Before the border was opened, when this section of the autobahn was almost unused, the bridge rest house was valid, other locations had already closed, as a popular destination to have a coffee or something similar at night👍

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André

May 16, 2022

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1967 opened as the first bridge rest house in Germany (one of two in Germany); not far from the former inner-German border (today Bavaria and Thuringia) at the former Hirschberg/Rudolphstein border crossing, the restaurant building spans the A9 between the two motorway service stations;

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HoffiKC

August 31, 2022

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All Berliners driving from north to south on the A9 will know at the latest when they reach the bridge restaurant that they are in Bavaria.

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Elevation 510 m

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