Bundesautobahn 96

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Bundesautobahn 96
Route information
Length147 km (91 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest endAustrian border (A14) near Lindau
Northeast endMunich
Location
CountryGermany
StatesBavaria, Baden-Württemberg
Highway system
  • Roads in Germany
A 95 A 98

Bundesautobahn 96 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 96, short form Autobahn 96, abbreviated as BAB 96 or A 96) is a motorway in southern Germany, leading from the Austrian border (A14) near Lindau (Lake Constance) through Memmingen, Landsberg am Lech to Munich. Two European routes lead through the autobahn: E 43 and E 54.

It was first planned to build a direct connection between Munich and Lindau before World War II, south of Ammersee. During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, a section from Munich to Oberpfaffenhofen and Germering was built. A 25 km (16 mi) part of the road during those games were used for the road team time trial cycling event.[1]

The last two-laned section, from Wangen-Nord to Leutkirch-Süd, was upgraded in 2009.

  1. ^ 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 108, 122.