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.European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries, 25 October 2016 The route is long, and involves one ferry crossing between Portsmouth, UK and Le Havre, France.
United Kingdom
Although the United Kingdom Government participates fully in activities concerning the E-routes,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 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 to Orléans, Tours and Bordeaux. It ends at the border town of Hendaye with Spain. It covers a distance of 985 km (612 mi).
Spain
The E5 crosses the French border at Irun, it passes the major cities of San Sebastián, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Burgos before it arrives at the nation's capital Madrid. It continues south of Madrid towards Andalusia, passing Córdoba, Seville, Jerez de la Frontera and Cádiz to end at the port city of Algeciras.
Route
: Greenock – : – Glasgow (Interchange with () : Glasgow – Anglo-Scottish border (Start of multiplex with at ) : Anglo-Scottish border – Cannock (End of multiplex with at Carlisle, interchange with and multiplex with at Warrington) : Cannock – OR : Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Whole length) (Interchange with ) : Birmingham : Birmingham – Oxford : Oxford – Winchester (Interchange with at Newbury) : Winchester – Southampton : Southampton — Portsmouth : Portsmouth — Ferry Terminal Gap (English Channel) Portsmouth – Le Havre
: Le Havre : Le Havre () – 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
: Irún – Donostia/S. Sebastián – Eibar (End of Concurrency with ) – : Eibar () – Miranda de Ebro () – Burgos : Burgos (End of Concurrency with ) – Madrid : Madrid () : Madrid () – Manzanares () – Bailén () – Córdoba – Sevilla (, Towards ) Seville - Jerez de la Frontera - Cádiz Cádiz - Vejer de la Frontera Vejer de la Frontera - Tarifa - Algeciras ()
References
External links UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007) European route E5 - Reference places and connections to other European routes.