The Bundesstraße 26 or Federal Highway 26, (abbreviation: B 26) runs between the city of

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at the B44, to the city of

Hallstadt Hallstadt is a town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg on the left bank of the Main, 4 km north of Bamberg. Geography Hallstadt borders in the south on the city of Bamberg and in the west on the Main. There are two constituent com ...

, at the

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, A70 in

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. The highway run East to West. It crosses the River Main and the

Mannheim–Frankfurt railway Mannheim–Frankfurt railway is a German standard gauge, Railway electrification system, electrified railway line and runs in southern Hesse and northern Baden-Württemberg between Frankfurt and Mannheim Hauptbahnhof, Mannheim. It is also called ...

. The highway runs through (West to East): Riedstadt, Griesheim,

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Dieburg Dieburg () is a small town in southern Hesse, Germany. It was formerly the seat of the district ("Kreis") of Dieburg, but is now part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg. History The town of Dieburg was first named in 1492 in the tax books of the ...

, Münster, Hesse, Babenhausen,

Großostheim Großostheim (or ''Grossostheim'') is a market community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. The inhabitants call themselves ''Aistmer'' (''ostheimers''). Geography ...

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, Hösbach,

Laufach Laufach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location The community lies in northwest Bavaria east of Aschaffenburg. Laufach lies in the ...

Rechtenbach Rechtenbach is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (municipal association) of Lohr am Main. It has a popul ...

, Lohr, Gemünden am Main,

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, Bergrheinfeld,

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, Schonungen,

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, Ebelsbach,

Eltmann Eltmann () is a town of 5256 inhabitants (in the Haßberge district of Lower Franconia, in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the south bank of the Main river, west of Bamberg. It comprises the town proper, and its outlying districts, Dippach, Eschen ...

, Viereth-Trunstadt, Bischberg and Hallstadt. Just west of

the B26 crosses the

Bundesautobahn 5 is a 445 km (277 mi) long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the Hattenbach triangle intersection (with the A 7. The southern end is at the Swiss border near Basel. It runs through the German states of Hessen and Baden-W� ...

and

Bundesautobahn 67 is an autobahn in Germany. It connects the A 3 and A 6, passing cities such as Rüsselsheim and Darmstadt Darmstadt () is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfu ...

, known as the Darmstädter Kreuz (Darmstadt cross). Until the changing of Luisenplatz (Luis Square) in Darmstadt into pedestrian zone in the 1970s, the B26 road ran through center Darmstadt. In Darmstadt the B26 meets the North-South Highway of

Bundesstraße 3 The Bundesstraße 3 (abbr. B3) is one of the longest federal highways in Germany. It begins in Buxtehude and continues through Bergen, Celle, Hanover, Alfeld, Einbeck, Göttingen, Kassel, Marburg, Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, Heidelberg, ...

, B3. Today, the B26 pass under the Darmstadt city center.

North eastern bypass Darmstadt

As a replacement for the crossing of the Darmstadt city center, a north eastern bypass is planned. It should relieve the downtown area from car and truck traffic. The planned route was to connect the Darmstadt Ostbahnhof and the Martin-Luther-King-ring. Half of this new road will run in a tunnel. * Near Schonungen the B26 crosses the

Bundesstraße 303 The Bundesstraße 303 (abbreviation: B 303) is a German federal highway that runs from west to east, beginning at the A 7 autobahn west of Schweinfurt and ending at the border with the Czech Republic east of Schirnding. It runs through the eas ...

. Near Bergrheinfeld the B26 cross the A70. Near Gemünden am Main the B26 crosses the

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. In the town of Karlstadt am Main the B26 cross the

Bundesstraße 27 Bundesstraße 27 or B27 is a German federal road. It connects Blankenburg am Harz with Rafz in Switzerland. Route The Bundesstraße 27 crosses the following states and towns (north to south): * Saxony-Anhalt: Blankenburg am Harz * Lower ...

. In Aschaffenburg the B26 cross the

Bundesautobahn 3 is an autobahn in Germany running from the Germany-Netherlands border near Wesel in the northwest to the Germany-Austria border near Passau. Major cities along its total length of 778 km (483 mi) include Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsse ...

. In Dieburg the B26 crosses the

Bundesstraße 45 The Bundesstraße 45 is a German federal highway. It branches off the Bundesstraße 3 in Wöllstadt and leads south, goes through the city of Hanau, traverses the Odenwald and ends in Sinsheim. The strip between Hanau and Dieburg Dieburg () i ...

References

* A. Kurt: ''Zur Geschichte von Straßen und Verkehr im Land zwischen Rhein und Main.'' Dissertation an der Universität Frankfurt 1956. * Hans-Peter Schäfer: ''Die Entwicklung des Straßennetzes im Raum Schweinfurt bis zur Mitte des 19. Jh.'' Würzburg 1976.
Information on city of Darmstadt on the north eastern bypass

State Building Authority Wuerzburg B 26n, highway development axis Western MainFranken
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North eastern bypass Darmstadt

See also

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