is a
motorway in southern
Germany, leading from the
Austrian border (
A14) near
Lindau (
Lake Constance
Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three Body of water, bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, ca ...
) through
Memmingen,
Landsberg am Lech to
Munich. Two European routes lead through the autobahn:
E 43 and
E 54.
It was first planned to build a direct connection between Munich and Lindau before
World War II, south of
Ammersee
Ammersee (English: Lake Ammer) is a Zungenbecken lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany, southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake ...
. During the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
in Munich, a section from Munich to
Oberpfaffenhofen and
Germering was built. A part of the road during those games were used for the
road team time trial cycling event.
1972 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 108, 122.
The last two-laned section, from Wangen-Nord to Leutkirch-Süd, was upgraded in 2009.
Exit list
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External links
References
Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics
96
A096
A096
Olympic cycling venues
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