Imagine a superhighway designed for speedโฆthousands of miles of roadway unhindered by limits of any kind. Buckle up for safety as we take you for the ride of your life when we explore the fascinating history and current reality of the worldโs fastest freeway. The number-one works project of the Third Reich, the Autobahn was known as Adolf Hitlerโs Road until Germanyโs defeat in WWII. Reconstructed and extended to more than four times its original size, it became a symbol of the New Germany.