E5 | |
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Major junctions | |
North end | Greenock, Scotland |
South end | Algeciras, Spain |
Location | |
Countries | United Kingdom France Spain |
Highway system | |
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.
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]