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The Autobahns, Autoroutes or Autostrade are the national freeway system in Switzerland. Amongst two of the most important Autobahns are the A1, running from St. Margrethen in northeastern Switzerland's canton of St. Gallen through to Geneva in southwestern Switzerland, and the A2, running from Basel in northwestern Switzerland to Chiasso in southern Switzerland's canton of Ticino, on the border with Italy. Autobahn (plural Autobahnen) is the German name, in French-speaking Switzerland they are known as autoroutes (singular autoroute). Image File history File links AutobahnCH.svg Summary Motorway mark in Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Italy. ...
Image File history File links AutobahnCH.svg Summary Motorway mark in Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Italy. ...
A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. ...
The A1 is a motorway in Switzerland. ...
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Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...
The A2 motorway in Ticino, suspended over viaducts The A2 motorway is a motorway in Switzerland. ...
Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: Basel , French: Bâle , Italian: Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest urban area as...
Chiasso (pronounced Kyah-so) is a town in Switzerland. ...
Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland, and almost entirely German-speaking municipality of Italian enclave of Campione dItalia. ...
Swiss autobahns/autoroutes have general speed limits of 120 km/h (75 mph). A road speed limit is the maximum speed allowed by law for road vehicles. ...
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In Switzerland, it is impractical to navigate using the autobahn/autoroute numbers; instead it is useful to steer towards the biggest city that lies in the intended target region; this is because traffic signs display the city names much more prominently than in Germany.[citation needed] Another specialty is that in Switzerland the exit gateways appear much more often than in other countries.
History A short stretch of autobahn around the Lucerne area in 1955 created Switzerland's first autobahn. For Expo 1964, an autoroute was built between Lausanne and Geneva. The Bern-Lenzburg autobahn was inaugurated in 1967. Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: (help· info)) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...
Expo may refer to an exhibition, such as an art exhibition a Worlds Fair, such the Expo 67 in Montreal a anti-fascist magazine: Expo Expo the second album from the Robert Schneider solo project, Marbles This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share...
Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ...
Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...
Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ...
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Current density
 Map of the Swiss autobahn network The Swiss autobahn/autoroute network has a total length of 1,638 km (as of 2000) and has, by an area of 41,290 km², also the one of the highest motorway densities in the world. The Swiss autobahn/autoroute network has not yet been completed; priority has been given to the most important routes, especially the north-south and the west-east axis. The gaps in the autobahn network are apparent in the graphic. Autobahn network of Switzerland, self drawn File links The following pages link to this file: Transportation in Switzerland Autobahn Categories: GFDL images ...
Autobahn network of Switzerland, self drawn File links The following pages link to this file: Transportation in Switzerland Autobahn Categories: GFDL images ...
Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ...
Swiss autobahns/autoroutes very often have an emergency lane except in tunnels. Some newly built autobahn sections, like the lone section crossing the Jura region in the north-western part of Switzerland, only have emergency bays. Looking towards Lelex from near to Crêt de La Neige The Jura folds are located north of the main Alpine orogenic front and are being continually deformed, accommodating the northwards compression due to Alpine folding. ...
Toll requirements The Swiss autobahn/autoroute system requires the purchase of a vignette (toll sticker) - which does cost 40 Swiss Francs - for one calendar year in order to use their respective roadways, for both passenger cars and trucks. The Cantons abandoned the right to raise road and bridge tolls to the Confederation and the only way of funding the road system is through the vignette and the motor tax for every registered vehicle. Tolls for the use of particular roads, tunnels or bridges can't be raised according to the Swiss constitution and so even the use of cost-intensive pieces of infrastructure such as the Gotthard Road Tunnel is financed by the entire system. Vignettes are also the small, coloured stickers affixed to motor vehicles passing through motorways and motorroads in some European nations, such as Switzerland and Austria. ...
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The Swiss vignette is offered only as an annual toll sticker. Since 2005 trucks have to have a Go-Box, a little white box which counts the length of the used autobahn with electrical control points. In Austria the Go-Box is queried by overhead DSRC microwave radio transceivers at each exit. As only trucks need to carry a Go-Box, overhead 3-D infrared laser scanners are used to detect and photograph trucks without Go-Box. DSRC or Dedicated Short Range Communications is a short to medium range wireless protocol specifically designed for automotive use. ...
List of Autobahns/Autoroutes/Autostrade Note: Portions in italics indicate routes under construction or projection. - A1 follows the country's main east-west axis from St. Gallen to Geneva:
- A13 - St. Margrethen (Austrian border) - A1.1 - St. Gallen - Winterthur - Zürich - Olten - Aarau - Berne - Murten - Avenches - Payerne - Estavayer-le-Lac - Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne - Nyon - Geneva - border CH/F
The A1 is a motorway in 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. ...
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Winterthur is a city in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. ...
Zürich (German: , Zürich German: Züri , in English generally Zurich, Italian: Zurigo) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ...
Location within Switzerland Olten is a town in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. ...
Aarau Location within Switzerland Aarau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Aargau. ...
Location within Switzerland The city of Berne (German , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna , Bernese German Bärn ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland and the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ...
Berntor in Murten Murten (-German; French: Morat) is a town in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, on the southern shores of Lake Morat. ...
Avenches is a commune in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, seat of the district with the same name. ...
Payerne is a town in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ...
Estavayer-le-Lac is a town in the French-speaking part of Switzerland and a municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. ...
Location within Switzerland Yverdon-les-Bains (called Eburodunum during the Roman era) is a town in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, located on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel. ...
Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ...
Nyons flag has a fish over red and blue stripes. ...
Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...
The A2 motorway in Ticino, suspended over viaducts The A2 motorway is a motorway in Switzerland. ...
Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: Basel , French: Bâle , Italian: Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest urban area as...
Location within Switzerland Olten is a town in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. ...
Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: (help· info)) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...
Altdorf is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri. ...
Devils bridge (Teufelsbrücke) across the Schoellen St. ...
Location within Switzerland Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ...
Lugano is a city in southeast Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. ...
Chiasso (pronounced Kyah-so) is a town in Switzerland. ...
The A3 motorway The A3 is a motorway in Switzerland. ...
Augst is a municipality in the district of Liestal, in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. ...
There are communes and places that have the name Brugg: In Switzerland Brugg, Switzerland, in the Canton of Aargau in Germany Brugg (Meckenbeuren, a locality of Meckenbeuren in the Bodenseekreis,(district) district, Baden-Württemberg Brugg (Bayern), a locality of Gestratz in the Lindau district, Bavaria This is a disambiguation...
Birmenstorf is a municipality in the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. ...
Zürich (German: , Zürich German: Züri , in English generally Zurich, Italian: Zurigo) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ...
Thalwil is a village in the Horgen district, near Zürich, Switzerland. ...
Pfäffikon SZ (where SZ stands for the Canton of Schwyz) being part of Freienbach, is one of Switzerlands tax havens located at Lake Zurich. ...
Sargans with its castle (August 2002 image) Sargans is a locality in Switzerland. ...
The A4 between Rotkreuz and Zug (August 2004 image) The A4 motorway in Switzerland begins from Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland through to central Switzerland. ...
There are communes and places that have the name Bargen: in Germany Helmstadt-Bargen, in the Rhein-Neckar district, Baden-Wuerttemberg Rehm-Flehde-Bargen, in the Dithmar district, Schleswig-Holstein Bargen (Hegau), in the Konstanz district, Baden-Wuerttemberg Bargen (Schleswig), in Erfde, in the Schleswig-Flensburg district, Schleswig-Holstein in...
Schaffhausen (German: , French: Schaffhouse, Italian: Sciaffusa) is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 33,527 as of March 31, 2005. ...
Winterthur is a city in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. ...
Zürich (German: , Zürich German: Züri , in English generally Zurich, Italian: Zurigo) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ...
Knonau is a city in the district of Affoltern, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ...
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, with an area of 19. ...
Brunnen is a part of the swiss municipality Ingenbohl on the Lake Lucerne set in one of the most dramatic corners of Switzerland. ...
Altdorf is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri. ...
Luterbach is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. ...
The city of (French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. ...
Location within Switzerland Biel/Bienne is a city in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...
La Neuveville is a Swiss town and capital of the district of La Neuveville. ...
Location within Switzerland Neuchâtel 47. ...
Yverdon-les-Bains is a town in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Neuchâtel. ...
Lyss is a municipality of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, situated in the district of Aarberg. ...
Location within Switzerland The city of Berne (German , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna , Bernese German Bärn ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland and the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ...
Location within Switzerland Thun (French Thoune) is a town in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 41,540 inhabitants (2003). ...
Wimmis is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ...
The A7 motorway between Kreuzlingen and Grüneck (August 2004 image) The A7 is a motorway which runs from Winterthur in northeastern Switzerland through to Kreuzlingen, a border town with Konstanz (Germany). ...
Kreuzlingen is a city in Switzerland bordering with Constance in Germany. ...
Weinfelden is a town in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. ...
Location within Switzerland Frauenfeld is the capital of the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. ...
Winterthur is a city in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. ...
Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ...
Sarnen is a town in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. ...
Sachseln is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. ...
Brünig Pass (el. ...
Brienzwiler is a municipality of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, located in the district of Interlaken. ...
Interlaken is a municipality in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...
Spiez is a small town with approx. ...
Vallorbe is a municipality in the district of Orbe of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ...
Location within Switzerland Vevey is a city in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, at , not far from Lausanne. ...
Location within Switzerland Notre Dame de Valère above the city Sion is a town in Switzerland, on the Rhône River. ...
Sierre (German: Siders) is a city in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland with a population of 14,355. ...
Visp (French: Viège) is a municipality in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. ...
Brig (in French Brigue) is a city in the canton of Valais, Switzerland at 46°19′ N 7°58′ E. The historic town with 5000 inhabitants is part of the municipality Brig-Glis with a 11600 inhabitants. ...
Simplon (earlier name Simpeln, Walliser German: Simpilu) is a municipality in the Brig administrative district in the German-speaking portion of the canton of Valais, Switzerland. ...
Muri bei Bern is a municipality in the Bern administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ...
Zürich (German: , Zürich German: Züri , in English generally Zurich, Italian: Zurigo) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ...
Arrivals Lounge Interior of airport terminal Zürich Airport (IATA: ZRH, ICAO: LSZH) also called Kloten Airport, is located in Kloten, canton of Zürich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport. ...
Location within Switzerland The city of Berne (German , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna , Bernese German Bärn ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland and the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ...
Fribourg (French; German: Freiburg or Freiburg im Ãœechtland, often Fribourg) is a city in the country of Switzerland and the capital of the Swiss Canton of Fribourg on the river Sarine/Saane. ...
Bulle is a municipality in the district of Gruyère, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. ...
Location within Switzerland Vevey is a city in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, at , not far from Lausanne. ...
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. ...
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Buchs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg, in the canton of St. ...
Sargans with its castle (August 2002 image) Sargans is a locality in Switzerland. ...
Chur is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton. ...
Thusis is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
The San Bernardino road tunnel is a road tunnel on the A13 motorway/motorroad in Switzerland. ...
Location within Switzerland Bellinzona is the capital city of canton Ticino in Switzerland. ...
Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: (help· info)) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, with an area of 19. ...
Boncourt is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. ...
Porrentruy (German: Pruntrut) is a Swiss municipality and seat of the district of the same name located in the Canton of Jura. ...
Delémont (German: Delsberg) is a Swiss city and the capital of the Canton of Jura. ...
Moutier is a town in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...
Location within Switzerland Biel/Bienne is a city in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...
Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: Basel , French: Bâle , Italian: Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest urban area as...
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Naters is a municipality in the district of Brig, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. ...
Glattfelden is a city in the district of Bülach, in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ...
Bülach is a municipality in the Swiss in the canton of Zurich, located in the district of the same name. ...
The A52 at the Zumikon starting point The A52 motorroad The A52 is a motorroad (German: Autostrasse) connecting Zumikon in the canton of Zürich with Hinwil and Rapperswil in the canton of St. ...
Zumikon is a town in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ...
Hinwil is a municipality in the district of Hinwil, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ...
Reichenburg is a municipality in the district of March, in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. ...
External links - http://www.autobahnen.ch/ — A website with pictures, forum and routes of Swiss motorways
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