The Autoroute 4, abbreviated to A4 or otherwise known as the Esch-sur-Alzette motorway (french: Autoroute de Esch-sur-Alzette, lb, Escher Autobunn, german: Escher Autobahn), is a
motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
in southern
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. It is long and connects
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Gr ...
to
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's second-most populous commune, with a population of 35,040 inhabitants, . It lies ...
.
Overview
The A4 was opened in six separate sections:
* 1969:
Pontpierre –
Lallange
Lallange ( lb, Lalleng, german: Lallingen) is a quarter in northern Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg, Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical siz ...
* 1972:
Leudelange
Leudelange ( lb, Leideleng, german: Leudelingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is situated in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
, the town of Leudelange, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 2,100.
L ...
-Nord – Leudelange-Sud
* 1974:
Merl –
Leudelange
Leudelange ( lb, Leideleng, german: Leudelingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is situated in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
, the town of Leudelange, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 2,100.
L ...
-Nord
* 1976:
Leudelange
Leudelange ( lb, Leideleng, german: Leudelingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is situated in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
, the town of Leudelange, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 2,100.
L ...
-Sud –
Pontpierre
* 1988:
Lallange
Lallange ( lb, Lalleng, german: Lallingen) is a quarter in northern Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg, Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical siz ...
–
Lankelz
* 1992:
Lankelz –
Raemerech
Route
References
External links
*
Administration des Ponts et Chaussées
Motorways in Luxembourg
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