Bundesstrasse 59orB 59is a federal highway in Germany the state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia.It runs fromMönchengladbachtoCologneand ends there at the Hohenzollernring, a section of theCologne rings.
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| Bundesstraße 59 | |
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| Existed | 1831–present |
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| Country | Germany |
| States | North Rhine-Westphalia |
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History
editRoad construction between the neighboring cities ofMönchengladbachandRheydtbegan in 1831. Around ten years later, in 1840, the adjacent sections toViersenandGrevenbroichwere built.
From 1934 this line was called Reichsstraße 59 until it was renamed Bundesstraße 59.
Originally the B 59 ran through the localities ofRommerskirchen,StommelnandPulheim,the street name "Venloer Straße" still bears witness to this fact today. As early as 1992, however, the B 59n was realized as a bypass road forStommeln.In 2006 the B 59n gap between Pulheim and the Cologne-Bocklemünd motorway junction (A 1) was closed after around three years of construction.
On January 1, 2007, the section between Mönchengladbach and Viersen was rededicated as a state road.
The Sinsteden bypass was officially opened on October 1, 2019.
At the beginning of 2020, theA 540between Jüchen and Grevenbroich was downgraded to the federal highway and as such follows the route of the B 59.[1][2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Einladung für Journalisten: B59: Feierliche Verkehrsfreigabe Ortsumgehung Rommerskirchen-Sinsteden | Straßen.NRW".www.strassen.nrw.de.Retrieved2022-01-04.
- ^"Mönchengladbacher Stadtchronik"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 October 2013.Retrieved2022-01-04.
- ^Piel, Wiljo (2019-12-28)."Die A540 in Grevenbroich wird herabgestuft: Adieu Autobahn, Bonjour Bundesstraße".RP ONLINE(in German).Retrieved2022-01-04.