Bundesautobahn 42

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A 42
Bundesautobahn 42
Map
Route information
Length58 km (36 mi)
Major junctions
West end A 57/B 528 in Kamp-Lintfort
East end A 45 in Castrop-Rauxel
Location
CountryGermany
StatesNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Highway system
  • Roads in Germany
A 40 A 43

Bundesautobahn 42 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 42, short form Autobahn 42, abbreviated as BAB 42 or A 42) is an autobahn in western Germany. It connects Kamp-Lintfort with Castrop-Rauxel, linking several large cities in the Ruhr area, such as Dortmund, Duisburg, the North of Essen and Gelsenkirchen. It is colloquially known as Emscherschnellweg, after the river Emscher, which it roughly follows. Construction went underway in the 1970s and 1980s.

Exit list

(1) Kamp-Lintfort 4-way interchange A 57 E31 B 528
(2) Moers-Nord
(3) Duisburg-Baerl
Beeckerwerther Brücke 1030 m
(4) Duisburg-Beeckerwerth
(5) Duisburg-Beeck
Hochstraße 390 m
Straßenbrücke 120 m
(5) Duisburg-Beeck
Bahnbrücke 60 m
Hochstraße 320 m
(6) Duisburg-Nord 4-way interchange A 59
(7) Duisburg-Neumühl
(8) Oberhausen-West 4-way interchange A 3 E34 E35
(9) Oberhausen-Buschhausen
Straßenbrücke 80 m
Emscherbrücke 510 m
(10) Oberhausen-Zentrum A 516 B 223
(11) Oberhausen-Neue Mitte
(12) Bottrop-Süd
Emscherbrücke 430 m
Rhein-Herne-Kanal 590 m
(13) Essen-Nord B 224
(14) Essen-Altenessen
(15) Gelsenkirchen-Heßler
(16) Gelsenkirchen-Zentrum
(17) Gelsenkirchen-Schalke
(18) Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck
Hüller Bach 50 m
(19) Herne-Wanne
Straßenbrücke 50 m
(20) Herne-Crange B 226
(21) Herne 4-way interchange A 43
(22) Herne-Baukau
(23) Herne-Horsthausen
Bahnbrücke 50 m
(24) Herne-Börnig
Rest area Holthauser Bruck/Lussebrink
(25) Castrop-Rauxel-Bladenhorst
(26) Castrop-Rauxel B 235
(27) Castrop-Rouxel-Ost 4-way interchange A 45 E41
(27) Dortmund-Bodelschwingh