The A9 motorway, an Autobahn in western Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, is a divided highway connecting from Ballaigues

Ballaigues

Ballaigues is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Ballaigues is first mentioned in 1228 as Balevui. In 1453 it was mentioned as Bella Aqua.-Geography:...

 (in northwest) to southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the National Road

National Road

The National Road or Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching...

 N9.

It is double-tracked as a divided highway (directionally separated) in most sections. The N9/A9 runs from Ballaigues

Ballaigues

Ballaigues is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Ballaigues is first mentioned in 1228 as Balevui. In 1453 it was mentioned as Bella Aqua.-Geography:...

 on the French border via Vevey

Vevey

Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District...

, Sion

Sion, Switzerland

Sion is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. it had a population of .Landmarks include the Basilique de Valère and Château de Tourbillon. Sion has an airfield for civilian and military use, which, because of its location in a valley, causes a reasonable amount of noise pollution. FC Sion...

, Brig

Brig

A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...

 on the Simplon Pass

Simplon Pass

Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont . The pass itself and the villages on each side of it, such as Gondo, are in Switzerland...

 up to Gondo

Gondo

Gondo is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.-External links:**...

 on the Italian border. The line Sierre

Sierre

Sierre is the capital of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 14,355.It is situated on the French–German language border of the canton of Wallis...

-Gamsen is still under construction and not passable. The construction of this 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) line will cost 2270 million CHF: it is funded at 4% by the Canton of Valais and at 96% by the Swiss federal government.

Major engineering works

The following are major construction projects underway along A9:

• Sierre-Gamsen-VS line

Junction list

Junctions

Hauptstrasse N9 ---- (1) Ballaigues Ballaigues Ballaigues is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Ballaigues is first mentioned in 1228 as Balevui. In 1453 it was mentioned as Bella Aqua.-Geography:... (2) Les Clées Les Clées Les Clées is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Les Clées is first mentioned in 1134 as Clees.... (3) Orbe (4) Junction Essert-Pittet Essert-Pittet Essert-Pittet is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Essert-Pittet is first mentioned in 1100 as Exertus. In 1453 it was mentioned as Essers. It was first known as Essert-Pittet before 1764.-Geography:Essert-Pittet has an area, , of...  A1 (5) Chavornay (Rest area) Bavois (6) La Sarraz La Sarraz La Sarraz is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:La Sarraz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.0% is forested... (7) Cossonay Cossonay Cossonay is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Morges.-History:Cossonay has both Roman ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name Cochoniacum... (8) Junction Villars-Ste-Croix Villars-Sainte-Croix Villars-Sainte-Croix is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest lausannois.-History:The Order of St John owned the old village church and a hospital which is mentioned in records from before 1272. The buildings still existed as ruins in 1546. Both had been part...  A1 (9) Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west... -Blécherette (10)  Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west... -Vennes Belmont (375 m) (11) Belmont Belmont-sur-Lausanne Belmont-sur-Lausanne is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.-Geography:... (12) Junction La Croix Lavaux Chauderon (210 m) Criblette (275 m) Flonzaley (715 m) (13) Chexbres Chexbres Chexbres is a municipality in the Swiss canton Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. Chexbres is a wine-growing village and enjoys a good selection of local vintages... (14) Junction La Veyre (15) Vevey Vevey Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne.It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District... (15) Montreux Montreux Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :... (Rest area) Le Pertit Glion Glion Tunnel The Glion Tunnel is a two-gallery vehicular tunnel running underneath Montreux in Switzerland. It carries autoroute A9, which links the Vaud canton to the Valais, and was placed in service in November 1970...  (1345 m) (16) Villeneuve Le Chablais (17) Aigle (18) Saint-Triphon (19) Bex Bex Bex is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. It is a few miles south of its sister town municipality of Aigle.-The Bex Salt Mine:Bex is the site of a famous salt mine.... Arzillier (410 m) (20) Saint-Maurice (Rest area) Cime de l'Est Grand-St-Bernard (21) Martigny-Fully (22) Junction Grand Saint-Bernard (Rest area) Pierre-Avoi (23) Saxon (24) Riddes Riddes Riddes is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Riddes is first mentioned in 1001 as Ride. It was previously known its German name Riden, though that is not used anymore.-Geography:... (Rest area) Ardon (25) Conthey Conthey Conthey is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Conthey is first mentioned about 800 as curtis Contextis. In 1146 it was mentioned as ecclesiam de Plano Contesio.-Geography:... (Rest area) Aproz (26) Sion Sion, Switzerland Sion is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. it had a population of .Landmarks include the Basilique de Valère and Château de Tourbillon. Sion has an airfield for civilian and military use, which, because of its location in a valley, causes a reasonable amount of noise pollution. FC Sion... -Ouest (27) Sion Sion, Switzerland Sion is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. it had a population of .Landmarks include the Basilique de Valère and Château de Tourbillon. Sion has an airfield for civilian and military use, which, because of its location in a valley, causes a reasonable amount of noise pollution. FC Sion... -Est (Rest area) Rue des Maréches (28) Sierre Sierre Sierre is the capital of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 14,355.It is situated on the French–German language border of the canton of Wallis... -Ouest Ancien-Sierre - Plantzette (580 m) Géronde (370 m) (29) Sierre Sierre Sierre is the capital of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 14,355.It is situated on the French–German language border of the canton of Wallis... -Est Autobahn end ---- Gorwetsch (1705 m) - in work (2016) Ermitage (380 m) - in work (2016) Pfyngut (2115 m) - in work (2016) Leuk Leuk Leuk is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.Since it controls access to the Gemmi Pass, it had some importance from the time of Roman Raetia. The Leukerbad thermal baths are just North of Leuk, towards the pass... , Susten-West - in work (2016) Susten (2070 m) - in work (2016) Leuk Leuk Leuk is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.Since it controls access to the Gemmi Pass, it had some importance from the time of Roman Raetia. The Leukerbad thermal baths are just North of Leuk, towards the pass... , Susten-Ost - in work (2016) Turtmann (1150 m) - in work (2016) Flugplatz Turtmann (190 m) - in work (2016) Steg, Gampel-West - in work (2016) Riedberg (510 m) - in work (2016) Steg, Gampel-Ost - in work (2016) Raron Raron Raron is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Raron is first mentioned around 1101-1200 as Rarogni...  - in work (2016) Raron (920 m) - in work (2016) Visp Visp Visp is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Visp has an area, , of . Of this area, 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested... -West - in work (2016) Schwarzer Graben (2900 m) - in work (2016) Vispertal - in work (2016) Staldbach-Grosshus (4290 m) - in work (2016) ---- Autobahn end Visp Visp Visp is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Visp has an area, , of . Of this area, 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested... -Ost Gamsen (1021 m) (34) Junction Brig-Glis Gstipf (215 m) (35) Junction Brig Brig A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries... -Zentrum (36) Junction Ried-Brig Ried-Brig Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Ried-Brig is first mentioned in 1232 as Riet. In 1428 it was mentioned as ried de briga. Until 1993 it was officially known as Ried bei Brig.... Autobahn end ---- Hauptstrasse N9

External links

• Rhone-Autobahn A9
• Photo-series A9 on Autobahnen.ch
• Project Brig-Gondo (Simplon)
• Project Bex-Martigny
• Project Schwerverkehrskontrollzentrum St. Maurice (traffic-control center)