The Autoroute 1, abbreviated to A1 or otherwise known as the Trier motorway (, ), is a

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. It is long and connects

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, in the south, to

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, in the east. A few hundred metres to the north of

, it reaches the

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border, whereupon it becomes the A64, which leads to

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Overview

Originally a connection from Luxembourg City to

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, at Senningerberg, in 1969, the A1 was extended in three stages from 1988 to 1992 to connect to the German border. From 1994 to 1996, two more sections were opened, bypassing the south-east of Luxembourg City and connecting the A1 to the Croix de Gasperich, where it meets the A3 (to

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) and A6 (towards

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, in

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). In all, the A1 was opened in six separate sections: * 1969: Kirchberg - Senningerberg * 6 September 1988: Potaschberg -

* 11 July 1990: Senningerberg - Munsbach * 26 June 1992: Munsbach - Potaschberg * 20 May 1994: Croix de Gasperich - Irrgarten * 23 September 1996: Irrgarten - Kirchberg

Route

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Administration des Ponts et Chaussées
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