is an Autobahn in Germany. It connects the A 38 and Erfurt to the A 70 near Schweinfurt. A further northern extension to the A 14 near Plötzkau has been proposed by the state government of Sachsen-Anhalt.Coalition agreement between CDU and SPD in Sachsen-Anhalt (page 56; German; PDF; 223 kB)
Construction on the A 71, supervised by DEGES, began in 1996, most parts were being opened by December 2005. The project was completed in September 2015. The section through the Thuringian Forest was the most expensive road ever built in Germany with an average cost of . This section includes the Rennsteig Tunnel which is the longest road tunnel in Germany at and is called "Thüringer wald Autobahn" (Thuringian Forest Motorway).
Exit list
ExitName(1)Südharz 3-way interchange (2)Artern(3)HeldrungenTNSchmücketunnel 1725m/5660ft(4)KölledaRest area Leubinger Fürtsenhügel (under construction)(5)Sömmerda-Ost (6)Sömmerda-Süd(7)Erfurt-Nord (8)Erfurt-Stotternheim(9)Erfurt-Mittelhausen(10)Erfurt-Gispersleben (11)Erfurt-Bindersleben BRTalbrücke Apfelstädt(12)Erfurt 4-way interchange (13)Arnstadt-Nord(14)Arnstadt-SüdTNTunnel BehringenBRWipfratalbrückeStadtilm (under construction) (15)Ilmenau-Ost BRAltwipfergrund ViaductBRStreichgrund Viaduct(16)Ilmenau-WestBRReichenbach ViaductBRZahme Gera ViaductServices Thüringer Wald(17)Gräfenroda TNTunnel Alte BurgBRSchwarzbachtal ViaductBRWilde Gera ViaductTNRennsteig Tunnel(18)OberhofTNHochwald Tunnel(19)Suhl/Zella-Mehlis BRSteinatal ViaductTNTunnel Berg Bock(20)Suhl 3-way interchange BRAlbrechtsgraben ViaductBRSeßlerstal ViaductBRSchafstalgrund ViaductBRStreitschlag ViaductBRSchwarza ViaductBRRotes Tal ViaductBRTalbrücke Schindgraben (stone quarry)(21)Meiningen-Nord BRJudental ViaductBRHaseltal ViaductBRWerratal Viaduct(22)Meiningen-Süd TNTunnel EichelbergBRJüchsen ViaductBRBibra Viaduct(23)RentwertshausenServices Mellrichstadt(24)Mellrichstadt BRBahratalbrückeBRSaaletalbrücke(25)Bad Neustadt (26)Münnerstadt BRLautertalbrücke(27)MaßbachBRThalwassertalbrücke(28)Bad Kissingen BRPfersdorf ViaductBRMaibach Viaduct(29)Poppenhausen BRWernbrücke Kronungen(30)Schweinfurt-West BRWernbrücke Geldersheim(31)Dreieck Werntal
Characteristics Buildings at Thuringian forest While crossing the Thuringian Forest are a lot of large engineering works needed, the most notable are listed in the table below. km mi Building Length Max. height 92,5 Behringen Tunnel 94,0 Wipfra viaduct 101,5 Altwipfergrund viaduct 102,5 Streichgrund viaduct 107,0 Reichenbach viaduct 108,5 Zahme Gera viaduct 112,0 Alte Burg Tunnel 113,5 Schwarzbachtal viaduct 114,0 Wilde Gera viaduct 114,5 Rennsteig Tunnel 123,5 Hochwald Tunnel 126,0 Steinatal viaduct 126,5 Berg Bock Tunnel 131,0 Albrechtsgraben viaduct 133,5 Seßlestal viaduct 135,0 Schafstalgrund viaduct 137,0 Streitschlag viaduct 140,0 Schwarza viaduct 142,0 Rotes Tal viaduct 144,0 Schindgraben viaduct (stone quarry) 145,0 Judental viaduct 147,0 Haseltal viaduct 149,8 Werratal viaduct 152,5 Eichelberg Tunnel 153,5 Jüchsen viaduct
Records Wilde Gera viaduct: with span length the largest Arch bridge in Germany, convicted by a street Rennsteig Tunnel: with the longest Tunnel in Germany, and the fourth longest Tunnel with two parallel tubes in Europe
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