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state road
A public road whose construction and maintenance fall under the responsibility of a federal state. In the hierarchy of the road network, it is usually positioned between federal roads and district roads.
Wegen eines Unfalls ist die Landesstraße 19 zwischen den beiden Dörfern gesperrt.
Because of an accident, state road 19 is closed between the two villages.
The word consists of 'Landes-' (genitive of 'das Land' (the state/country), here in the sense of federal state) and 'Straße' (road/street). So it is a road that lies under the responsibility of a federal state.
Die Sanierung dieser Landesstraße wird mehrere Monate dauern.
The renovation of this state road will take several months.
Landesstraßen (state roads) are often abbreviated with the letter 'L' and a number. This designation can be found on road signs and in traffic reports.
Nehmen Sie die Ausfahrt und folgen Sie der L 25 in Richtung Norden.
Take the exit and follow the L 25 north.
Typical verbs in connection with Landesstraßen (state roads) are 'auf der Landesstraße fahren' (to drive on the state road), 'eine Landesstraße sperren' (to close a state road), or 'eine Landesstraße überqueren' (to cross a state road).
Auf dieser Landesstraße darf man nur 80 km/h fahren.
On this state road, you may only drive 80 km/h.
district 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 Landesstrasse verbindet mehrere Orte im Bundesland miteinander.
The state road connects several towns in the federal state.
Die Kreisstraße verbindet unser Dorf mit dem Nachbarort.
The district road connects our village with the neighboring town.
