was an
autobahn
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in
Germany
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. It has been redesignated as a part of the
A 36 as of January 1, 2019.
[ Lower Saxon Department for Street Construction and Traffic]
Umbenennung der A 395 zwischen Braunschweig und dem Harz in A 36
- Renaming of A 395 between Brunswick and the Harz mountains as A 36, German
The A 395 began at an interchange with the
A 39 and
B 248 south of
Brunswick (Braunschweig). From there, the road headed in a general southerly direction, bypassing
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel (; nds, Wulfenbüddel) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel District. It is best known as the location of the internationally renowned Herzog August Library and for having the largest c ...
,
Schladen
Schladen is a village and a former municipality in the Wolfenbüttel (district), district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2013, it is part of the municipality Schladen-Werla. It is situated on the river Oker, approx. 15 ...
and other, smaller towns.
The southern end of the A 395 came in the town of
Vienenburg
Vienenburg is a borough of Goslar, capital of the Goslar (district), Goslar district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The former independent municipality was incorporated in Goslar on 1 January 2014.
Geography
It is situated in the north of the Harz mou ...
, at a
trumpet interchange
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with a freeway portion of the B 6/B 6n. The B 6 continues to the south and west towards
Goslar
Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines ...
and the
B 4, while the B 6n continues east towards
Leipzig
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, eventually meeting with the
A 14.
The A 395 was the longest three-digit autobahn in Germany, although it was formerly 7 km longer. In 2001, the section of autobahn from
Bad Harzburg
Bad Harzburg (; Eastphalian: ''Bad Harzborch'') is a spa town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort.
Geogra ...
to
Schlewecke became the northernmost part of the B 4, while the section of freeway from that point to the current southern terminus was returned to the B 6. It was designated as
A 369 in 2019.
The northernmost 400 m of the A 395, between the junctions ''Braunschweig-Melverode'' and ''Braunschweig-Süd'', was not considered to be part of the autobahn system. There is an at-grade entrance and exit from a large car dealership and gas station along the southbound side of the road just before ''Braunschweig-Melverode''. Therefore, the A 395 was officially considered to start immediately after that junction, and thus also had no connection to the remaining autobahn network.
Exit list
External links
Autobahn Atlas: A395
References
{{Bundesautobahn
395
A395
Transport in Braunschweig