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Encyclopedia > A13 (Switzerland)
The A13 between Sargans and Chur (August 2004 image)
The A13 becomes a motorroad, passing near Sufers (August 2004 image)

The A13 is a motorway, at times a motorroad (German: Autostrasse, or motorroad, alternatively an express route), which runs from St. Margrethen in northeastern Switzerland through to Bellinzona in south Switzerland. A13 motorway. ... A13 motorway. ... Sargans with its castle (August 2002 image) Sargans is a locality in Switzerland. ... CHUR is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 100. ... A13 motorroad. ... A13 motorroad. ... A motorway (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, and some Commonwealth nations) is both a type of road and a classification. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Signpost to an Autostrasse (this one leads to the A1L motorroad leading out of central Zürich). ... St. ... The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. ... Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ...


The A13 started life as a road which was mainly motorroad, from the foggy beginnings at St. Margrethen through to Haag, near Liechtenstein. The motorway would begin from Haag through Reichenau. Then it would be a motorroad again until after Mesocco, until Roverdo. The final kilometres linking it to the A2 motorway would be a motorroad. Today, the section from St. Margrethen through Haag has been thoroughly converted to a motorway. Due to the tough terrain, the transformation of the Graubünden section into a full motorway would be difficult. The Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny, doubly landlocked country (one of two such countries, the other being Uzbekistan) in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to its west and by Austria to its east. ... The A2 motorway in Ticino, suspended over viaducts The A2 motorway is a motorway in Switzerland. ... Graubünden or Grisons (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun; French: Grisons), is the largest and easternmost Swiss canton. ...


The route is challenging south of Chur. The A13 sometimes appears to be more of a widened mountain road rather than a motorway or motorroad. At times, there is no central structure to separate the two carriageway directions and overtaking (using the carriageway reserved for the other direction) is actually allowed! CHUR is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 100. ...


The motorroad finds it way through the Alps by means of the San Bernardino road tunnel, which is 7.7 km in length. The San Bernardino road tunnel is a road tunnel on the A13 motorway/motorroad in Switzerland. ...


The A13 links with the A3 motorway at the important Sargans junction, and also links with the A2 motorway at Bellinzona. It connects also with main roads heading for Disentis, Klosters, Davos and Italy (via the Splügenpass). Categories: Road stubs | Transportation in Switzerland ... Sargans with its castle (August 2002 image) Sargans is a locality in Switzerland. ... The A2 motorway in Ticino, suspended over viaducts The A2 motorway is a motorway in Switzerland. ... Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ... Weissflujoch Davos (population 13,000) is a town in eastern Switzerland, in the canton Graubünden, on the Landwasser River. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ...


Main route: St. Margrethen - Buchs SG - Sargans - Landquart - Chur - Thusis - Splügen - Hinterrhein - San Bernardino road tunnel - Pian San Giacomo - Roverdo - Bellinzona St. ... Sargans with its castle (August 2002 image) Sargans is a locality in Switzerland. ... CHUR is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 100. ... The San Bernardino road tunnel is a road tunnel on the A13 motorway/motorroad in Switzerland. ... Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ...


Speed limit: 120 km/h (75 mph) on all motorway parts; 100 km/h (65 mph) (at times 80 km/h (50 mph)) on motorroad parts. Speed checks do appear and penalties are severe!


Tolls: Covered by CHF 40 annual motorway toll sticker. CHF is: The ISO 4217 code for the Swiss franc. ...


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