Bundesautobahn 4

Federal motorway in Germany A 4Bundesautobahn 4Route informationLength616 km[citation needed] (383 mi)Existed1934–presentMajor junctionsEast endAutostrada A4 at the German-Polish border in Görlitz, SaxonyWest endA76 Motorway at the German-Dutch border in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia LocationCountryGermanyStatesNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Saxony, Thuringia Highway system Roads in Germany Autobahns List Federal List State E-roads ← A 3→ A 5 A 4 heading towards Aachen at inter-section with A 559 on the Cologne Beltway Bundesautobahn 4 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 4, short form Autobahn 4, abbreviated as BAB 4 or A 4) is an autobahn in two discontinuous segments that crosses Germany in a west–east direction. The western segment has a length of 156 km (97 mi), while the part in the east is 429 km (267 mi) long. Route The A 4 west of Cologne The western A 4 starts north-west of Aachen, where the Dutch A76 enters Germany. Initially it is 2 lanes each way with no speed limit. From Kreuz Aachen to Düren and from Kerpen to Refrath (between Refrath and Köln-Merheim) westbound the hard shoulder becomes the third lane at peak times. Between Kreuz Köln-West and Kr