European route E5
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, United Kingdom |
| South end | Algeciras, Spain |
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| Countries |  United Kingdom France Spain |
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| International E-road network
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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
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
The E5 arrives from the non-existing ferry from Southampton in Le Havre. It passes the capital Paris, before continuing southwest passed Orléans, Tours and Bordeaux. It ends at the border town of Hendaye with Spain. It covers a distance of 985 km (612 mi)[4].
Route
- United Kingdom
A8: Greenock – 
- M8: – Glasgow (Interchange with (
E16) 
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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
- Gap (English Channel)
- France
N 282: Le Havre
A 131: Le Havre (
E 44) – Tancarville
N 182: Tancarville- A 131: Tancarville – Bourneville (
E 46) 
A 13: Bourneville (Start of Concurrency with E 46) – Rouen (End of Concurrency with E 46) – Paris- Boulevard Périphérique: Paris (
E 15 
E 19 
E 50, Towards 
E 54) 
A 6a: Paris ( E 15) – Massy ( E 15 E 50)
A 10: Massy ( E 15 E 50) – Ablis ( E 50) – Orléans (
E 9, Start of Concurrency with 
E 5) – Tours (
E 502 
E 604, End of Concurrency with E 5) – Poitiers (
E 62) – Niort (
E 601) – Saintes (
E 602 
E 603) – Bordeaux
N 230: Bordeaux (Start of Concurrency with 
E 70)
A 630: Bordeaux (
E 72)
A 63: Bordeaux – Bayonne (Start of Concurrency with 
E 80) – Hendaye
- Spain
AP-1 / AP-8: Irún – Donostia/S. Sebastián – Eibar (End of Concurrency with 
E-70) –- AP-1: Eibar ( E-70) – Miranda de Ebro (
E-804) – Burgos 
A-1: Burgos (End of Concurrency with 
E-80) – Madrid
M-30: Madrid (
E-90
E-901)
A-4: Madrid ( E-90) – Manzanares (
E-903) – Bailén (
E-902) – Córdoba – Sevilla (
E-1, Towards 
E-803)
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
- "E05". www.elbruz.org. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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