), was constructed. It opened in 1971 as a trumpet interchange to the south and a incomplete junction to the north onto the A5. The trumpet interchange design left room for extension to cloverleaf interchange, which was completed in 1976.
A route guidance system was installed at the intersection in 2010.[2]
Traffic
Around 125,000 vehicles pass through the interchange each day. Results of a 2010 traffic census are:
| From | To | Average daily traffic | Heavy goods vehicles[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernwald junction (A 5) | Gambacher Kreuz | | |
| Gambacher Kreuz | Butzbach junction (A 5) | | |
| Gießen South (A 45) | Gambacher Kreuz | | |
| Gambacher Kreuz | Münzenberg junction (A 45) | | |
References
- ↑ "Gambacher Kreuz". Autobahnkreuze & Autobahndreiecke in Deutschland. 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ↑ "Verkehrsbeeinflussungsanlage am Gambacher Kreuz freigegeben". Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ↑ "Manuelle Verkehrszählung BAB 2010". BASt Statistik. 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-05. (PDF file; 336 KB)