 Built in 1924, it was the first motorway in Italy and in the world (competing with the AVUS of Berlin).It connects to the A8 motorway at Lainate, near Milan, and it reaches Como, on the Lake Como, and Chiasso, on the border with Switzerland, where it connects to the Swiss road network.It is part of the "Milano - Laghi" set of expressways, the oldest expressway in the world.