The Wiesbadener Kreuz is a full
cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange (road), interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads. To go left (in right-hand traffic; reverse directions in left-driving regions), vehicles first continue as one road passe ...
near the
Hessian state capital of
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...
in
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
where the
Autobahn
The (; German , ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official term is (abbreviated ''BAB''), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track'.
Much of t ...
en
A3 and
A66 meet. It lies within the northeastern edge of
Hochheim am Main. The interchange was opened in 1939 and was one of the first interchanges in Germany.
Used by approximately 210,000 vehicles per day, it is one of the most frequented interchanges in Hesse and Germany.
The portion of the A3 between the Wiesbadener Kreuz and Kreuz Fürth/Erlangen is traditionally one of the most congested sections of Autobahn in Germany.
The road has over the years undergone many projects to improve traffic flow and repairing/replacing the surface, including replacing the bridges that take the A3 over the A66.
Redesign
In April 2011 planning was begun for a move away from the cloverleaf shape to something more suitable for higher traffic volumes, specially to remove two of the 270 degree turns. Instead, it was proposed to adopt a variant which was developed by the Hessian Road and Traffic Administration of two left-turning, semi-direct connecting arcs. The connecting ramps of the routes between Wiesbaden and Würzburg as well as between Cologne and Frankfurt are to be run in two lanes. The planned variant is the best solution in terms of road safety, environmental compatibility and economic efficiency. The published site plan for the project seems to require a new implementation of the Wandersmann monument. A specific time frame for the start of the construction work was not set and as of September 2021 no further work along these lines has been developed, and the interchange is not listed for any forthcoming projects according to Autobahn GmbH.
Traffic volume
The interchange is after the
Frankfurter Kreuz
The Frankfurter Kreuz (''Frankfurt Junction'') is an Autobahn interchange in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where the autobahns A3 and A5 meet. The interchange was originally to be built from 1931 to 1933, but due to World War II construction was ...
and the
Offenbacher Kreuz the most congested Autobahn interchanges in
Hessen
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Da ...
with approx. 210.000 Vehicles per day.
References
External links
Webcam am Wiesbadener Kreuz (hr-online.de)
External links
Autobahns in Germany
Road interchanges in Germany
Roads in Hesse
Transport in Wiesbaden
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