Frankfurter Kreuz

The Frankfurter Kreuz (Frankfurt Junction) is an Autobahn interchange in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where the autobahns A3 and A5 meet. The interchange was originally to be built from 1931 to 1933, but due to World War II construction was not finished until 1957.

Frankfurter Kreuz
Location
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Coordinates	50°03′11″N 8°36′15″E
Roads at junction	A 3 A 5 B 43
Construction
Opened	10 July 1956 (1956-07-10)

It underwent massive remodeling in the 1990s, as it had been frequently overloaded due to excess traffic. Today, both autobahns have ten lanes.

Overview

Two tunnels of the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line have been put below the Kreuz. The Kreuz is situated at the northeastern corner of Frankfurt Airport.^{[citation needed]}

Along with the airport and the airport's long-distance railway station, the Frankfurter Kreuz is commonly seen as a symbol of Frankfurt's good connections to the world.

With approximately 320,000 cars daily,^[1] it is the most heavily used interchange in the European Union.^[2]

Images

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  Frankfurter Kreuz intersection between autobahn A3 and A5 seen from a Lufthansa B737
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  Aerial view, A3 vertically, A5 horizontally
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  A5 vertically, A3 horizontally

See also

• Frankfurt City Tunnel