The A1 is a
motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It follows Switzerland's main east–west axis, from
St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen (Saint Margrethen/Sankt Margrethen) is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Geography
St. Margrethen has an area, , of . Of this area, 28.3% is used for agric ...
in northeastern Switzerland's
canton of St. Gallen
The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall (german: link=no, Kanton St. Gallen ; rm, Chantun Son Gagl; french: Canton de Saint-Gall; it, Canton San Gallo), is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen.
Located in northeastern ...
through to
Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...
in southwestern Switzerland. The motorway spans 383 km (240 mi). Besides the motorway's main route, it has several branches that are variously numbered A1a, A1h, A1l and A1.1. It was opened for the
Swiss national exhibition of 1964.
After the construction of the third
Baregg Tunnel
The Baregg Tunnel is a motorway tunnel near the city of Baden in Swiss canton of Aargau, which forms part of the A1 motorway between western Switzerland and Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland ...
tube, the traffic jams in this area were reduced, but the
Gubrist Tunnel
The Gubrist Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in Switzerland. The tunnel lies to the north-west of the Zürich, city of Zürich, and forms part of the A1 (Switzerland), A1 motorway, on its northern ring section around Zürich. The tunnel was completed i ...
remains with the old capacity as a new point of heavy traffic.
The A1 motorway is connected via a taxiway at the hangar 5 with the airfield of
Payerne Air Base
Payerne Airport is a military airfield of the Swiss Air Force north of Payerne in Switzerland, located approximately halfway between Lausanne and Bern.
History
In 2004 the International Air Show Air04 was held at Payerne.
On 8 July 2010, Paye ...
and can, if necessary, used as runway for take off - and landing. However, this possibility has never been used since the construction of the highway.
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Exit list
See also
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Transportation in Switzerland
References
External links
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