Route 46 is an almost 70 km long unfinished section of motorway in Germany that runs parallel to today's A 7 between Fulda and Würzburg.

Construction of this planned Reichsautobahn began in 1937 and was stopped in 1939. A total of around 30 km of continuous route was built. The withdrawal of workers and materials for war purposes and the introduction of new standards after construction began made work more difficult. After the end of the Second World War, the plan was abandoned. Instead, a route was chosen that runs past Schweinfurt and has larger curve radii. According to documents from local motorway maintenance departments, this was also due to the changed political geography: due to the inner-German border, the eastern West German areas of the Rhön and the Spessart had become relatively poorly accessible border areas without the hinterland connection (to Meiningen, Bad Salzungen, Eisenach). In addition, a connection with route 85, which had begun in Thuringia, was now obsolete.

Numerous fragments of the almost completed motorway are still in the landscape, such as sections of the route, bridges and bridge pillars. They have been listed as historical monuments since 2003. There are almost a dozen unfinished structures on the old route, most of them in the forest. In Rupboden, a county road passes under the tree-covered route, which is still clearly visible from above. In the Schulruh district between Burgsinn and Gräfendorf, a large bridge structure without filled foundation slopes spans the MSP17 (cross connection Sinntal-Fränkisches Saaletal) at a ridge height of 395 m above sea level. In Gräfendorf, the larger of two unfinished pillars of the planned Saale overpass serves as a climbing rock for alpinists (180 m above sea level).

Source: Wikipedia

Translated by Google •

olmikilu

October 9, 2021

The building was built between 1935 and 1939 and is now a listed building.

More on this:
google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjYoqzix73zAhXchv0HHd7tDskQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.strecke46.de%2F&usg=AOvVaw1ayq.ip2JuNmanx

Translated by Google •

Spessart Wanderer

September 3, 2022

Discover via panorama tour: goo.gl/maps/brdteU1expum5GzA7

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 420 m

Weather

Today

Wednesday 29 October

14°C

11°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Burgsinn, Main-Spessart, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Bridge Structure of Strecke 46

Sinn River

Strecke 46 – Die Vergessene Autobahn

Schondra Cycle Path

Fish Ponds in Heiligkreuz

Bettlersruh Rest Area – Relic of Strecke 46 (The Forgotten Autobahn)

Radweg zwischen Gemünden und Hammelburg

Trail to Burgsinn

Bridge Over the Schondra

Heiligkreuz Wiesengrund

Wooden Bridge on the Schondra River

Burgsinn Model Airfield

Route 46 Bridge BW 91 (Underpass)

1. Start of Flow Trail Burgsinn – Flowtrail Burgsinn loop from Mottgers

2. Wolfsmünster Castle – Sinn River loop from Langenprozelten

3. Ford across the Ammelbach – Knöllhütte loop from Burgsinn

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️