Bundesstraße 209

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Bundesstraße 209
File:B209 Verlauf.svg
Route information
Length	134 km (83 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest end	Nienburg/Weser district
Northeast end	Herzogtum Lauenburg
Location
Country	Germany
States	Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein
Highway system
Roads in Germany Autobahns List Federal List State E-roads

Bundesstraße 209 (B 209) is a German federal road that runs from Nienburg/Weser district in Lower Saxony to Schwarzenbek in the district of Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein.

Route

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B 209 - bridge over the Elbe Lateral Canal with barrier below

File:B209 ex Dorfmark L163 20070829.jpg

Ehemalige B 209 zwischen Bad Fallingbostel und Soltau

The B 209 begins in Nienburg/Weser district between the villages of Rohrsen and Drakenburg on the B 215 and runs in a northeasterly direction past the villages of Heemsen and Anderten. After crossing the river Aller at Rethem in Soltau-Fallingbostel district it passes through the villages of Groß Eilstorf and Kirchboitzen before entering the one-way system in the town centre of Walsrode. This is a traffic bottleneck which causes delays during the rush hour. The B 209 then passes through Honerdingen, before reaching junction 47 on the A 7 autobahn located in Bad Fallingbostel's industrial estate. East of Soltau by the B 71 to Munster, the B 209 then turns northeast again towards Amelinghausen and continues from there to Lüneburg. Near Artlenburg the B 209 crosses the Elbe Lateral Canal, the bridge being combined with a barrier. Near Lauenburg the B 209 crosses the Elbe, passes over the B 5 and runs finally into Schwarzenbek, where it meets the B 207 and B 404.

History

To 1 July 1989 a section between Bad Fallingbostel and Soltau, part of the present day L 163 state road, was designated as Bundesstraße 209. As a result of the parallel routing of the A 7 autobahn, this section was downgraded however. In Bad Fallingbostel the autobahn slip road (then an independent branch) to the A 7 was designated the B 209a. When the road between Bad Fallingbostel and Soltau was downgraded on 1 July 1989 the slip road became part of the B 209. Its distance is separately measured however.

Route / Junctions

File:Zeichen 310.svg		Drakenburg File:Bundesstraße 215 number.svg B 215
File:Zeichen 310.svg		Rethem (Aller)
File:AB-AS-blau.svg	(27)	Walsrode West File:Bundesautobahn 27 number.svg A 27 File:Tabliczka E234.svg E234
File:Zeichen 310.svg		Walsrode
File:Zeichen 310.svg		Bad Fallingbostel
File:AB-AS-blau.svg	(47)	Fallingbostel File:Bundesautobahn 7 number.svg A 7 File:Tabliczka E45.svg E45
		Ersetzt durch die File:Bundesautobahn 7 number.svg A 7 File:Tabliczka E45.svg E45
File:AB-AS-blau.svg	(46)	Dorfmark
File:AB-AS-blau.svg	(45)	Soltau-Süd
File:AB-AS-blau.svg	(44)	Soltau-Ost File:Bundesautobahn 7 number.svg A 7 File:Bundesstraße 71 number.svg B 71 File:Tabliczka E45.svg E45
File:Zeichen 310.svg		Amelinghausen
Diversion Diversion		Lüneburg local diversion File:Bundesstraße 4 number.svg B 4 File:Bundesstraße 216 number.svg B 216
File:Zeichen 310.svg		Adendorf
File:Zeichen 310.svg		Brietlingen
File:Zeichen 310.svg		Lauenburg/Elbe File:Bundesstraße 5 number.svg B 5
File:Zeichen 310.svg		Schwarzenbek File:Bundesstraße 207 number.svg B 207 File:Bundesstraße 404 number.svg B 404

References

• Informationsschreiben des Straßenbauamts Celle, Aktenzeichen 2221/31 322-L163 vom 19. April 2002