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Route 46 – The Forgotten Motorway

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Route 46 – The Forgotten Motorway

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Route 46 – The Forgotten Motorway

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    September 6, 2019

    Mountain biking

    1937 began with the construction of the route 46, the 170 km long Reichsautobahn from Bad Hersfeld to Würzburg. Because of the outbreak of World War II, the construction was discontinued. Since 2003, Germany's longest motorway ruin has been listed. Part of the course is still visible, or are still the bridge pillars.
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    August 13, 2020

    Mountain biking

    These are bridges for eternity, they will probably never break.
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    May 4, 2024

    Mountain biking

    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 …
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    Location: Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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