Bundesautobahn 862 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 862, short form Autobahn 862, abbreviated as BAB 862 or A 862) was an autobahn in Germany. Its purpose was to connect the FrenchAutoroute 36 with the German Bundesautobahn 5 via a bridge over the Rhine. At 400 metres, the A 862 was Germany's shortest autobahn; it was later integrated as an onramp into the A 5.