Cologne Beltway
Cologne Beltway | |
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| Bundesautobahn 1, 3, 4 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| Ring road around Cologne | |
| A3/E35 East Ring | |
| Length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Major intersections | A 1 / E37 Willy-Brandt-Ring Mülheimer Zubringer Bergisch Gladbacher Str. A 4 / E40 A 59 |
| A4/E40 South Ring | |
| Length | 22 km (14 mi) |
| Major intersections | A 3 / E35 A 559 Cologne Street A 555 Am Eifeltor B 265 A 1 / E31 |
| A1/E31/E37 Northwest Ring | |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Major intersections | A 4 / E40 Aachener Str. Venloer Str. A 57 / E31 Industriestraße A 59 A 3 / E35 |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Highway system | |
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The Cologne Beltway (German:Kölner Autobahnring) is the collective term for the Autobahns encircling Cologne. It consists of the Bundesautobahn 1, the Bundesautobahn 3 and the Bundesautobahn 4. Segments of the beltway handle the highest traffic volume in Germany.
The Autobahns on the beltway cross Bundesautobahn 559, Bundesautobahn 555 and Bundesautobahn 57. The Bundesautobahn 59 is tied to the beltway at the interchange Leverkusen-West in the north and to Dreieck Heumar in the south.