district road
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district road
A public road whose construction and maintenance are the responsibility of a rural district. It usually connects smaller places within the district and is ranked below federal and state roads in the road hierarchy.
Wegen eines umgestürzten Baumes ist die Kreisstraße 27 zurzeit gesperrt.
Because of a fallen tree, District Road 27 is currently closed.
The word is made up of 'Kreis' (district) and 'Straße' (road). Here, 'Kreis' is short for 'Landkreis' (rural district), an administrative unit in Germany. A 'Kreisstraße' (district road) is therefore a road under the responsibility of a district.
Viele kleine Dörfer sind nur über Kreisstraßen erreichbar.
Many small villages can only be reached via district roads.
In everyday life, on maps, and in traffic reports, 'Kreisstraßen' (district roads) are often abbreviated with a 'K' and a number. For example, 'K 11' stands for 'Kreisstraße 11' (District Road 11).
Nehmen Sie die Ausfahrt und folgen Sie der K 35 für etwa fünf Kilometer.
Take the exit and follow the K 35 for about five kilometers.
'Kreisstraßen' (district roads) are part of the German road hierarchy. They are below federal roads (B) and state roads (L) and mainly connect places within a rural district with one another.
Die Sanierung der Kreisstraße wird vom Landkreis finanziert.
The renovation of the district road is financed by the district.
state road
Kreisstraße and Landesstrasse are both public roads, but they differ in which administrative authority is responsible for them. A Kreisstraße is managed by the district and usually connects places within the district, while a Landesstrasse is managed by the federal state. What matters, therefore, is which authority is responsible for construction and maintenance.
Die Kreisstraße verbindet unser Dorf mit dem Nachbarort.
The district road connects our village with the neighboring town.
Die Landesstrasse verbindet mehrere Orte im Bundesland miteinander.
The state road connects several towns in the federal state.
