A2 motorway (Switzerland)

Motorway in Switzerland A2Location of the A2 within SwitzerlandRoute informationPart of E35 Major junctionsNorth end A5 at German borderMajor intersectionsA1 A8 A13 A14South end A9 at Italian border LocationCountrySwitzerland Highway system Transport in Switzerland Motorways The A2 motorway in Ticino, suspended over viaducts The A2 (the Gotthard Motorway, Italian: Autostrada del San Gottardo, German: Gotthard-Autobahn) is a motorway in Switzerland. It forms Switzerland's main north–south axis from Basel to Chiasso, meandering with a slight drift toward the east. It lies on the Gotthard axis and crosses the Alps. Opened in 1955 under the name "Road Lucerne-south", A2 is one of the busiest motorways in Switzerland. The A2 motorway leaves Basel heading south toward Olten, Sursee, Luzern, Stans, Altdorf, Erstfeld, Göschenen, Airolo, Biasca, Bellinzona, Lugano and reaches Chiasso. It intersects with the A1, A8, A13 and A14 motorways. The St. Gotthard Tunnel lies at the heart of the motorway and makes up its culminating point. With a maximum elevation of 1,175 metres (3,855 ft) at the tunnel's highest point, the A2 motorway has the lowest maximum elevation of any direct north–south