{
  "name": "Rhine Gorge",
  "slug": "rhine-gorge-b9",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/rhine-gorge-b9/",
  "summary": "The B9 along the left bank of the Rhine through the UNESCO-listed Upper Middle Rhine Valley, 56 km from Bingen to Koblenz past Bacharach, Oberwesel, St. Goar and Boppard, with a castle on almost every hilltop.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B9"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Germany",
    "region": "Rhineland-Palatinate",
    "start": {
      "name": "Bingen am Rhein",
      "lat": 49.966616,
      "lon": 7.886436
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Koblenz",
      "lat": 50.303269,
      "lon": 7.594036
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 34.5,
    "lengthKm": 55.5,
    "driveMinutes": 63,
    "corners": 20,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 3,
    "summitMetres": 114.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Roadworks with temporary traffic lights at Bacharach until the end of 2028",
    "Single-lane works from Bacharach to the Kaub ferry, autumn 2026 to spring 2028",
    "Weekend full closures near Bingerbrück planned for spring 2027",
    "Rockfall and landslide closures, as between Bacharach and Oberwesel in December 2022",
    "Busy with tourist and through traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Burg Rheinstein",
    "Burg Stahleck",
    "Burg Pfalzgrafenstein",
    "Burg Rheinfels",
    "Schloss Stolzenfels"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 223
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}