A3 (Switzerland)

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Route of the A3
route image
Basic Data
Total Length ca. 180 km
Junctions
A35 France
Image:AB-Maut-Grenze.PNG Border Basel/Saint-Louis-Motorway
Image:AB-AS.svg (1) Euroairport
Image:AB-AS.svg (2) Basel Kannenfeld
Motorway ends
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg St. Johann (650 m) - Under Construction
Image:AB-AS.svg (3) Basel St. Johann - Under Construction
Moterway Ends
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Dreirosenbrücke
Image:AB-AS.svg (4) Basel Klybeck
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Horburg (1090 m)
Image:AB-AS.svg (5) Basel Nord / Kleinhüningen
Image:AB-Vzw.svg (5) Motorway Fork Basel Wiese A 2
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Schwarzwald (560 m)
Image:AB-AS.svg (6) Basel Badischer Bahnhof
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Schwarzwaldbrücke
Image:AB-AS.svg (7) Basel Wettstein
Image:AB-AS.svg (8) Basel Ost / Breite
Image:AB-Vzw.svg Image:AB-AS.svg (9) Basel Süd / City
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Pratteln (900 m)
Image:AB-Vzw.svg (10) Motorway Fork Hagnau (J18)
Image:AB-AS.svg (10) Basel St. Jakob
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Schweizerhalle
Image:AB-AS.svg (11) Pratteln
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Pratteln
Image:AB-AS.svg (12) Liestal
Image:AB-Vzw.svg (13) Motorway Fork Augst A 2
Image:AB-Vzw.svg Image:AB-AS.svg (14) Motorway Fork Rheinfelden A 861
Image:AB-AS.svg (15) Rheinfelden Ost
Image:AB-AS.svg (16) Eiken
Image:AB-AS.svg (17) Frick
Image:AB-AS.svg (18) Effingen
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Bözberg (3700 m)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Schinznacherfeld (450 m)
Image:AB-Brücke.svg
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Habsburg (1540 m)
Image:AB-AS.svg (19) Brugg
Image:AB-Vzw.svg (20) Motorway Fork Birrfeld A 1
Image:AB-AS.svg (21) Baden West
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Baregg (1080 m)
Image:AB-AS.svg (22) Neuenhof
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Neuenhof
Image:AB-AS.svg (23) Wettingen Ost
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Würenlos / "Fressbalken"
Image:AB-AS.svg (24) Spreitenbach - geplant
Image:AB-AS.svg (25) Dietikon
Image:AB-Kreuz.svg (26) Motorway Interchange Limmattal A 1 A 1H A 4
Image:AB-AS.svg (27) Urdorf Nord
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Niederurdorf/Honeret (450 m)
Image:AB-AS.svg (28) Urdorf Süd
Moterway Ends
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Eggrain (480 m) - Under Construction (7/2006)
Image:AB-AS.svg (29) Uitikon - Under Construction (7/2006)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Hafnerberg (1385 m) - Under Construction (7/2006)
Image:AB-AS.svg (30) Birmensdorf - Under Construction (7/2006)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Aescher (2160 m) - Under Construction (2008)
Image:AB-Vzw.svg (31) Motorway ForkZürich West A4 - Under Construction (2008)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Uetliberg (4410 m) - Under Construction (2008)
Image:AB-Brücke.svg
Image:AB-Vzw.svg (32) Motorway Fork Zürich Süd A3W - Under Construction (2008)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Entlisberg (550 m)
Image:AB-AS.svg (33) Zürich Wollishofen
Image:AB-AS.svg (34) Thalwil
Image:AB-AS.svg (35) Horgen
Image:AB-AS.svg (36) Wädenswil
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Herrlisberg
Image:AB-AS.svg (37) Richterswil
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Blatt (510 m)
Image:AB-AS.svg (38) Wollerau
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Feusisberg
Image:AB-AS.svg (39) Schindellegi
Image:AB-AS.svg (40) Pfäffikon SZ
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Altendorf
Image:AB-AS.svg (41) Lachen
Image:AB-Vzw.svg Image:AB-AS.svg   (42) Motorway Fork Reichenburg A53
Image:AB-AS.svg (43) Bilten
Image:AB-Tank.svg Image:AB-Rast.svg Glarnerland
Image:AB-AS.svg (44) Niederurnen
Image:AB-AS.svg (45) Weesen
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Kerenzerberg (5760 m)*
Image:AB-AS.svg (46) Mühlehorn
Image:AB-AS.svg (47) Murg
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Murgwald (1420 m)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Quarten (1040 m)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Fratten (320 m)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Hof (560 m)
Image:AB-Tunnel.svg Raischibe (800 m)
Image:AB-AS.svg (48) Walenstadt
Image:AB-AS.svg (49) Flums
Image:AB-AS.svg (50) Sargans
Image:AB-Vzw.svg (51)   Motorway Fork Sarganserland A13
A13
Branch A3W (A3)
Motorway End
Image:AB-AS.svg (1) Zürich Wiedikon
Image:AB-Brücke.svg Sihlhochstrasse
Image:AB-AS.svg (2) Zürich Brunau
Image:AB-Brücke.svg
Image:AB-Vzw.svg  (3)    Motorway Fork Zürich Süd A3
A3
Branch A1H (A3)
A3 A1A4
Image:AB-Kreuz.svg (1) Moterway Interchange Limmattal A1A3A4
Image:AB-Brücke.svg
Image:AB-AS.svg (2) Zürich Altstetten
Image:AB-AS.svg    (3)    Hardturm
Motorway End

The A3 is a motorway in Switzerland.

The A3 belongs to the Swiss motorway network. It starts at the border in Basel where it connects to French motorway A35. From the Wiese Motorway Fork, the route is shared with the A2.

At Augst, the motorway splits, with the A2 branching off and the A3 continuing past Rheinfelden and Frick. After the Bözbergtunnel is the Birrfeld Motorway Fork near Birmenstorf. Here the A1 and A3 share the same route as far as Zurich. In Zurich the motorway ends and until the Uetliberg Tunnel is completed in 2008, one must drive through the city. After Zurich the motorway weaves through the hills of the south-east bank of Lake Zurich. It continues along the Walen Lake, and on to Sargans where it ends at a junction with the A13.

The A3 represents (together with a section of the A1) the most important connection between Basel and Zurich, and (together with a section of the A13) the most important connection Zurich–Chur.