Last updated 11-8-03

Introduction

Exit names change for various reasons.

• 1. A new road is built at the exit and therefore the exit gives access to a more important destination which is a more appropriate exit name

  2. A new exit is built nearby and the destination indicated by the old exit name is no longer signposted via the old exit

  3. The name of a town changes or because of a change of municipal divisions destinations are referred to in a different way

  4. An exit is reconstructed to an interchange between motorways

In Germany, exit names tend to change very often. This list contains all names I have been able to find on maps from the period 1963-2003.

Note that not all the names in this list actually appeared on signs. In some cases, exit names were changed before a road was opened (e.g. on the A17). Also, it may be assumed that some of the names are simply errors on maps.

Notes

No distinction is made between a name like 'Oberhausener Kreuz' and 'Kreuz Oberhausen'.

If the name of an exit varies only as far as slashes or dashes are concerned, it is not included.

When an exit involves more than one motorway, it appears only under the lowest road number.

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