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, Scotland south through England and France to Algeciras, Spain.[1] The route is 1,900 miles (3,100 km) long.
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North end | Greenock, United Kingdom |
South end | Algeciras, Spain |
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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

Main article: European route E5 in the 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.

Route
United Kingdom A8: Greenock – M8: – Glasgow (Interchange with ( E16) 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