A44 Tunnel Entrance

A 44 Rhine crossing Ilverich, Rheinschlinge tunnel, Strümp tunnel1. GeneralWith the new construction of the A 44 federal motorway between Meerbusch and Düsseldorf, the last section of the motorway quadrilateral around the state capital of Düsseldorf was completed.The overall project of crossing the Rhine on the A44 near Ilverich includes three large engineering structures: the Strümp tunnel, the Rheinschlinge tunnel and the Rhine bridge. The two tunnels are described below.The route of the A 44 that existed at the start of construction ended on the left bank of the Rhine with a temporary junction with the B 222 federal road in Meerbusch-Strümp at construction km 4+050. This temporary structure was integrated into the various construction phases to maintain the connection between the B 222 federal road and the A 57/44 motorway junction. The actual construction of the new motorway began at construction km 3+100 at the state road underpass of the L 386.

View of the tunnel mouth of the A44 towards Eschwege