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 - Paisley - Renfrew - Govan - Glasgow - Gretna - Carlisle - Penrith - Preston - Warrington - Winsford - Stoke-On-Trent - Birmingham - Newbury - Southampton - Le Havre - Paris - Orléans - Tours - Poitiers - Bordeaux - San Sebastián - Burgos - Madrid - Córdoba - Sevilla - Cádiz - Algeciras
United Kingdom (724 km)

Although the United Kingdom Government participates fully in activities concerning the E-routes,[2] 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 (Start of Concurrency with
) - Paisley
Paisley - Glasgow (End of Concurrency with
)
Glasgow (
) - Abington
Abington - Gretna
Gretna (
) - Carlisle (
) - Preston - Warrington (
) - Birmingham (
)
Birmingham (
)
Birmingham - Bicester
Bicester - Oxford - Newbury (
) - Winchester
Winchester - Southampton
- Gap
France
Le Harve
Le Harve (
) - 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 - Dogostia/S. Sebastian - 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, 5 April 2002
- ↑ 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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