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The A52 is a main road () (American English: '' Expressway'') connecting
Photo-series: A52 on autobahnen.ch
{{DEFAULTSORT:A52 Motorway (Switzerland) Motorways in Switzerland Transport in the canton of Zürich
The A52 is a main road () (American English: '' Expressway'') connecting Zumikon
Zumikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), Pfannenstiel regio ...
in the canton of Zürich
The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capi ...
with Hinwil
Hinwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality ...
and Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, Rapperswil-Jona also includes Bollinge ...
in the canton of St. Gallen
The canton of St. Gallen or St Gall ( ; ; ; ) is a canton of Switzerland. Its capital is St. Gallen.
Located in northeastern Switzerland, the canton has an area of (5% of Switzerland) and a resident population close to half a million as of ...
.
Route
The A52 starts out from the intersection withZumikon
Zumikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), Pfannenstiel regio ...
and Küsnacht
Küsnacht () is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
History
Küsnacht is first mentioned in 1188 as ''de Cussenacho''.
Earliest findings of settlement date back to the Stone Age. There are also findi ...
. It passes through Zumikon
Zumikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), Pfannenstiel regio ...
and Forch
Forch is a village and a mountain pass (el. ) located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Geography
Forch is located approximately in the southeast of Zürich, nearby Zumikon and Maur. It in ...
before heading for Egg
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the ...
, Esslingen and finally Hinwil
Hinwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality ...
. Near Hinwil, there is a huge expressway-class roundabout
A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junct ...
with three different roads connecting to Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, Rapperswil-Jona also includes Bollinge ...
, Hinwil
Hinwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality ...
and again back to Zumikon
Zumikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), Pfannenstiel regio ...
and Forch
Forch is a village and a mountain pass (el. ) located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Geography
Forch is located approximately in the southeast of Zürich, nearby Zumikon and Maur. It in ...
. It finishes in Rüthi
Rüthi is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
History
Rüthi is first mentioned in 820 as ''Reuti''. Until 1994 it was known as ''Rüthi (Rheintal)''.
Geography
Rüthi has an area, , of . Of this area, 47.9% is used f ...
and Jona SG
Jona is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Before the merger with Rapperswil, the former m ...
.
An ''Autostrasse'' is the Swiss equivalent of a major rural British "A" road. Portions of the road are nearly like a motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...
or American expressway (without the central reservation
A median strip, central reservation, roadway median, or traffic median is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways. The term also ap ...
) with very short entrance and exit sliproad
In the field of road transport, an interchange (American English) or a grade-separated junction (British English) is a road junction that uses grade separations to allow for the movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways, using ...
s (ramps), with two lanes going in each direction, making it four in all. Possibly due to this, the road is often surprisingly smooth to travel on.
The A52 is also referred to as the Forchstrasse (Forch Road) as it is a continuation of the Forchstrasse in a main road form.
It runs in a southeast-to-east direction before the Hinwil crossing, continuing south toward Rapperswil
Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dial ...
after the intersection.
''Main route:'' Zumikon
Zumikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It is located in the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), Pfannenstiel regio ...
- Forch
Forch is a village and a mountain pass (el. ) located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Geography
Forch is located approximately in the southeast of Zürich, nearby Zumikon and Maur. It in ...
- Egg
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the ...
- Esslingen - Hinwil
Hinwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality ...
- Rüthi
Rüthi is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
History
Rüthi is first mentioned in 820 as ''Reuti''. Until 1994 it was known as ''Rüthi (Rheintal)''.
Geography
Rüthi has an area, , of . Of this area, 47.9% is used f ...
- Rapperswil
Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dial ...
Restrictions
''Speed limit:'' at start in Zumikon, then and progressively . TheHinwil
Hinwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality ...
roundabout has a speed limit of 80 km/h.
''Tolls:'' no toll/vignette required.
Notes
External links
Photo-series: A52 on autobahnen.ch
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