Bundesautobahn 3
A 3 | ||||
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| Bundesautobahn 3 | ||||
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| Length | 778 km (483 mi) | |||
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| Northwest end | Dutch near Emmerich | |||
| Southeast end | Austrian border near Passau | |||
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| Country | Germany | |||
| States | North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg | |||
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Bundesautobahn 3 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 3, short form Autobahn 3, abbreviated as BAB 3 or A 3) is an autobahn in Germany running from the Germany-Netherlands border near Wesel in the northwest to the Germany-Austria border near Passau.
Major cities along its total length of 778 km (483 mi) include Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen, Cologne, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg and Regensburg. The A 3 is a major connection between the Rhine-Ruhr area and southern Germany, resulting in heavy traffic. Consequently, large parts have three lanes (plus a hard shoulder) in each direction, including a 300 km (187.5 mi) section between Oberhausen and Aschaffenburg.
The A3 passes close to Frankfurt Airport.