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West Autobahn, Austria
Map of austrian freeway A1. Photo: Alexander Wagner/Wikipedia
The West Autobahn (A1) was the first motorway (Autobahn) to be built in Austria, originating from plans drawn up for the so-called Reichsautobahn system. Completed in 1967, today it runs from the outskirts of Vienna via Linz to Salzburg, where it joins the German Bundesautobahn 8 at the Walserberg border crossing.
The A1 is Austria's main east-west thoroughfare and part of the major European routes E55 and E60.
Length: 292 km (181 mi)
Regions: Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg.
Major cities: Vienna, Sankt Pölten, Linz, Salzburg.
Speed limit: On Austrian autobahns a general speed limit of 130 km/h (81 mph) is set. While on the motorway voluntary stops, U-turns and backward driving are prohibited.
Junctions
The motorway links to the following additional motorways and major roads:
— B1 (Wiener Straße) - (9) Vienna-Hietzing
— A21 (Wiener Außenring Autobahn), E60 (European route E60) - (32) Steinhäusl
— S33 (Kremser Schnellstraße) - (55) Sankt Pölten
— A7 (Mühlkreis Autobahn), E55 (European route E55) - (169) Linz
— A25 (Welser Autobahn), E552 (European route E552) - (175) Haid
— A8 (Innkreis Autobahn), A9 (Pyhrn Autobahn), E56 (European route E56), E57 (European route E57) - (196) Voralpenkreuz Sattledt
— A10 (Tauern Autobahn), E52 (European route E52), E55 (European route E55) - (298) Salzburg
— Bundesautobahn 8, E52 (European route E52), E60 (European route E60) - (301) Walserberg
Tolls
See Autobahn Tolls (Highway Toll Sticker / Vignette), Austria
Source
• www.wikipedia.org
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