is an
autobahn
The (; German plural ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official German term is (abbreviated ''BAB''), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track'. ...
in
Germany which connects the
Bundesautobahn 30 in the north and the
A 44 in the south.
History
The history of the A 33 began in the 1960s as the
B 68. It was intended that the route would be extended northwards to reach
Bramsche
Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about north of Osnabrück, at . Population is 30,952 (2018).
Subdivisions
In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town.
*Achmer
* ...
, and to this day, the B 68 has been partially extended between
Osnabrück and Bramsche in a similar fashion to an Autobahn.
One major gap currently exist in the A 33. Plans to close the 9 km long gap between the A 33 and the
A 1 around Osnabrück are underway, the selected route having been submitted by the planning authority of
Lower Saxony to the
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to:
Politics
General
*Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies
*Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...
(BMVBS) for approval. Also a larger (about 8 km) gap existed between the exit for
Borgholzhausen
Borgholzhausen is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km north-west of Bielefeld.
Borgholzhausen is a sister city to New Haven, Missouri ...
and
Bielefeld. This gap has been closed as the last section between Borgholzhausen and
Halle (Westf.) has been completed in November 2019.
Route
The A 33 begins to the east of
Osnabrück in
Belm, crossing over the
A 30 to Osnabrück Süd, running through
Georgsmarienhütte,
Hilter am Teutoburger Wald,
Bad Rothenfelde
Bad Rothenfelde is a municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km southeast of Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osn ...
and
Dissen am Teutoburger Wald,
Borgholzhausen
Borgholzhausen is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km north-west of Bielefeld.
Borgholzhausen is a sister city to New Haven, Missouri ...
,
Halle (Westf.), running through Bielefeld,
Sennestadt
Sennestadt is a district in the South-East of the German city of Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia. With some 21,000 residents, it is renowned as a remarkable feat of urban planning. The satellite town of Sennestadt was created in the 1950s, in ...
,
Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock,
Paderborn
Paderborn (; Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and ''Born'', an old German term for t ...
and
Borchen
Borchen is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Location
Borchen is situated in the Paderborn tableland, approximately 5 km south of Paderborn. The municipality also contains a small ...
before terminating at the
Bad Wünnenberg interchange, which joins the
A 44 running between
Dortmund and
Kassel as well as the
B 480, which leads on through
Brilon
Brilon (; Westphalian: ''Brailen'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis.
Geography
Brilon is situated on the Brilon Heights at an altitude of about 450 m on the upper reaches of the ...
in the
Sauerland region.
Route names
The three different stretches of road are named according to the region in which they are located. The Osnabrück-Bielefeld route is known as the Teutoburger-Wald-Autobahn, the route between Bielefeld and Paderborn, which feeds into the
A 2, is known as the Senneautobahn, and the remainder leading through East Westphalia is known as the Ostwestfalenmagistrale.
Notable features
Between junctions Dissen and Dissen Süd, a tunnel has been built of around 700 m length to protect the surrounding area, especially the health resort
Bad Rothenfelde
Bad Rothenfelde is a municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km southeast of Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osn ...
from the noise.
Exit list
External links
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