Editing Rügen (section)

=== Road ===
[[File:AlleeRügen1.jpg|thumb|right| Typical avenue on Rügen. The [[German Avenue Road]] starts in [[Sellin]] on the island and leads down to the far South of Germany (until [[Lake Constance]]).]]
Until October 2007, individual traffic from the mainland to the island of Rügen was mainly routed along the two-lane Rügendamm causeway, running between [[Stralsund]] and [[Altefähr]] over the sound of [[Strelasund]].

The cornerstone for a second crossing over the Strelasund was laid on 31 August 2004. This bridge, the Rügen Bridge, running parallel to the Rügendamm, has a length of about {{convert|4.1|km}} and a vertical clearance for ships of {{convert|42|m}}, and was on opened on 20 October 2007. In order to relieve the town of Stralsund, a [[ring road]] has been built in the last few years, coming from the southwest. The [[Bundesstraße 96|B 96 federal road]] between Stralsund and [[Greifswald]] is also connected via an access road to the [[Bundesautobahn 20|A 20 motorway]]. The B 96 runs from Stralsund via Bergen to Sassnitz. Here a new route with bypasses is planned (the "New B 96").

The main tourist attractions of Cape Arkona, the [[Königsstuhl (Rügen)|Königsstuhl]] and the [[Granitz hunting lodge]] are, however, car-free in order to protect the countryside, as is the island of Hiddensee which belongs to Vorpommern-Rügen district. All these destinations can be reached using public transport, without needing a car.