Federal motorway 43

Bundesautobahn 43 in Germany
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Basic data
Operator:	Federal Republic of Germany
Start of the street:	Münster ( 51 ° 55 ′  N , 7 ° 34 ′  E )
End of street:	Sprockhövel ( 51 ° 19 ′  N , 7 ° 16 ′  E )
Overall length:	93 km
State :	North Rhine-Westphalia
Development condition:	2 × 2 lanes
A 43 in Bochum
Course of the road State of North Rhine-Westphalia Transition out of Bielefeld , Osnabrück , Ibbenbüren (via ), Gronau (via ) (2)  Cross Münster-Süd   (3)  Send (4)  Nottuln VBA Parking lot (with toilet) Rödder / Karthaus (5)  Dülmen-North (6)  Dülmen (7)  Lavesum High Mark service area Treckeberg viaduct (bridge 150 m) (8th)  Holders Railway and road bridge (bridge 50 m) Lippe , Wesel-Datteln-Canal (bridge 400 m) (9)  Cross Marl-Nord Brinkfortsheide car park (10)  Marl -Sinsen Parking lot (with toilet) Speckhorn 6-lane expansion by the end of 2022 (11)  Recklinghausen / Herten (12)  Recklinghausen cross   (13)  Recklinghausen-Hochlarmark Emscher , Rhine-Herne Canal (bridge 380 m) 6-lane expansion by the end of 2030 (14)  Cross Herne (15)  Herne-Eickel 6-lane expansion in planning (16)  Bochum - Riemke Viaduct (bridge 120 m) (17)  Bochum- Gerthe (17)  Cross Bochum (18)  Bochum- Laer (19)  Cross Bochum / Witten (19)  Bochum- Querenburg (20)  Witten - Heven Ruhr (bridge 510 m) (21)  Witten - Herbede Blankenstein valley bridge (340 m bridge) Hammertal Valley Bridge (300 m bridge) Parking lot on the heath VBA (22)  Sprockhövel Parking space (with toilet) Scherenberg Viaduct Paradies (bridge 320 m) (23)  Cross Wuppertal-Nord   Under construction In planning Traffic control system  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Federal Highway 43 (abbreviation: BAB 43 ) - Short form: Highway 43 (abbreviation: A 43 ) - begins at Münster-Süd (or upgraded line Weseler Str.) And runs over Recklinghausen and Marl -Sinsen to junction Wuppertal-Nord cross through the western Münsterland and the Ruhr area . It serves as a relief motorway for the A1 , as traffic is also routed into and from the Ruhr area via this tangent.

Planning history and construction

Section Münster - Wuppertal

In the 1960s, the motorway-like replacement federal road (EB) 51 was planned between Münster, Recklinghausen, Bochum and Wuppertal. In the mid-1960s, the sections from Recklinghausen / Herten to Bochum-Riemke, Bochum-Riemke to Kreuz Bochum and Kreuz Münster Süd to the Münster bypass, which was completed in the 1950s, were under construction. The route from the Bochum junction to the Wuppertal-Nord junction and the construction from the Münster junction to the Senden junction followed.

In the plan for the expansion of the federal highways from 1971 to 1985, the section between Münster and the northern part of the Recklinghausen / Herten double junction was still included as a motorway-like federal highway 51, while the section between Recklinghausen and Wuppertal had the status of a motorway with the internal designation " A 77 “received. But as early as 1973 the entire route between the crosses Münster-Süd and Wuppertal-Nord was named "Autobahn 77".

With the introduction of the new motorway numbering from January 1, 1975, the entire section was dedicated as A 43, although a change was to be made at a later point in time between the planned motorway intersection south of Sprockhövel and the intersection of Wuppertal-Nord (cf. ).

The last gap between AS Nottuln and AS Lavesum was closed in 1981. This made the motorway between Münster and Wuppertal completely passable.

The individual sections were completed as follows:

section	year	km	comment
Cross Münster-Süd - OU Münster	1965	4.7 km
Temporary connection bypassage Recklinghausen - AS Bochum-Riemke:	1967	10.5 km
AS Bochum-Riemke - Kreuz Bochum:	1967	4.8 km
AS Witten-Heven - Wuppertal-Nord junction	1970	16.4 km
Cross Bochum - AS Witten-Heven	1971	5.6 km
AS Senden - AK Münster-Süd	1972	4.7 km	including a 2.2 kilometer long section between the temporary connection to the B 235 (old) near Albachten and the Münster-Süd junction, which was completed in 1968
AS Nottuln - AS Send	1976	5.7 km
Temporary connection Recklinghausen bypass road - double connection Recklinghausen / Herten (northern part):	1976	2.5 km
Double connection Recklinghausen / Herten (northern part) - AS Marl-Nord:	1979	9.8 km
AS Marl-Nord - AS Lavesum	1980	9.1 km
AS Lavesum - AS Nottuln	1981	20.8 km

Section Münster - Gütersloh

Start of the motorway in Münster

A 43 planning; blue: today's motorway expansion, orange: planned in 1976

Already in the 1960s, a new motorway-like construction of the federal highway 51 between Münster / St. Mauritz and Telgte was envisaged, to which a new two-lane federal highway should connect between Telgte, Milte north of Warendorf and Sassenberg . In the plan for the expansion of the federal trunk roads from 1971 to 1985, a new four-lane building between Münster, Telgte, Sassenberg, Harsewinkel , Marienfeld and Gütersloh as the B 51, B 64n and B 513 was planned. At Gütersloh the line was to merge with the new four-lane federal highway 61 (later: A 47 ).

In the mid-1970s, this planning was changed by the first law of August 5, 1976 amending the law on the expansion of federal trunk roads from 1971 to 1985 (Federal Law Gazette 1976, Part I, p. 2093). The route, which was designated as the A 43 with effect from January 1, 1975, was now to branch off the B 51 route at Hiltrup south of Münster and to the south of Wolbeck , Alverskirchen , Freckenhorst , north of Westkirchen , Lette , Clarholz , Herzebrock to the A 47 north of Rheda Connect Wiedenbrück .

This extension of the A 43 was abandoned with the second law of 25 August 1980 amending the law on the extension of federal highways from 1971 to 1985 (Federal Law Gazette 1980, Part I, p. 1614) and instead a two-lane new construction of the B 64n on the same route between Münster and Rheda-Wiedenbrück classified in urgency level I in the requirement plan. The third law of April 21, 1986 amending the law on the expansion of federal trunk roads (Federal Law Gazette 1986, Part I, p. 557) led to the deletion of this project as well. Now the four-lane expansion of the B 51 OU Münster in urgent need, the four-lane expansion of the B 51 between St. Mauritz and Telgte as further planning and the new construction of the B 64 west of Warendorf - Rheda-Wiedenbrück as further planning. The Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan for 1992 followed on from this. But the project met with local protests. Finally, the construction of some bypasses was favored. The 2003 Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan contains the following projects:

• OU Warendorf (9.0 km, urgent need)
• OU Beelen (4.1 km, further requirements with planning rights)
• OU Herzebrock / Clarholz (10.4 km, further requirements with planning rights)

But there is also resistance to this. A "Warendorf-Süd interest group" was formed to fight against the construction of the B 64n. An entrepreneurial initiative, on the other hand, calls for the accelerated construction of a road between Warendorf and Rheda-Wiedenbrück as part of an efficient connection between the regional centers of Münster and Bielefeld.

Section Sprockhövel - Leverkusen

In the plan for the expansion of the federal highways from 1971 to 1985, a junction between today's A 43 and the planned motorway B 51 south of Sprockhövel was planned, which was to lead from the Gelsenkirchen area via Wattenscheid . Another autobahn, which was given the internal name “A 160”, was supposed to connect to the cross. It was planned that the A 160 would cross today's A1 south of the Gevelsberg junction . The further course was planned west of Gevelsberg, east of Schwelm to a cross west of Radevormwald . From this junction, the A 160 should lead to Wermelskirchen and be connected to today's A1.

With the restructuring of the motorway numbering from January 1, 1975, the new construction project for the B 51 Gelsenkirchen - Sprockhövel was given the designation A 41 . At the motorway junction south of Sprockhövel, the first law of August 5, 1976 amending the law on the expansion of federal highways from 1971 to 1985 (Federal Law Gazette 1976, Part I, p. 2093) required the continuation of the A 43 on the originally designated “Autobahn 160” designated line via Gevelsberg and Schwelm is planned. In contrast to the previous plans, the A 43 should lead from Radevormwald (junction with the planned A 54 ) via Hückeswagen , Kreckersweg or Dhünn south of Wermelskirchen (junction with the planned A 1 ) to Burscheid to the A 1. Ultimately, the intention was to lead the A 43 from Burscheid south of the existing route of the B 51 to Leverkusen (intersection with the A 1 and the A 59 ), where the A 43 should merge with the B 8 . In January 1976 only a motorway triangle with the A 31 was planned near Dhünn, where the A 43 should end.

However, this project did not last long. With the second law of August 25, 1980 amending the law on the expansion of federal highways in the years 1971 to 1985 (Federal Law Gazette 1980, Part I, p. 1614) came the end of the Sprockhövel - Leverkusen connection, which was almost continuously parallel to the A1 should be built. The Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 1980 reflected the changed transport policy in the Federal Republic of Germany. This was now under the influence of ongoing citizen protests against the construction of new autobahns and financial constraints. The Federal Government's 1980 Road Construction Report states that the projects must be “adapted to the changed conditions, in particular to the current and future financial framework”. Priorities are now to take greater account of environmental and energy policy goals, intensify the dialogue with citizens, avoid parallel planning, give priority to investments to maintain the substance and modernize the existing network, including increasing security, rather than building new ones. Even with the Third Act of April 21, 1986 amending the Act on the Extension of Federal Highways (Federal Law Gazette 1986, Part I, p. 557), the route was not taken into account.

expansion

The Münster-Süd cross was rebuilt in 2008. The turn to the A 1 in the north now leads in two lanes over the A 1.

Between Recklinghausen and Witten, the A 43 is particularly prone to traffic jams. Therefore, it is to be expanded to six lanes from the Recklinghausen junction to the Bochum-Querenburg junction. On the first section between the Recklinghausen junction and the Rhine-Herne Canal, work began in October 2014 at the Recklinghausen motorway junction . To the south of this section, the Herne motorway junction is being converted . Because of the increased traffic volume, backlogs often occur here. This project is very complex, as there is a railway bridge over the motorway and the renovation is to take place with rolling traffic and constant maintenance of rail operations. Therefore, all planning must be coordinated with Deutsche Bahn , which is why a renovation should not take place before 2024.

Traffic figures 2009

• Münster - Ruhr area: 63,000 vehicles per day
• Ruhr area: 100,000 vehicles per day
• Ruhr area - Wuppertal: 56,000 vehicles per day

Makeshift runway for military transporters in the event of a conflict

The auxiliary airfield III / 5 on the A 43 was created between the junctions Nottuln (4) and Dülmen -Nord (5) . The highway is straight in this area, even and not obstacles spans (bridges and pylons). It had removable guardrails (concreted underneath) and a set-back side planting. The section was intended to serve as a makeshift airstrip for military transporters. The landing site is 2500 m net and 2800 m gross.

As part of a roadway renewal, the emergency landing site was dismantled in 2002. The removable guardrails were replaced by a normal green strip. In 2011, the parking spaces on this section were significantly expanded.

Web links

Commons : Bundesautobahn 43  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Bundesautobahn 43  - travel guide

• Detailed route description of the federal highway 43

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Large Shell Atlas, Germany and Europe. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, 11th edition, Stuttgart 1965/66, p. 32.
2. ↑ Large Shell Atlas, Germany and Europe. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, 14th edition, Stuttgart 1968/69, p. 32.
3. ↑ Construction work on federal trunk roads in 1972. Expansion of federal trunk roads from 1971 to 1985. Annex to the road construction report 1972. Federal Minister of Transport, Road Construction Department, accessed on March 31, 2013 (map excerpt). 
4. ↑ Large Shell Atlas, Germany and Europe. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, new edition, Stuttgart 1973/74, p. 32.
5. ↑ Network of federal motorways and federal highways. Status January 1, 1976. Federal Minister of Transport, Road Construction Department, accessed on March 31, 2013 (map excerpt). 
6. ^ Streets.NRW: Autobahn 43
7. ↑ Large Shell Atlas, Germany and Europe. Mairs Geographischer Verlag, 14th edition, Stuttgart 1968/69, Bl. 32–33.
8. ↑ Construction work on federal trunk roads in 1972. Expansion of federal trunk roads from 1971 to 1985. Annex to the road construction report 1972. Federal Minister of Transport, Road Construction Department, accessed on March 31, 2013 (map excerpt). 
9. ↑ Construction work on federal trunk roads in 1972. Expansion of federal trunk roads from 1971 to 1985. Annex to the road construction report 1972. Federal Minister of Transport, Road Construction Department, accessed on March 31, 2013 (map excerpt). 
10. ↑ ^{a b} Network of federal motorways and federal highways. Status January 1, 1976. Federal Minister of Transport, Road Construction Department, accessed on March 31, 2013 (map excerpt). 
11. ↑ Network of federal motorways and federal highways. Status January 1, 1976. Federal Minister of Transport, Road Construction Department, accessed on March 31, 2013 (map excerpt). 
12. ↑ B64plus. Chronicle of the plans. An important infrastructure project is still a long way off. Entrepreneurial Initiative B 64 Plus, accessed on May 11, 2013 (Internet article ). 
13. ↑ New construction of the B 64 - what can we do about it? (No longer available online.) Warendorf-Süd interest group, archived from the original on May 21, 2013 ; accessed on May 11, 2013 (Internet article ). 
14. ↑ B64plus. About us. Entrepreneurial Initiative B 64 Plus, accessed on May 11, 2013 (Internet article ). 
15. ↑ Construction work on federal trunk roads in 1972. Expansion of federal trunk roads from 1971 to 1985. Annex to the road construction report 1972. Federal Minister of Transport, Road Construction Department, accessed on March 31, 2013 (map excerpt). 
16. ↑ Network of federal motorways and federal highways. Status January 1, 1976. Federal Minister of Transport, Road Construction Department, accessed on March 31, 2013 (map excerpt). 
17. ^ Information from the Federal Government. Road construction report 1980. Bundestag printed paper 9/812. (PDF 5.5 MB) German Bundestag, 9th electoral period, September 15, 1981, p. 4 , accessed on April 13, 2013 (PDF file). 
18. ↑ A43: 22 kilometers become six lanes. Straßen.NRW, accessed on May 1, 2015 (Internet post). 
19. ↑ A43: Bridge construction over the Rhine-Herne Canal near Recklinghausen begins later. State Office for Road Construction North Rhine-Westphalia, January 29, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 .