Opened 1968 (adjusted 1975/1976) | Lanes: 2x2/2x2 | |
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Type: Windmill interchange (with 2 cloveleaf links) | ||
The Kreuz Herne (German: Kreuz Herne) is a Windmill interchange with two cloverleaf links in the German state North Rhine-Westphalia.
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The motorway interchange forms the connection between the A43 Kreuz Münstter-Süd-Kreuz Wuppertal-Nord and the A42 Kreuz Kamp-Lintfort-Kreuz Catrop Rauxel--Ost .
Geography
The motorway interchange in the city district Mitte in Herne, Nearbe city districts are Herne-Eickel, Mitte and Baukau. The interchange lasy approximately 20 km west of Dortmund, Approximately 8 km north of Bochum and approximately 15 km northeast of Essen.
Northwest of the interchange lays the Kraftwerk Herne the powerstation for the city.
History
In 1968 the motorway interchange and the first part of the A42 were opened to traffic. Back then it was the th link between the des Emscherschnellweg with the EB 51 (temporary road)which laterr was replaced by the A 43. In the mid 1970s the interchange was changed again due to the build of the A 43.
Building form and road layout
Near the motorway interchange both motorways are built with 2x2 lanes. The links A 43-North—A 42-east and A 42-west—A 43-South having 2 lanes all the other connections have one lane.
Due to the tight space it is built in, they chose a mixform between a Windmill interchange and a Cloverleaf interchange.
Trafffic near the interchange
Approzimately 155,000 vehicles use the interchange on a daily basis.