A1 Motorway (Luxembourg)
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The Autoroute 1, abbreviated to A1 or otherwise known as the Trier motorway ( lb, Tréierer Autobunn, french: Autoroute de Trèves), 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
Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. It is long and connects
Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...
, in the south, to
Wasserbillig Wasserbillig ( lb, Waasserbëlleg ) is a town in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Mertert, in eastern Luxembourg. , Wasserbillig has 2,186 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in Mertert. Wasserbillig is the administrative seat of ...
, in the east. A few hundred metres to the north of
Wasserbillig Wasserbillig ( lb, Waasserbëlleg ) is a town in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Mertert, in eastern Luxembourg. , Wasserbillig has 2,186 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in Mertert. Wasserbillig is the administrative seat of ...
, it reaches the
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border, whereupon it becomes the A64, which leads to
Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...
.


Overview

Originally a connection from Luxembourg City to
Luxembourg Airport Luxembourg Airport is the main airport in Luxembourg. Previously called ''Luxembourg Findel Airport'' due to its location at Findel, it is Luxembourg's only international airport and is the only airport in the country with a paved runway. It i ...
, at Senningerberg, in 1969, the A1 was extended in three stages from 1988 to 1992 to connect to the German border. From 1994 to 1996, two more sections were opened, bypassing the south-east of Luxembourg City and connecting the A1 to the
Croix de Gasperich The Croix de Gasperich ( lb, Gaasperech Kräiz, german: Gaspericher Kreuz) is a motorway interchange in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the junction between three of Luxembourg's six motorways: the western terminus of the A1 conti ...
, where it meets the A3 (to Dudelange) and A6 (towards Arlon, in
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). In all, the A1 was opened in six separate sections: * 1969: Kirchberg - Senningerberg * 6 September 1988: Potaschberg -
Wasserbillig Wasserbillig ( lb, Waasserbëlleg ) is a town in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Mertert, in eastern Luxembourg. , Wasserbillig has 2,186 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in Mertert. Wasserbillig is the administrative seat of ...
* 11 July 1990: Senningerberg -
Munsbach Munsbach ( lb, Minsbech, german: Münsbach) is a small town in the commune of Schuttrange, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2007, the town has a population of 612. The Baroque style Munsbach Castle Munsbach Castle (french: Château de Munsbach) is lo ...
* 26 June 1992:
Munsbach Munsbach ( lb, Minsbech, german: Münsbach) is a small town in the commune of Schuttrange, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2007, the town has a population of 612. The Baroque style Munsbach Castle Munsbach Castle (french: Château de Munsbach) is lo ...
- Potaschberg * 20 May 1994:
Croix de Gasperich The Croix de Gasperich ( lb, Gaasperech Kräiz, german: Gaspericher Kreuz) is a motorway interchange in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the junction between three of Luxembourg's six motorways: the western terminus of the A1 conti ...
- Irrgarten * 23 September 1996: Irrgarten - Kirchberg


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Administration des Ponts et Chaussées
{{Roads in Luxembourg Motorways in Luxembourg