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E 05

Map of E 5 within Great Britain, France and Spain.

The 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 France to Algeciras, Spain.^[1]

[edit] United Kingdom

Like all other E-roads, the E 05 is not signed or recognised in the United Kingdom. It follows the following roads:

A8 and M8, Greenock into Glasgow
M8 through Glasgow
M74 and A74(M), Glasgow via Gretna to Carlisle
M6 Carlisle via Penrith, Preston, Liverpool and Warrington to Birmingham
- The M6 Toll provides an alternative route in the Birmingham area.
M42, M40, A34 and M3, Birmingham via Newbury to Southampton

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 connects to Le Havre.

E 05 near Villebon-sur-Yvette in France

In France, the E 05 is signed. It uses the following roads:

A131 and A13, Le Havre to Paris
- The RN182 is used at a gap of the A131 across the Seine.
The southwest part of the Périphérique around central Paris
A6a and A10, Paris via Orléans, Tours and Poitiers to Bordeaux
A630 around the west side of Bordeaux^{[citation needed]}
A63, RN10 and A63, Bordeaux to Spain

A-4 / E-5 near Manzanares in Spain

In Spain, the E 05 is signed. It uses the following roads:

AP-8, France to San Sebastián
N-I, AP-1 and A-1, San Sebastián via Burgos to Madrid; ill signposting (A-8, E 5, E 80, E 70) at the fork of N-I and A-8 past Donostia/San Sebastian (E 5 and E 80 head actually south alongside N-I)
M-40 around the east side of Madrid
N-IV, A-4 and AP-4, Madrid via Córdoba and Sevilla to Cádiz
A-48 and N-340, Cádiz to Algeciras

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