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. The A 516 branches off the A 3 towards the center of Oberhausen. The northern terminus of the A 516 is also the western terminus of the A 2. After a 5 km journey, the autobahn is downgraded to the B 223 just after the junction ''Oberhausen-Eisenheim'', 500 m short of the A 42. This is because the junction with the A 42 is not designed as a free-flowing autobahn-to-autobahn junction; rather, it is essentially a

diamond interchange A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road. Design The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...

with one folded ramp. The speed limit for the entirety of the A 516 is 100 km/h. The limit is reduced to 80 km/h nightly between 22:00 and 6:00. Traffic heading to

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on the weekends and around the holiday season regularly creates backups of up to 2 km.

Exit list

'' Road continues as the B 3 towards

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'' Road continues as the B 223 towards

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External links

Autobahn Atlas: A516
{{Bundesautobahn 516