Bundesstraße (federal highways with at-grade intersections)

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Bundesstraßen are Germany’s national trunk roads that typically feature at-grade intersections and lower design standards than the high-speed, fully grade-separated Autobahn network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf part of national road network ⓘ
road classification ⓘ
trunk road ⓘ
abbreviation B ⓘ
administeredBy Federal Government of Germany ⓘ
Länder road authorities ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
linked to: Germany
country Germany ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Autobahn ⓘ
Gemeindestraße ⓘ
Kreisstraße ⓘ
Landesstraße ⓘ
hasCharacteristic can function as detour route for Autobahn closures ⓘ
can include direct property access in some sections ⓘ
can include roundabouts ⓘ
can include traffic signals ⓘ
connects regions and medium‑sized cities ⓘ
forms backbone of sub‑Autobahn long‑distance road network ⓘ
generally lower speed limits than Autobahn ⓘ
lower design standards than Autobahn ⓘ
may be upgraded sections with partial grade separation ⓘ
may include bypasses around settlements ⓘ
may include short dual carriageway sections ⓘ
not fully grade-separated ⓘ
numbering uses prefix B in writing ⓘ
often parallels Autobahn corridors ⓘ
often passes through towns and villages ⓘ
pavement designed for mixed traffic including heavy goods vehicles ⓘ
route numbers displayed on yellow shields ⓘ
some sections built to near‑Autobahn standard but retain B classification ⓘ
some sections downgraded to Landesstraße or Staatsstraße ⓘ
some sections later reclassified as Autobahn ⓘ
typically has at-grade intersections ⓘ
usually single carriageway ⓘ
yellow road signs ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
legalStatus federal trunk road under German road law ⓘ
literalMeaning federal road ⓘ
networkType federal highway network ⓘ
parallelClass Autobahn ⓘ
partOf German federal road system ⓘ
primaryFunction connection between Autobahn network and regional roads ⓘ
inter‑regional road transport ⓘ
signageColor yellow background with black border and black number ⓘ
typicalSpeedLimit 50 km/h within built‑up areas unless otherwise signed ⓘ
70–100 km/h outside built‑up areas ⓘ
usedFor freight transport ⓘ
passenger car traffic ⓘ
public bus services ⓘ

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Autobahn A → distinguishedFrom → Bundesstraße (federal highways with at-grade intersections) ⓘ