Traces of the German exteritorial highway

            Finished bridges in the northern part of the highway show the quality of German engineering, they are in remarkably good shape after more than seventy years without reconstructions.

Construction of the German exteritorial highway began in 1939 with the intention to directly connect Wien in Austria and Breslau in then Eastern Prussia (today Wrocław in Poland). A 320 km long, 28,5 m wide modern highway was a part of the Munich agreement, and would be German territory although running through Czech lands. It was projected by the best German engineers, and the work advanced with high speed - the plans were finished after three months, and 83 km were started. Many buildings have been finished, and also a major part of the subbase, but the construction was stopped like all other civilian projects in the Reich in early 1942, when concrete was more needed for defensive purposes. The construction was not continued after the war, and only some minor parts were later used for other infrastructure projects. Many relics of this interesting project can be found today, mostly in very good shape, because the materials used for concrete constructions were the same as for the then-built border fortifications. The selected route of the highway is so well-thought, that it is planned for a brand new highway which should begin construction in the following years.

Taken in: Česká republika / Pardubický kraj / Víska u Jevíčka (show map)

Taken on: March 4, 2017

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