The European route E5 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. It is the westernmost north–south "reference road", running from Greenock in Scotland, south through Great Britain and France to Algeciras, Spain.[1] The route is 1,900 miles (3,100 km) long.
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| Major junctions | |
| North end | Greenock, Scotland |
| South end | Algeciras, Spain |
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| Countries |  United Kingdom France Spain |
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The E5 follows the route Greenock – Glasgow – Gretna – Carlisle – Penrith – Preston – Warrington – Birmingham – Oxford – Newbury – Southampton ... Le Havre – Paris – Orléans – Tours – Poitiers – Bordeaux – San Sebastián – Burgos – Madrid – Córdoba – Seville – Cádiz – Algeciras.[2]
United Kingdom
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Although the United Kingdom Government participates fully in activities concerning the E-routes,[3] E-routes are not signposted within the United Kingdom. Hence the first 724 km of the route is not signed.
The E5 has a gap at the English Channel between Southampton and Le Havre, France. There is no direct ferry link, but a ferry from nearby Portsmouth, along the M27, connects to Le Havre.
France
editThe E5 arrives from the non-existing ferry from Southampton in Le Havre. It passes the capital Paris, before continuing southwest to Orléans, Tours and Bordeaux. It ends at the border town of Hendaye with Spain. It covers a distance of 985 km (612 mi).[4]
Spain
editThe E5 crosses the French border at Irun, it passes the major cities of San Sebastián, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Burgos before it arrives at the nation's capital Madrid. It continues south of Madrid towards Andalusia, passing Córdoba, Seville, Jerez de la Frontera and Cádiz to end at the port city of Algeciras.
Route
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United Kingdom
A8: Greenock – 
M8: 
– Glasgow (Interchange with (
E16)
M74 / A74(M): Glasgow – Anglo-Scottish border (Start of multiplex with 
E18 at 
)
M6: Anglo-Scottish border – Cannock (End of multiplex with E18 at 
Carlisle, interchange with 
E20 and multiplex with 
E22 at Warrington)- M6: Cannock –
OR 
: Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Whole length) (Interchange with 
E24) 
M42: Birmingham
M40: Birmingham – Oxford
A34: Oxford – Winchester (Interchange with 
E30 at 
Newbury)
M3: Winchester – Southampton
M27: Southampton — Portsmouth
M275: Portsmouth — Ferry Terminal
- Gap (English Channel)
France
N 282: Le Havre
A 131: Le Havre (
E44) – Tancarville
N 182: Tancarville- A 131: Tancarville – Bourneville (
E46) 
A 13: Bourneville (Start of Concurrency with E46) – Rouen (End of Concurrency with E46) – Paris- Boulevard Périphérique: Paris (
E15 
E19 
E50, Towards 
E54) 
A 6a: Paris ( E15) – Massy ( E15 E50)
A 10: Massy ( E15 E50) – Ablis ( E50) – Orléans (
E9, Start of Concurrency with 
E5) – Tours (
E502 
E604, End of Concurrency with E5) – Poitiers (
E62) – Niort (
E601) – Saintes (
E602 
E603) – Bordeaux
N 230: Bordeaux (Start of Concurrency with 
E70)
A 630: Bordeaux (
E72)
A 63: Bordeaux – Bayonne (Start of Concurrency with 
E80) – Hendaye
Spain
AP-1 / AP-8: Irún – Donostia/S. Sebastián – Eibar (End of Concurrency with 
E70) –- AP-1: Eibar ( E70) – Miranda de Ebro (
E804) – Burgos 
A-1: Burgos (End of Concurrency with 
E80) – Madrid
M-30: Madrid (
E90
E901)
A-4: Madrid ( E90) – Manzanares (
E903) – Bailén (
E902) – Córdoba – Sevilla (
E1, Towards 
E803)
AP-4 Seville - Jerez de la Frontera - Cádiz
A-48 Cádiz - Vejer de la Frontera
N-340 Vejer de la Frontera - Tarifa - Algeciras (
E15)
References
edit- ^ European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries, 25 October 2016
- ^ European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries, 25 October 2016
- ^ For example Economic and Social Council Document ECE/TRANS/WP.6/AC.2/18 – 17 December 2008; Agenda item 6 Participation in the 2005 E-route census
- ^ "E05". www.elbruz.org. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
External links
edit- UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
- http://www.elbruz.org/eroads/E05.htm
