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The A1 is a motorway in
The A1 is a motorway 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 through to Geneva 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 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.Book Uno Zero Zero Seite 230
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See also
*Transportation in Switzerland
Switzerland has a dense network of roads and railways. The Swiss public transport, public transport network has a total length of 24,500 kilometers and has more than 2600 stations and stops.
The crossing of the Alps is an important route for E ...
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