Gambacher Kreuz

Gambacher Keuz
Location
Münzenberg, Germany
Coordinates	50°28′27.87″N 8°43′36.72″E A 45 E41 A 5 E451
Construction
Type	Cloverleaf interchange with a direct link
Lanes	2x2/2x2
Opened	1971 (extended in 1976)

The Gambacher Kreuz (Gambach interchange) is a cloverleaf interchange in Hesse, Germany where the A5 Autobahn from Basel to Bad Hersfeld intersects the A45 between Dortmund and Aschaffenburg.[1] It constitutes a node in the primary route between the Rhein-Main metropolitan area and the eastern end of the Ruhr valley.

Geography

The interchange is located between the villages of Münzenberg in Wetteraukreis to the south and Holzheim, a part of Pohlheim in Landkreis Gießen, to the north. It is within a triangle formed by Gießen, Frankfurt am Main and Wetzlar.

History

The Gambacher Kreuz was built when the A45 Dortmund-Gießen, also known as the Sauerlandlinie (Sauerland Line), was constructed. It opened in 1971 as a trumpet interchange to the south and an incomplete junction to the north onto the A5. The trumpet interchange design left room for extension to cloverleaf interchange, which was completed in 1976.

A route guidance system was installed at the intersection in 2010.[2]

Traffic

Around 125,000 vehicles pass through the interchange each day. Results of a 2010 traffic census are:

From	To	Average daily traffic	Heavy goods vehicles[3]
Fernwald junction (A 5)	Gambacher Kreuz	51,800	14.3 %
Gambacher Kreuz	Butzbach junction (A 5)	95,200	14.0 %
Gießen South (A 45)	Gambacher Kreuz	71,400	14.6 %
Gambacher Kreuz	Münzenberg junction (A 45)	31,200	15.6 %

References

1. "Gambacher Kreuz". Autobahnkreuze & Autobahndreiecke in Deutschland. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.^[self-published source]
2. "Verkehrsbeeinflussungsanlage am Gambacher Kreuz freigegeben". Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur. 2010-11-15. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
3. "Manuelle Verkehrszählung BAB 2010". BASt Statistik. 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-05. (PDF file; 336 KB)

External links

• autobahn-online.de: Die Bundesautobahnstrecke Dortmund – Gießen (Sauerlandlinie)