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Strecke 46 – Forgotten Autobahn Bridge Pier (Structure 144) over the Franconian Saale

Strecke 46 – Forgotten Autobahn Bridge Pier (Structure 144) over the Franconian Saale

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Strecke 46 – Forgotten Autobahn Bridge Pier (Structure 144) over the Franconian Saale

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

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Loki 🚴

August 14, 2019

A piece of European traffic history lies hidden in the forests and valleys between Gemünden am Main and Bad Brückenau: The almost 70 km long "Route 46" between Fulda and Würzburg was to be built here. Connection was an outstanding function right from the start of the motorway construction.
Source: strecke46.de

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Les Guilvinistes

July 17, 2023

Near Schonderfeld, information boards on the Saale cycle path provide information about a “forgotten motorway”. At the time of the Nazi dictatorship, an almost 70 km long section of motorway was to be built between Fulda and Würzburg as the so-called “Route 46”. Construction began in 1937, but the start of World War II in 1939 brought an end to the project. To this day, there are numerous unfinished bridge structures and fragments of the highway along the planned route.

Traffic researcher Dieter Stockmann reports on the harsh working conditions on the construction sites: “The topsoil was painstakingly loosened by hundreds of workers with picks and shovels, removed with wheelbarrows and placed in piles on the side outside the construction area. The (...) workers were paid piecework: (...) one Reichsmark was paid per cubic meter of topsoil added." (Dieter Stockmann, route 46. The forgotten highway, 2017)

More information: Main-Spessart District Office

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Günther🦎

January 2, 2025

Route 46 is very interesting

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

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Strecke 46 – Forgotten Autobahn Bridge Pier (Structure 144) over the Franconian Saale

1. Bike loop from Diebach

2. Bridge Over the Wern – Gemünden Old Town loop from Westheim-Langendorf

3. Bridge Over the Wern – Gemünden Old Town loop from Morlesau

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