European route E5

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The E05 or E5 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. It is the westernmost north-south "reference road", running from Greenock, Scotland south through France to Algeciras, Spain.^[1]

The E05 follows the route Greenock - Govan - Glasgow - Gretna - Carlisle - Penrith - Preston - Warrington - Birmingham - Newbury - Southampton - Le Havre - Paris - Orléans - Tours - Poitiers - Bordeaux - San Sebastián - Burgos - Madrid - Cordóba - Sevilla - Cádiz - Algeciras

Contents 1 United Kingdom 2 France 3 Spain 4 References

[edit] United Kingdom

Like all other E-roads, the E05 is not signed in the United Kingdom. It follows the following roads:

• A8 and M8, Greenock into Glasgow, passing by the famous Glasgow shipbuilding area of Govan
• M8 through Glasgow
• M74, A74(M) and A74, Glasgow via Gretna to Carlisle
• M6, Carlisle via Penrith, Preston and Warrington to Birmingham
  • The M6 Toll provides an alternative route in the Birmingham area.
• M42, M40, A34 and M3, Birmingham via Newbury to Southampton

The E05 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 connects to Le Havre.

[edit] France

In France, the E05 is signed. It uses the following roads:

• A131 and A13, Le Havre to Paris
  • The RN182 is used at a gap of the A131 across the Seine.
• The southwest part of the Périphérique around central Paris
• A6a and A10, Paris via Orléans, Tours and Poitiers to Bordeaux
• A630 around the west side of Bordeaux^{[citation needed]}
• A63, RN10 and A63, Bordeaux to Spain

[edit] Spain

In Spain, the E05 is signed. It uses the following roads:

• A-8, France to San Sebastián
• N-I and A-1, San Sebastián via Burgos to Madrid
• M-40 around the east side of Madrid
• N-IV and A-4, Madrid via Córdoba and Sevilla to Cádiz
• A-48 and N-340, Cádiz to Algeciras

[edit] References

1. ^ European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries, 5 April 2002

• http://www.elbruz.org/eroads/E05.htm

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