Bundesautobahn 861

Bundesautobahn 861 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 861, short form Autobahn 861, abbreviated as BAB 861 or A 861) is an autobahn in Germany.

A861
Bundesautobahn 861
Route information
Length4.3 km (2.7 mi)
Major junctions
North endnorth of Rheinfelden
South endRheinfelden border crossing
Location
StatesBaden-Württemberg
Highway system

The A 861 opened on March 7, 2006. Its northern terminus with the A 98 is merely a ninety-degree turn accompanied by a designation change. The A 98 will not be completed east of this interchange until 2013. At the southern end of the A 861 is the Rheinfelden border crossing with Switzerland. A small portion of motorway connects this crossing to Switzerland's A 3 at junction 14. Vehicles on this small section of motorway do not need the vignette that is normally required to travel on Swiss motorways. This is to allow German traffic and Swiss traffic that do not have vignettes to cross between the Swiss and German halves of Rheinfelden without having to buy one. A vignette is required to go past the junction Rheinfelden-West, as traffic then must enter the A 3.

The European route E54 is concurrent with the A 861 until junction 2.

Exit list

Germany

(1) Hochrhein 3-way interchange A98 E54
Nollinger Berg 1260 m
Engelseebrücke 220 m
(2) Rheinfelden-Mitte B316
(3) Rheinfelden-Süd B34
Rheinfelder Brücke 211 m
(4) Rheinfelden (Swiss border) border crossing

Switzerland

(14a) Rheinfelden-West
To use motorways in Switzerland a
Vignette
is needed.
(14) 3-way interchange Verzweigung Rheinfelden

Autobahn Atlas: A861

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