# Bundesautobahn 52

Bundesautobahn 52 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 52, short form Autobahn 52, abbreviated as BAB 52 or A 52) is an autobahn in western Germany. It starts at the Dutch-German border near the community of Niederkrüchten, district of Viersen. From Niederkrüchten, it runs northeast.
Its westernmost part serves as an important commuter route into Düsseldorf. The autobahn becomes Bundesstraße 7 shortly before the Rheinkniebrücke, which leads into the Düsseldorf city centre. Traffic on the A 52 is routed through the Düsseldorf city centre on the B 8 and B 1 secondary roads up to Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich, where the A 52 becomes a road of its own again.
The autobahn has three parts:
* Dutch-German border – Niederkrüchten-Elmpt – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf-Heerdt
* Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich – Dreieck Essen-Ost
* Gladbeck – Gelsenkirchen – Marl-Nord
A new connection from the Dutch border to Elmpt opened in May 2009. An extension connecting the interchange Essen-Ost with the interchange Gladbeck has been proposed for several years but has not been built yet due to the need for several kilometers of tunnels below densely populated areas.

## Exit list

| | | From interchange Roermond A 73 (NL) |
| N280 | N280 | Netherlands |
| | (1) | Niederkrüchten border crossing |
| | | Grünbrücke 50 m |
| | (2) | Elmpt |
| | (3) | Niederkrüchten B 221 |
| | | Schwalmtal 254 m |
| | (4) | Schwalmtal |
| | | Straßenbrücke 60 m |
| | | Kranenbachbrücke 60 m |
| | (5) | Hostert |
| | (6) | Mönchengladbach-Hardt |
| | (7) | Mönchengladbach 4-way interchange A 61 |
| | | Rest area Wolfskull/Bockerter |
| | (8) | Mönchengladbach-Nord |
| | (9) | Mönchengladbach-Neuwerk |
| | (10) | Neersen 4-way interchange A 44 |
| | | Services Kleinraststätt Cloerbruch |
| | (11) | Willich-Schiefbahn |
| | (12) | Kaarst-Nord |
| | (13) | Kaarst 4-way interchange A 57 E31 |
| | (14) | Büderich |
| B 1 B 7 B 8 ||
| | (21) | Düsseldorf-Rath |
| | (22) | Düsseldorf-Nord 4-way interchange A 44 |
| | (23) | Ratingen |
| | | Tiefenbroich parking area |
| | | Straßenbrücke 50 m |
| | (24) | Tiefenbroich |
| | (25) | Breitscheid 3-way interchange A 524 |
| | (25a) | Breitscheid 4-way interchange A 3 E35 |
| | (25b) | Breitscheid B 227 |
| | | Auberg parking area |
| | | Mintarder Ruhrtal 1830 m |
| | | Ickten parking area |
| | (26) | Essen-Kettwig |
| | (27) | Essen-Haarzopf |
| | (28) | Essen-Rüttenscheid B 224 |
| | (29) | Essen-Süd |
| | (30) | Essen-Bergerhausen B 227 |
| | | Kreuz Essen-Bergerhausen (planned) A 44 |
| | | Tunnel Huttrop 340 m |
| | (32) | Essen-Ost 4-way interchange A 40 |
| | | Tunnel Frillendorf 680 m (planned) |
| | | Essen-Frillend-West (planned) |
| | | Tunnel 700 m (planned) |
| | | Essen-Stoppenberg (planned) |
| | | Tunnel 870 m (planned) |
| B 224 interrupted (further need) |||
| | | Tankstelle Buer |
| | (42) | Gelsenkirchen-Buer-West B 226 |
| | (43) | Gelsenkirchen-Scholven |
| | | Straßenbrücke 220 m |
| | (44) | Gelsenkirchen-Hassel B 224 |
| | (45) | Dorsten-Ost |
| | (46) | Marl-Frentrop B 225 |
| | (47) | Marl-Brassert |
| | (48) | Marl-Zentrum |
| | | Bahn- und Straßenbrücke 50 m |
| | (49) | Marl-Hamm |
| | (50) | Marl-Nord 4-way interchange A 43 |
| L612 Haltern |||