Bundesautobahn 24 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 24, short form Autobahn 24, abbreviated as BAB 24 or A 24) is an autobahn in northern Germany that connects the large metropolitan regions of Hamburg and Berlin. It was one of the three transit access roads to West Berlin during the Cold War.

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A 24
Bundesautobahn 24
Route information
Length	237 km (147 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hamburg
East end	A 10 near Berlin
Location
Country	Germany
States	Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg
Highway system
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On that road, there is a 150 km (93 mi) long section that has no speed limit at all (only a recommended speed of 130 km/h), which means that about 65% of that Autobahn can be driven at very high speed.

Planning for the autobahn began as far back as the 1930s; before World War II numerous bridges and sections of roadside shoulder were built between Hamburg and Berlin. The German divide, however, put a hold on further work and it was not until 1978 that construction was resumed, carried out by a GDR work force and paid for by West Germany. In 1982 the A 24 could finally be opened. Most pre-war bridges could not be used, however, and were replaced by new structures.

• Autobahn 24 near junction Schwerin
• unused bridge near Hagenow on the former planned route of the 1930s
• Truck destroyed the central barrier on the A24 (Feb. 2009)

• Bundesautobahn 24 – detailed route plan (in German)

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