Bundesautobahn 270

Summary

Bundesautobahn 270 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 270, short form Autobahn 270, abbreviated as BAB 270 or A 270) is an autobahn in Germany.

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A 270
Bundesautobahn 270
Route information
Length10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Major junctions
West endFarge (Bremen)
East endRitterhude (Osterholz, Lower Saxony)
Location
CountryGermany
StatesBremen, Lower Saxony
Highway system
  • Roads in Germany

The A 270 was created in 2001 as a redesignation of the freeway into the northern part of Bremen. Previously, the freeway was known as the B 74n Lesumerschnellweg. The freeway replaced the route of the B 74 through the populated areas of northern Bremen.

Recent plans called for an extension of the A 270 around the northern and eastern boundaries of Farge, to end across the street from the terminal of the Farge - Berne ferry. This project was opened to traffic on 9 December 2009. However, it was a built as an at-grade expressway instead, thus requiring the return of the B 74n designation.[1]

Because it cuts through a densely developed area, the A 270 is below normal autobahn standards for most of its route. The speed limit for the entire route is 80 km/h (50 mph), and in many places there is no hard shoulder. The A 270 ends just before the A 27/E 234, a short distance after crossing into Lower Saxony. The connection with the A 27 is made at an at-grade intersection.

As is expected for urban freeways, some of the junctions are only accessible from one direction; one junction (3b, Lobbendorf) does not permit autobahn traffic to exit at all.

Exit list edit

  B 74 Road continues as the B 74 n towards Berne
  (1) Rönnebeck   B 74
  (2) Bremen-Lüssum
  Hochstraße 580 m
  Bahnbrücke 50 m
  (3a) Bremen-Blumenthal
  (3b) Lobbendorf No exit; entrance to   eastbound only
  (4) Bremen-Vegesack-Mitte
  Bahnbrücke 50 m
  Straßenbrücke 70 m
  (5) Bremen-Vegesack-Hafen
  (6) Bremen-St. Magnus entrance to   eastbound only
  (7) Bremen-Lesum
  (8) Bremen-Ihletal Exit from   eastbound only; entrance to   westbound only
  (9) Bremen-Burglesum   A 27   E234   B 74
  B 74 Road continues as the B 74 towards Osterholz-Scharmbeck

References edit

  1. ^ "B 74 bei Bremen-Farge freigegeben". Radio Bremen. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2010.

External links edit

  • Autobahn Atlas: A270