Kreuz Chemnitz
The Kreuz Chemnitz (German: Autobahnkreuz Chemnitz) is a partial cloverleaf interchange with a direct link east–south and vice versa in the German state of Saxony.
| Kreuz Chemnitz | |
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| Location | |
| Chemnitz, Germany | |
| Coordinates | 50°51′5″N 12°50′29″E |
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| Construction | |
| Type | 7-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange with direct east link |
| Lanes | 2x3/2x2 |
| Opened | 1939 (last reconstructed 2006) |
The roads crossing in the interchange are the A 4 and the A 72 .[1]
Geography
The interchange lies within the city limits of Chemnitz.
History
The interchange was originally in 1939 built as a trumpet interchange. In 1952 and 1953 it was used as a racetrack. In 1962, in order to lengthen the A 72 towards Leipzig, they built a new interchange west of the existing one. In 2001 it was opened to traffic. On November 14. 2006, the A 72 lanes towards Leipzig were opened to traffic, and Dreieck Chemnitz became Kreuz Chemnitz. The old names for the interchange were: Zwickauer Abzweig, Abzweig Plauen and Abzweig Karl-Marx-Stadt. After the reunification of Germany, it became part of the general German system as a dreieck.
Road layout
Near the interchange the A 4 has a 2x3 layout, and the A 72 has a 2x2 layout. The connections for Hof–Dresden and Dresden–Hof have a 2x2 configuration. All other connections have a single lane.
Traffic near the interchange
| From | To | Average traffic near the interchange [2] |
|---|---|---|
| AS Limbach-Oberfrohna (A 4) | AK Chemnitz | 38.400 |
| AK Chemnitz | AS Chemnitz-Mitte (A 4) | 85.900 |
| AS Chemnitz-Rottluff (A 72) | AK Chemnitz | 71.800 |
| AK Chemnitz | AS Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf (A 72) | 23.400 |
References
- "AK Chemnitz". Autobahnkreuze & Autobahndreiecke in Deutschland. 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- Manuelle Straßenverkehrszählung 2010 für Bundesautobahnen Archived May 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (PDF-Datei; 337 KB)