The Baregg Tunnel is a
motorway
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tunnel
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near the
city of Baden in
Swiss
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canton of Aargau
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, which forms part of the
A1 motorway between western Switzerland and
Zürich
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. The tunnel comprises three bores through
Baregg, built at two different times. The first two bores, each carrying two traffic lanes, were opened in 1970 and are long. The third bore, carrying three traffic lanes, was opened in 2003 and is long.
Since the opening of the third bore, the four lanes of the original two bores are used for eastbound traffic, whilst the new bore's three lanes are used for westbound traffic.
Baden Bareggtunnel Westportal.jpg, A1 at west portal (2008)
ETH-BIB-Baregg Tunnel, Seite Dättwil-LBS H1-028413.tif, A1 under construction (1969)
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Road tunnels in Switzerland
Buildings and structures in Aargau
Tunnels completed in 2003
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