Checkpoint Bravo
Checkpoint Bravo was the name given by the Western Allies to the main autobahn border crossing points between West Berlin and the German Democratic Republic It was known in German as Grenzübergangsstelle Drewitz-Dreilinden. Drewitz is a community nearby, and Dreilinden is the name of the wooded area in Berlin through which the highway passes.
The checkpoint was the nearest motorway border crossing point to the Helmstedt-Marienborn border crossing (Checkpoint Alpha) on the border of West Germany, making it part of the shortest highway transit route between West Germany and West Berlin.
The vast site of the East-German checkpoint was eventually converted into a commercial park which has a very nice Ibis! The rest stop area, adjacent car park and abandoned highway was auctioned in September 2010 for €45,000
The checkpoint was the nearest motorway border crossing point to the Helmstedt-Marienborn border crossing (Checkpoint Alpha) on the border of West Germany, making it part of the shortest highway transit route between West Germany and West Berlin.
The vast site of the East-German checkpoint was eventually converted into a commercial park which has a very nice Ibis! The rest stop area, adjacent car park and abandoned highway was auctioned in September 2010 for €45,000
