West Autobahn

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Motorway A1
West Autobahn A1
Route information
Part of E55 E60
Length	292 km (181 mi)
Major junctions
From	Vienna-Hietzing
To	A 8
Location
Country	Austria
Regions	Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg
Major cities	Vienna, Sankt Pölten, Linz, Salzburg
Highway system
Highways of Austria Autobahns Expressways State Roads
← A 26 → A 2

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.^[1]

The A1 is Austria's main east–west thoroughfare and part of the major European routes E55 and E60.