Landesstraßen are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian states. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads
Road and distance sign at kilometre 2.0 on the L 262 in Landsweiler-Reden (Saar) (Category 2 Landesstraßen here equate to Kreisstraßen in other states)
The L 3190 near Stockheim; typical construction
State road S258 in Saxony after reconstruction.
Bundesstraße, abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.
Landesstraße
…road". They are roads that cross the boundary of a rural or urban district (Landkreis or Kreisfreie Stadt). A Landesstraße is thus less important than a Bundesstraße or federal road, but more significant than a Kreisstraße or district road. The classification of a road as a Landesstraße is a legal matter (Widmung…
German Bundesstraße 437 near Stadland
Four-lane B 10 and B 27 interlaced in the city of Stuttgart