Districts and municipalities

• Lower Saxony
  Lower Saxony
  Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
  
  
  • Hildesheim (district)
    Hildesheim (district)
    Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.-History:...
    
    
    • Hildesheim
    • Diekholzen
      Diekholzen
      Diekholzen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km southwest of Hildesheim on the Beuster, a tributary of the Innerste....
      
      : Egenstedt
      Diekholzen
      Diekholzen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km southwest of Hildesheim on the Beuster, a tributary of the Innerste....
      
      
    • Bad Salzdetfurth
      Bad Salzdetfurth
      is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
      
      : Groß Düngen
      Groß Düngen
      Groß Düngen is a village in the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, in the north German state of Lower Saxony. It lies in the Innerste valley southeast of the county town of Hildesheim on the B 243 federal highway.- History :...
      
      , Wesseln
    • Bockenem
      Bockenem
      Bockenem is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany that was founded in 1154. It is located on the German Framework Road.-Surrounding villages:*Jerze*Königsdahlum*Bornum*Mahlum*Schlewecke*Ortshausen*Volkersheim*Hary*Störy...
      
      : Nette, Bönnien, Bockenem, Bornum
  • Goslar (district)
    Goslar (district)
    Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Osterode, Northeim, Hildesheim and Wolfenbüttel, the city of Salzgitter, and by the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia .-History:The history of the district is linked with the city of Goslar.The district of Goslar...
    
    
    • Seesen
      Seesen
      Seesen is a town and municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the northwestern edge of the Harz mountain range, approx...
      
      : Rhüden, Bornhausen
      Bornhausen
      Bornhausen is next to Rhüden the northernmost part of the town of Seesen am Harz in the district of district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony. It has an approx. population of 1150....
      
      , Seesen, Engelade, Münchehof
  • Osterode am Harz (district)
    • Samtgemeinde Bad Grund: Gittelde
      Gittelde
      Gittelde is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      , Windhausen
      Windhausen
      Windhausen is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      , Badenhausen
      Badenhausen
      Badenhausen is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      
    • Osterode am Harz
      Osterode am Harz
      For the town in East Prussia formerly called Osterode, see Ostróda.Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It is the seat of government of the district of Osterode. The town is twinned with Scarborough,...
      
      
    • Herzberg am Harz
      Herzberg am Harz
      Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes...
      
      , Scharzfeld
      Scharzfeld
      Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in South Lower Saxony, Germany.Scharzfeld lies at a height of about 220 m above sea level and has 1,765 inhabitants ....
      
      
    • Bad Lauterberg im Harz: Barbis, Bartolfelde, Osterhagen
      Osterhagen
      Osterhagen is a village near the town of Bad Lauterberg in the district of Osterode in Lower Saxony, Germany. The village lies between Bad Lauterberg and Bad Sachsa. Not far from Osterhagen is the Weingartenloch, a supposed treasure cave. The Karstwanderweg passes nearby.Osterhagen lies on the...
      
      
    • Bad Sachsa
      Bad Sachsa
      Bad Sachsa is a town in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 25 km southeast of Osterode am Harz. It is well known for being the town where Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and his four...
      
      : Nüxei
• Thuringia
  Thuringia
  The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
  
  
  • Nordhausen (district)
    Nordhausen (district)
    Nordhausen is a Kreis in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Harz and Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Kyffhäuserkreis, Eichsfeld in Thuringia and the districts Osterode and Goslar in Lower Saxony.-History:The district was created in 1815, when the Prussian...
    
    
    • Hohenstein: Mackenrode, Holbach
    • Werther: Günzerode, Kleinwechsungen
    • Nordhausen: Hesserode, Nordhausen

Combined routing

• From Seesen to AS Engelade combined with the B 248
  Bundesstraße 248
  The Bundesstraße 248 is a German federal highway that runs from Northeim to Dannenberg where it ends in the town at its junction with the B 191. Shortly before, the road branches and a short section, the B 248a, runs over B 191 as far as the B 216 at Streetzer roundabout...
  
  
• Between AS Münchehof and Bad Grund combined with the B 242
  Bundesstraße 242
  - Route :The B 242, also known as the Harz High Road , runs right across the Harz mountains in central Germany. From Seesen on the northwestern edge of the Harz near the A 7 motorway it runs through the Upper Harz past Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the High Harz, where it is combined for several kilometres...
  
  
• In Osterode between Osterode Mitte and Osterode Süd combined with the B 241
  Bundesstraße 241
  The B 241 is a federal road in Germany. It runs from Hohenwepel to Vienenburg.- States and districts :* North Rhine-Westphalia** Höxter district*** Hohenwepel, Borgentreich, Dalhausen, Beverungen* Lower Saxony...
  
  
• Between Herzberg and Barbis combined with the B 27

Rivers crossed

• Beuster
  Beuster (Innerste)
  Beuster is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
  
  , near Hildesheim-Marienburg
• Lamme
  Lamme (river)
  Lamme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
  
  , near Wesseln
• Nette
  Nette (Innerste)
  The Nette is a small river in Lower Saxony, Germany, a left tributary of the Innerste. It rises in the Harz, in the municipality of Seesen. The Nette flows through Bockenem before reaching the Innerste in Holle, between Hildesheim and Salzgitter....
  
  , near Bockenem and Engelade
• Söse
  Söse
  The Söse is a right tributary of the river Rhume, 38 kilometres long, in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Geography :The river rises on the plateau of Auf dem Acker in the district of Osterode in the southwestern part of the Harz Mountains in Germany...
  
  , in Osterode
• Sieber
  Sieber (river)
  The Sieber is a 35 km long, right hand tributary of the Oder in the Harz mountains of Germany.It rises at 760 m on the Bruchberg massif and flows through Herzberg before discharging at Hattorf into the Oder which, in turn, flows into the Rhume...
  
  , in Herzberg
• Oder
  Oder (Harz)
  The Oder is a 56 km long river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhume. Its source is in the Harz mountains, near Sankt Andreasberg. It flows southwest through Bad Lauterberg, Pöhlde and Hattorf am Harz...
  
  , in Barbis – village in borough of Bad Lauterberg
• Steina, in Nüxei – village in borough of Bad Sachsa
• Uffe
  Uffe (Ichte)
  Uffe is a river of Thuringia, Germany....
  
  , near Holbach

Origins

The metalled artificial road (Chaussee) between Seesen and Osterode was built between 1785 and 1795 as an extension of the Frankfurt Road

Bundesstraße 248

The Bundesstraße 248 is a German federal highway that runs from Northeim to Dannenberg where it ends in the town at its junction with the B 191. Shortly before, the road branches and a short section, the B 248a, runs over B 191 as far as the B 216 at Streetzer roundabout...

and known as the Thuringian Road (Thüringer Straße).

It was established as Reichsstraße 243 between Hildesheim and Nordhausen in 1937.

This federal road was interrupted by the division of Germany and was only opened again from end to end on 18 November 1989 when the border crossing between Nüxei and Mackenrode was installed.
The B 243 runs from Hildesheim

Hildesheim

Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...

 to Nordhausen

Nordhausen

Nordhausen is a town at the southern edge of the Harz Mountains, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Nordhausen...

.

Districts and municipalities

• Lower Saxony
  Lower Saxony
  Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
  
  
  • Hildesheim (district)
    Hildesheim (district)
    Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.-History:...
    
    
    • Hildesheim
    • Diekholzen
      Diekholzen
      Diekholzen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km southwest of Hildesheim on the Beuster, a tributary of the Innerste....
      
      : Egenstedt
      Diekholzen
      Diekholzen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km southwest of Hildesheim on the Beuster, a tributary of the Innerste....
      
      
    • Bad Salzdetfurth
      Bad Salzdetfurth
      is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
      
      : Groß Düngen
      Groß Düngen
      Groß Düngen is a village in the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, in the north German state of Lower Saxony. It lies in the Innerste valley southeast of the county town of Hildesheim on the B 243 federal highway.- History :...
      
      , Wesseln
    • Bockenem
      Bockenem
      Bockenem is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany that was founded in 1154. It is located on the German Framework Road.-Surrounding villages:*Jerze*Königsdahlum*Bornum*Mahlum*Schlewecke*Ortshausen*Volkersheim*Hary*Störy...
      
      : Nette, Bönnien, Bockenem, Bornum
  • Goslar (district)
    Goslar (district)
    Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Osterode, Northeim, Hildesheim and Wolfenbüttel, the city of Salzgitter, and by the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia .-History:The history of the district is linked with the city of Goslar.The district of Goslar...
    
    
    • Seesen
      Seesen
      Seesen is a town and municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the northwestern edge of the Harz mountain range, approx...
      
      : Rhüden, Bornhausen
      Bornhausen
      Bornhausen is next to Rhüden the northernmost part of the town of Seesen am Harz in the district of district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony. It has an approx. population of 1150....
      
      , Seesen, Engelade, Münchehof
  • Osterode am Harz (district)
    • Samtgemeinde Bad Grund: Gittelde
      Gittelde
      Gittelde is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      , Windhausen
      Windhausen
      Windhausen is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      , Badenhausen
      Badenhausen
      Badenhausen is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      
    • Osterode am Harz
      Osterode am Harz
      For the town in East Prussia formerly called Osterode, see Ostróda.Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It is the seat of government of the district of Osterode. The town is twinned with Scarborough,...
      
      
    • Herzberg am Harz
      Herzberg am Harz
      Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes...
      
      , Scharzfeld
      Scharzfeld
      Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in South Lower Saxony, Germany.Scharzfeld lies at a height of about 220 m above sea level and has 1,765 inhabitants ....
      
      
    • Bad Lauterberg im Harz: Barbis, Bartolfelde, Osterhagen
      Osterhagen
      Osterhagen is a village near the town of Bad Lauterberg in the district of Osterode in Lower Saxony, Germany. The village lies between Bad Lauterberg and Bad Sachsa. Not far from Osterhagen is the Weingartenloch, a supposed treasure cave. The Karstwanderweg passes nearby.Osterhagen lies on the...
      
      
    • Bad Sachsa
      Bad Sachsa
      Bad Sachsa is a town in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 25 km southeast of Osterode am Harz. It is well known for being the town where Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and his four...
      
      : Nüxei
• Thuringia
  Thuringia
  The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
  
  
  • Nordhausen (district)
    Nordhausen (district)
    Nordhausen is a Kreis in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Harz and Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Kyffhäuserkreis, Eichsfeld in Thuringia and the districts Osterode and Goslar in Lower Saxony.-History:The district was created in 1815, when the Prussian...
    
    
    • Hohenstein: Mackenrode, Holbach
    • Werther: Günzerode, Kleinwechsungen
    • Nordhausen: Hesserode, Nordhausen

Combined routing

• From Seesen to AS Engelade combined with the B 248
  Bundesstraße 248
  The Bundesstraße 248 is a German federal highway that runs from Northeim to Dannenberg where it ends in the town at its junction with the B 191. Shortly before, the road branches and a short section, the B 248a, runs over B 191 as far as the B 216 at Streetzer roundabout...
  
  
• Between AS Münchehof and Bad Grund combined with the B 242
  Bundesstraße 242
  - Route :The B 242, also known as the Harz High Road , runs right across the Harz mountains in central Germany. From Seesen on the northwestern edge of the Harz near the A 7 motorway it runs through the Upper Harz past Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the High Harz, where it is combined for several kilometres...
  
  
• In Osterode between Osterode Mitte and Osterode Süd combined with the B 241
  Bundesstraße 241
  The B 241 is a federal road in Germany. It runs from Hohenwepel to Vienenburg.- States and districts :* North Rhine-Westphalia** Höxter district*** Hohenwepel, Borgentreich, Dalhausen, Beverungen* Lower Saxony...
  
  
• Between Herzberg and Barbis combined with the B 27

Rivers crossed

• Beuster
  Beuster (Innerste)
  Beuster is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
  
  , near Hildesheim-Marienburg
• Lamme
  Lamme (river)
  Lamme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
  
  , near Wesseln
• Nette
  Nette (Innerste)
  The Nette is a small river in Lower Saxony, Germany, a left tributary of the Innerste. It rises in the Harz, in the municipality of Seesen. The Nette flows through Bockenem before reaching the Innerste in Holle, between Hildesheim and Salzgitter....
  
  , near Bockenem and Engelade
• Söse
  Söse
  The Söse is a right tributary of the river Rhume, 38 kilometres long, in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Geography :The river rises on the plateau of Auf dem Acker in the district of Osterode in the southwestern part of the Harz Mountains in Germany...
  
  , in Osterode
• Sieber
  Sieber (river)
  The Sieber is a 35 km long, right hand tributary of the Oder in the Harz mountains of Germany.It rises at 760 m on the Bruchberg massif and flows through Herzberg before discharging at Hattorf into the Oder which, in turn, flows into the Rhume...
  
  , in Herzberg
• Oder
  Oder (Harz)
  The Oder is a 56 km long river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhume. Its source is in the Harz mountains, near Sankt Andreasberg. It flows southwest through Bad Lauterberg, Pöhlde and Hattorf am Harz...
  
  , in Barbis – village in borough of Bad Lauterberg
• Steina, in Nüxei – village in borough of Bad Sachsa
• Uffe
  Uffe (Ichte)
  Uffe is a river of Thuringia, Germany....
  
  , near Holbach

Origins

The metalled artificial road (Chaussee) between Seesen and Osterode was built between 1785 and 1795 as an extension of the Frankfurt Road

Bundesstraße 248

The Bundesstraße 248 is a German federal highway that runs from Northeim to Dannenberg where it ends in the town at its junction with the B 191. Shortly before, the road branches and a short section, the B 248a, runs over B 191 as far as the B 216 at Streetzer roundabout...

and known as the Thuringian Road (Thüringer Straße).

It was established as Reichsstraße 243 between Hildesheim and Nordhausen in 1937.

This federal road was interrupted by the division of Germany and was only opened again from end to end on 18 November 1989 when the border crossing between Nüxei and Mackenrode was installed.




The B 243 runs from Hildesheim

Hildesheim

Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...

 to Nordhausen

Nordhausen

Nordhausen is a town at the southern edge of the Harz Mountains, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Nordhausen...

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Districts and municipalities

• Lower Saxony
  Lower Saxony
  Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
  
  
  • Hildesheim (district)
    Hildesheim (district)
    Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.-History:...
    
    
    • Hildesheim
    • Diekholzen
      Diekholzen
      Diekholzen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km southwest of Hildesheim on the Beuster, a tributary of the Innerste....
      
      : Egenstedt
      Diekholzen
      Diekholzen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km southwest of Hildesheim on the Beuster, a tributary of the Innerste....
      
      
    • Bad Salzdetfurth
      Bad Salzdetfurth
      is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.-Geography:...
      
      : Groß Düngen
      Groß Düngen
      Groß Düngen is a village in the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, in the north German state of Lower Saxony. It lies in the Innerste valley southeast of the county town of Hildesheim on the B 243 federal highway.- History :...
      
      , Wesseln
    • Bockenem
      Bockenem
      Bockenem is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany that was founded in 1154. It is located on the German Framework Road.-Surrounding villages:*Jerze*Königsdahlum*Bornum*Mahlum*Schlewecke*Ortshausen*Volkersheim*Hary*Störy...
      
      : Nette, Bönnien, Bockenem, Bornum
  • Goslar (district)
    Goslar (district)
    Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Osterode, Northeim, Hildesheim and Wolfenbüttel, the city of Salzgitter, and by the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia .-History:The history of the district is linked with the city of Goslar.The district of Goslar...
    
    
    • Seesen
      Seesen
      Seesen is a town and municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the northwestern edge of the Harz mountain range, approx...
      
      : Rhüden, Bornhausen
      Bornhausen
      Bornhausen is next to Rhüden the northernmost part of the town of Seesen am Harz in the district of district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony. It has an approx. population of 1150....
      
      , Seesen, Engelade, Münchehof
  • Osterode am Harz (district)
    • Samtgemeinde Bad Grund: Gittelde
      Gittelde
      Gittelde is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      , Windhausen
      Windhausen
      Windhausen is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      , Badenhausen
      Badenhausen
      Badenhausen is a municipality in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
      
      
    • Osterode am Harz
      Osterode am Harz
      For the town in East Prussia formerly called Osterode, see Ostróda.Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It is the seat of government of the district of Osterode. The town is twinned with Scarborough,...
      
      
    • Herzberg am Harz
      Herzberg am Harz
      Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes...
      
      , Scharzfeld
      Scharzfeld
      Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in South Lower Saxony, Germany.Scharzfeld lies at a height of about 220 m above sea level and has 1,765 inhabitants ....
      
      
    • Bad Lauterberg im Harz: Barbis, Bartolfelde, Osterhagen
      Osterhagen
      Osterhagen is a village near the town of Bad Lauterberg in the district of Osterode in Lower Saxony, Germany. The village lies between Bad Lauterberg and Bad Sachsa. Not far from Osterhagen is the Weingartenloch, a supposed treasure cave. The Karstwanderweg passes nearby.Osterhagen lies on the...
      
      
    • Bad Sachsa
      Bad Sachsa
      Bad Sachsa is a town in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km south of Braunlage, and 25 km southeast of Osterode am Harz. It is well known for being the town where Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and his four...
      
      : Nüxei
• Thuringia
  Thuringia
  The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
  
  
  • Nordhausen (district)
    Nordhausen (district)
    Nordhausen is a Kreis in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Harz and Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Kyffhäuserkreis, Eichsfeld in Thuringia and the districts Osterode and Goslar in Lower Saxony.-History:The district was created in 1815, when the Prussian...
    
    
    • Hohenstein: Mackenrode, Holbach
    • Werther: Günzerode, Kleinwechsungen
    • Nordhausen: Hesserode, Nordhausen

Combined routing

• From Seesen to AS Engelade combined with the B 248
  Bundesstraße 248
  The Bundesstraße 248 is a German federal highway that runs from Northeim to Dannenberg where it ends in the town at its junction with the B 191. Shortly before, the road branches and a short section, the B 248a, runs over B 191 as far as the B 216 at Streetzer roundabout...
  
  
• Between AS Münchehof and Bad Grund combined with the B 242
  Bundesstraße 242
  - Route :The B 242, also known as the Harz High Road , runs right across the Harz mountains in central Germany. From Seesen on the northwestern edge of the Harz near the A 7 motorway it runs through the Upper Harz past Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the High Harz, where it is combined for several kilometres...
  
  
• In Osterode between Osterode Mitte and Osterode Süd combined with the B 241
  Bundesstraße 241
  The B 241 is a federal road in Germany. It runs from Hohenwepel to Vienenburg.- States and districts :* North Rhine-Westphalia** Höxter district*** Hohenwepel, Borgentreich, Dalhausen, Beverungen* Lower Saxony...
  
  
• Between Herzberg and Barbis combined with the B 27

Rivers crossed

• Beuster
  Beuster (Innerste)
  Beuster is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
  
  , near Hildesheim-Marienburg
• Lamme
  Lamme (river)
  Lamme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
  
  , near Wesseln
• Nette
  Nette (Innerste)
  The Nette is a small river in Lower Saxony, Germany, a left tributary of the Innerste. It rises in the Harz, in the municipality of Seesen. The Nette flows through Bockenem before reaching the Innerste in Holle, between Hildesheim and Salzgitter....
  
  , near Bockenem and Engelade
• Söse
  Söse
  The Söse is a right tributary of the river Rhume, 38 kilometres long, in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Geography :The river rises on the plateau of Auf dem Acker in the district of Osterode in the southwestern part of the Harz Mountains in Germany...
  
  , in Osterode
• Sieber
  Sieber (river)
  The Sieber is a 35 km long, right hand tributary of the Oder in the Harz mountains of Germany.It rises at 760 m on the Bruchberg massif and flows through Herzberg before discharging at Hattorf into the Oder which, in turn, flows into the Rhume...
  
  , in Herzberg
• Oder
  Oder (Harz)
  The Oder is a 56 km long river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhume. Its source is in the Harz mountains, near Sankt Andreasberg. It flows southwest through Bad Lauterberg, Pöhlde and Hattorf am Harz...
  
  , in Barbis – village in borough of Bad Lauterberg
• Steina, in Nüxei – village in borough of Bad Sachsa
• Uffe
  Uffe (Ichte)
  Uffe is a river of Thuringia, Germany....
  
  , near Holbach

Origins

The metalled artificial road (Chaussee) between Seesen and Osterode was built between 1785 and 1795 as an extension of the Frankfurt Road

Bundesstraße 248

The Bundesstraße 248 is a German federal highway that runs from Northeim to Dannenberg where it ends in the town at its junction with the B 191. Shortly before, the road branches and a short section, the B 248a, runs over B 191 as far as the B 216 at Streetzer roundabout...

and known as the Thuringian Road (Thüringer Straße).

It was established as Reichsstraße 243 between Hildesheim and Nordhausen in 1937.

This federal road was interrupted by the division of Germany and was only opened again from end to end on 18 November 1989 when the border crossing between Nüxei and Mackenrode was installed.