European route E05
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| Major junctions | |
| From: | Greenock (United Kingdom) |
| To: | Algeciras (Spain) |
| Location | |
| Countries: | United Kingdom, France, Spain |
| Highway system | |
| International E-road network | |
The European route E 05 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. It is the westernmost north-south "reference road", running from Greenock, Scotland south through England and France to Algeciras, Spain.[1] The route is 1,900 miles (3,100 km) long.
The E 05 follows the route Greenock - Glasgow - Gretna - Carlisle - Penrith - Preston - Warrington - Birmingham - Newbury - Southampton … Le Havre - Paris - Orléans - Tours - Poitiers - Bordeaux - San Sebastián - Burgos - Madrid - Cordóba - Sevilla - Cádiz - Algeciras.[2]
United Kingdom (724 km)
Although the United Kingdom Government participates fully in activities concerning the E-routes,[3] E-routes are not signposted within the United Kingdom.
The E 05 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.
Route
United Kingdom
: Greenock - 
- : - Glasgow (Interchange with (
) 
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: Glasgow - Anglo-Scottish border (Start of multiplex with 
at 
)
: Anglo-Scottish border - Cannock (End of multiplex with at 
Carlisle, interchange with 
and multiplex with 
at Warrington)- : Cannock -
OR 
: Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Whole length) (Interchange with 
) - : Birmingham
: Birmingham - Oxford
: Oxford - Winchester (Interchange with 
at 
Newbury)
: Winchester - Southampton
- Gap
France
Le Havre
Le Havre (
) - Tancarville- Tancarville
- Tancarville - Bourneville (
) 
Bourneville (Start of Concurrency with ) - Rouen (End of Concurrency with ) - Paris- Boulevard Périphérique: Paris (
, Towards 
) 
Paris () - Massy ( )
Massy ( ) - Ablis () - Orléans (
, Start of Concurrency with 
) - Tours (
, End of Concurrency with ) - Poitiers (
) - Niort (
) - Saintes (
) - Bordeaux
Bordeaux (Start of Concurrency with 
)
Bordeaux (
)
Bordeaux - Bayonne (Start of Concurrency with 
) - Hendaye
Spain
Irún - Donostia/S. Sebastián - Eibar (End of Concurrency with 
) - - Eibar () - Miranda de Ebro (
) - Burgos 
Burgos (End of Concurrency with 
) - Madrid
Madrid (
)
Madrid () - Manzanares (
) - Bailén (
) - Córdoba - Sevilla (
, Towards 
)
References
- ↑ 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
External links
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