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 Mainzer Landstraße at the western part ofGallus district, view facing east, with tramway heading for Frankfurt-Nied | |
| Length | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
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| East end | Taunusanlage,Frankfurt Innenstadt |
| West end | Höchst |
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| Inauguration | 1750 |
TheMainzer Landstraße is one of the mainarterial roads inFrankfurt am Main, running west from the city centre to the outlying suburbs of the city. The road runs largely parallel with theRiver Main along its northern bank, and at 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) in length is Frankfurt's second longest road.
The road was built between 1746 and 1750 as part of the longer route betweenFrankfurt andMainz. As one of the most heavily used roads in Frankfurt, factories soon sprang up along its length as Germanyindustrialised in the 19th century, including the headquarters ofAdler andTenovis. Atramway, the modern daylines 11 and 21, soon followed, supported by the industries along its length. By the outbreak ofWorld War I, there were around 40 factories along the length of the road, with more along the many side roads that branch off it.
With the opening ofBundesautobahn 66, Mainzer Landstraße has become less important for long distance travel and now mostly facilitates travel around the west end of the city. Accordingly, it was downgraded from a regional road (Landesstraße) to a district road (Kreisstraße).
From theInnenstadt, Mainzer Landstraße runs throughWestend,Bahnhofsviertel,Gallus,Griesheim andNied on the way toHöchst.
The road begins atTaunusanlage station, close to theDeutsche Bank Twin Towers. Between Taunusanlage and thecrossroads at Platz der Republik, it passes theWestend Tower, theFrankfurter Büro Center and theCity-Haus. The tramlines join Mainzer Landstraße at Platz der Republik, and the road then continues into Gallus, where it passes underGalluswarteS-Bahn station and past the Galluswarte watch tower, which marks the historic walls of Frankfurt. The section of the road in Gallus is known for its high concentration of car dealerships and garages. An alternative tram route to the south lets trams bypass part of Mainzer Landstraße around Galluswarte and aheadshunt tramsiding at Mönchhofstraße on the outskirts of Gallus let trams stop and reverse there atoff-peak times.
At the border between Gallus and Griesheim, the road passes underBundesautobahn 5 before it meetsBundesstraße 40, which connectsFrankfurt Airport with the city centre and Bundesautobahn 66, near Nied. The tramway runs on a specialoverpass above the junction, and aballoon loop at Nied Kirche (Nied Church) allows the 21 line to terminate there.
The road then crosses theRiver Nidda, and terminates in Höchst where it meets Bolongarostraße. This road, and its continuation Brüningstraße, runs through the old town and Industriepark Höchst, the headquarters ofHoechst AG.
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