To: Algeciras (Spain) | ||
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From: Greenock (United Kingdom) Countries: United Kingdom, France, Spain Highway system International E-road network Major cities Paris, Madrid, Seville, Bordeaux | ||
The European route E 05 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. The route is 1,900 miles (3,100 km) long.
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Map of E-5, Spain
The E 05 follows the route Greenock - Glasgow - Gretna - Carlisle - Penrith - Preston - Warrington - Birmingham - Newbury - Southampton … Le Havre - Paris - Orléans - Tours - Poitiers - Bordeaux - San Sebastián - Burgos - Madrid - Cordóba - Sevilla - Cádiz - Algeciras.
United Kingdom (724 km)
Although the United Kingdom Government participates fully in activities concerning the E-routes, E-routes are not signposted within the United Kingdom.
The E 05 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.