European route E25

European route E25 is a north–south European route from Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands, to Palermo in Italy which includes ferry crossings from Genoa to Bastia (Corsica), from Bonifacio to Porto Torres (Sardinia) and from Cagliari to Palermo (Sicily).

For other uses, see E25 (disambiguation).

E25
Major junctions
North endHoek van Holland, Netherlands
South endPalermo, Italy
Location
Countries Netherlands
 Belgium
 Luxembourg
 France
  Switzerland
 Italy
Highway system
International E-road network

It passes through the following cities: Hoek van Holland – Rotterdam – Utrecht - Eindhoven – Maastricht – Liège – Bastogne – Arlon – Luxembourg City – Metz – Saint-Avold – Strasbourg – Mulhouse – Basel – Olten – Bern – Lausanne – Geneva – Mont Blanc Tunnel – Aosta – Ivrea – Vercelli – Alessandria – Genoa ... Bastia – Porto-Vecchio – Bonifacio ... Porto Torres – Sassari – Cagliari ... Palermo.[1]

Route description

The Belgian part of the E25 is also denoted as 'Route du Soleil'. The title was rejected by France because there is already a 'Route du Soleil' connecting Paris and Marseille. The Belgian 'Route du Soleil' is a branch of the original route, connecting Amsterdam and Marseille and joining the E25 near Utrecht (NL) towards Metz (F).

The N205 carrying the E25 to the Mont Blanc Tunnel is named the "Route Blanche".

Notably some parts of the route are shut off due to the Genoa Bridge Disaster.

Morandi Bridge Collapse

On 14 August 2018 a section of the A10 motorway called the Morandi Bridge collapsed in the city of Genoa, Italy claiming the lives of 43 civilians. The reason for the collapse was a mix between what a witness reports as a lightning strike and poor design and questionable construction methods. The collapsed section of the bridge lies there today closing off the A10 motorway (A10 autostrade) section of route E25.

Route

References
  1. http://www.unece.org/trans/conventn/ECE-TRANS-SC1-384e.pdf
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