Bertha Benz Memorial Route

Bertha Benz Memorial Route
Route information
Length104 km (65 mi)
Existed25 February 2008–present
Major junctions
Tourist loop
South endPforzheim
North endMannheim
Location
CountryGermany
Highway system
  • Roads in Germany

The Bertha Benz Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Württemberg[1] and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.[2] It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of the world's first long distance road trip by a vehicle powered with an internal combustion engine, in 1888.

  1. ^ Official tourist webpage of Baden-Württemberg[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "ERIH European Route of Industrial Heritage". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2009.