▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁their ▁construction , ▁Landes stra ßen ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁standard ▁than ▁Bundes stra ßen ▁and ▁their ▁cross - section ▁is ▁generally ▁smaller . ▁In ▁individual ▁cases , ▁however , ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁construction ▁may ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁its ▁importance ▁as ▁a ▁route . ▁However , ▁Landes stra ßen ▁can ▁be ▁built ▁as ▁limited - access ▁dual ▁carriage ways ▁in ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁areas . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁fund ing , ▁the ▁federal ▁states ▁usually ▁try ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁more ▁substantial ▁Landes stra ßen ▁officially ▁designated ▁as ▁Bundes stra ßen , ▁so ▁that ▁their ▁subsequent ▁improvement ▁and ▁maintenance ▁is ▁fund ed ▁from ▁the ▁Federal ▁budget . ▁The ▁Bundes stra ßen ▁are , ▁however , ▁intended ▁as ▁links ▁between ▁cities ▁( major ▁cent res ) ▁and ▁radi ate ▁from ▁them . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁usually ▁possible ▁to ▁have ▁concent ric ▁roads , ▁which ▁link ▁the ▁satellite ▁towns ▁with ▁one ▁another , ▁designated ▁as ▁Bundes stra ßen . ▁Similarly , ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁transfer ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁short ▁stub ▁roads ▁running ▁from ▁cities ▁to ▁nearby ▁motor ways ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Author ities . ▁ ▁Situ ation ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁federal ▁states ▁▁ ▁Following ▁German ▁reun ification ▁the ▁Bez irks stra ßen ▁of ▁the ▁G DR ▁( also ▁called ▁Category ▁▁ 1 ▁Land stra ßen ) ▁were ▁generally ▁class ified ▁as ▁Landes stra ßen ▁without ▁consideration ▁for ▁their ▁condition . ▁This ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁road ▁types ▁falling