European route E50

European route E 50 is an A-type east–west connection across the European continent. It connects the key naval port of Brest France with Makhachkala, on the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic Dagestan.

E50
Route information
Length5,100 km (3,200 mi)
Major junctions
West endBrest, France
  E05 Paris
E15 Paris
E25 Metz
E35 (south of) Walldorf
E45 Nuremberg
E55 Prague
E65 Prague
E75 Trenčín
E85 Ternopil
E95 Uman
E105 Novomoskovsk
E40 Debaltseve
E115 Rostov-na-Donu
East end E119 Makhachkala, Russia
Location
Countries France
 Germany
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
 Ukraine
 Russia
Highway system
International E-road network

Outlook

Half the route is on highways and the other half is on provincial roads. The route is in estimation some 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) long and runs fully across the European continent.

E50 near Ternopil in Ukraine, looking east towards Khmelnytskyi and Uman.

On its way through Europe it crosses several major European routes, such as:

It is one of the longest E roads on the continent.

E50 also passes through two disputed regions of Ukraine - Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukraine-Russia border is open, but these regions are unsafe due to ongoing unrest.

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Geographic data related to European route E50 at OpenStreetMap

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