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European route E5 in the United Kingdom

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The European route E5 in the United Kingdom is a series of roads, part of the International E-road network, running from western Scotland to southern England. It crosses afterwards the English Channel to France and ends in Spain eventually. The route is not signposted in the United Kingdom.[1]

The start of E5 at Greenock Municipal Buildings

Route

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The E5 starts in the town of Greenock in western Scotland where it follows the A8 road until Bishopton. There it transforms into the M8 motorway, the busiest motorway in Scotland,[2] and later the M74 motorway, where it passes the largest Scottish city Glasgow. The M74 motorway goes southeast through Scotland and changes into an A-class road at Abington. At the border with England, the M6 motorway starts and continues south passing major cities like Carlisle, Preston, Liverpool, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent and ends in Birmingham.[3] Around Birmingham, the E5 shortly uses the M42 before connecting on the M40 towards London. After passing Warwick the E5 ends at exit 9 just north of Oxford. Here the E5 leaves the highway and follows the A34 road passing Oxford and Newbury, ending in Winchester.[4] Here it connects on the last part: the M3 motorway, ending in Southampton. Afterwards it uses a non-existing ferry to cross the English Channel to Le Havre, France. The E5 covers a distance of 721 km (448 mi) in the United Kingdom.[5]

Detailed route

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Region[6] National

road

number

Section Junction Northbound destinations Southbound destinations
United KingdomScotland Scotland

Inverclyde

A8 road Greenock - Langbank Greenock

Port Glasgow

Gourock

Greenock

Paisley

Glasgow

Renfrewshire M8 motorway Langbank - Paisley 31 A8 Bishopton

30 M898 Erskine, Dumbarton, Fort William

Bishopton (only northbound)

29 A726, A737 Glasgow Airport, Irvine, Paisley, Johnstone

Paisley - Glasgow 28 Glasgow Airport (only northbound)

27 A741 Renfrew, Paisley

26 A736 Hillington, Braehead

25A A736, A8 Renfrew, Hillington, Braehead

Greenock

Paisley

Glasgow
Glasgow City Glasgow 25 A739 Clyde Tunnel, QEUH & RHC Hospitals

24 Govan

23 B768 Ibrox (only northbound)

22 M74, M77, A8, E16 Glasgow-Center, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Kilmarnock, Tradeston

21 M8 W, M77 Kinning Park, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr (only soutbound)

Carlisle
M74 motorway 1 A8 Glasgow-Center, Tradeston

1A A728, A730 Polmadie, Rutherglen

Glasgow
South Lanarkshire Rutherglen 2 A724 Rutherglen, Cambuslang
Glasgow City Glasgow 2A A74 Tollcross, Cambuslang

3 A763, B765 Shettleston, Cambuslang (only northbound)

3A A721 Tannochside, Uddingston

4 M73, M8, M80 Edinburgh, Stirling, Coatbridge, Dunfermline, Cumbernauld

South Lanarkshire Glasgow - Abington Bothwell services (only southbound)

5 A725 East Kilbride, Coatbridge, Bellshill, Blantyre, Newton Mearns

Hamilton services (only northbound)

6 A723 Hamilton, Wishaw, Motherwell

7 Larkhall, Lanark, Carluke (only southbound)

8 A71 Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Wishaw, Stonehouse

9 B7078 Kirkmuirhill, Blackwood, Lesmahagow, Coalburn (only southbound)

10 B7078 Kirkmuirhill, Blackwood, Lesmahagow, Coalburn (only northbound)

11 B7078, A70 Edinburgh, Ayr, Douglas, Rigside (only southbound)

12 B7078, A70 Edinburgh, Ayr, Douglas, Rigside (only northbound)

13 A702 Edinburgh, Lanark, Biggar, Abington

A74(M) motorway Abington - Beattock 14 A702, A76 Crawford, Thornhill
Dumfries and Galloway Beattock - Gretna 15 A701, A708 Beattock, Moffat, Dumfries, Selkirk

16 B7076 Johnstonebridge, Annandale Water services

17 B7068, A709 Lockerbie, Dumfries, Langholm, Lochmaben

18 B723, A709 Lockerbie, Dumfries, Langholm, Lochmaben (only northbound)

19 B7076 Ecclefechan, Langholm

20 B722, B7076 Eaglesfield, Annan, Kirtlebridge, Langholm

21 B6357, B7076 Canonbie, Kirkpatrick-Fleming

Gretna Green services

22 A75, A6071, B7076, E18 Gretna Green, Gretna, Longtown, Dumfries, Annan, Stranraer

United KingdomEngland England

Cumbria

M6 motorway Gretna - Carlisle 45 B7076, A6071 Gretna, Longtown (only northbound)

Todhills Rest Area

44 A7, A689 Carlisle North, Edinburgh, Workington, Whitehaven, Newcastle upon Tyne

43 A69, E18 Carlisle, Hexham, Newcastle upon Tyne

Carlisle - Burton-in-Kendal 42 A6 Carlisle South, Wetheral, Dalston

Southwaite Services

41 B5305 Wigton, Lazonby

40 A66 Penrith, Keswick, Brough, Workington, Lake District National Park

39 A6 Shap, Kendal

Tebay Services

38 A685 Kendal, Brough, Kirkby Stephen

37 A684 Kendal, Sedbergh, Barrow-in-Furness, Keswick, Lake District National Park, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Killington Lake Services (only soutbound)

36 A65, A590 Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, Skipton, Leeds, Barrow-in-Furness

Burton-in-Kendal Services (only northbound)

Glasgow

Carlisle

Manchester

Liverpool

Lancaster

Lancashire Burton-in-Kendal - Lancaster 35 A6, A601(M) Carnforth, Bolton-le-Sands, Warton, Over Kellet

34 A683 Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham, Halton, Caton

Lancaster - Preston 33 A6 Garstang, Fleetwood, Galgate, University of Lancaster

Lancaster Service Area

32 M55 Preston North, Blackpool, Fulwood, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Kirkham

31 A59 Preston Center, Clitheroe, Blackburn, Burnley

30 M61, M62, M65 Manchester, Leeds, Blackburn, Burnley, Bolton

Glasgow

Lancaster

Manchester

Liverpool

Preston

Preston - Standish 29 M65 Blackburn, Burnley, Bamber Bridge, Southport

28 B5256 Leyland

Charnock Richard Services

27 A5209 Wigan, Parbold, Burscough, Ormskirk, Standish

Glasgow

Preston

Birmingham

Liverpool

Warrington

Greater Manchester Standish - Ashton-in-Makerfield 26 M58 Wigan, Liverpool North, Bolton, Southport, Skelmersdale

25 A49 Wigan (only northbound)

24 A58 St Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield (only soutbound)

Merseyside Ashton-in-Makerfield - Warrington 23 A580 Liverpool, Manchester, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Golborne, Haydock

22 A49 Warrington North, Golborne

Warrington Warrington 21A M62 Manchester, Leeds, Bolton, Liverpool

21 A57 Warrington Center, Irlam, Manchester

20 A50, B5158 Warrington South, Macclesfield, Lymm (only northbound)

Manchester

Liverpool

Birmingham

Stoke-on-Trent

Cheshire East Warrington - Knutsford 20(a) M56 Manchester S, Stockport, Sheffield, Runcorn, Chester, Colwyn Bay, Manchester Airport, North Wales

19 A556 Northwich, Macclesfield, Knutsford

Knutsford Services

Cheshire West and Chester Knutsford - Holmes Chapel /
Cheshire East Holmes Chapel - Stoke-on-Trent 18 A54 Chester, Northwich, Middlewich, Holmes Chapel, Winsford, Congleton

17 A534 Sandbach, Congleton, Crewe North

Sandbach services

16 A500 Crewe South, Nantwich, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent - Cannock Keele services

15 A500, A50 Stoke-on-Trent South, Derby, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, Stone

Stafford services

14 A34 Stafford North, Eccleshall, Newport, Telford

13 A449 Stafford South, Penkridge, Rugeley

12 A5 M54 Cannock, Telford, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, North Wales

M6 Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Bristol, Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester, London (only southbound)

Manchester

Liverpool

Stoke-on-Trent

Birmingham
West Midlands Birmingham 11 A460, M6, M54 Wolverhampton, Cannock

Hilton Park services

M54, A5 Wolverhampton, Telford, Shrewsbury, North and Mid Wales (only northbound)

10 A454 Wolverhampton Central & East, Walsall, Willenhall

9 A461 Walsall, Wednesbury, Darlaston, Dudley

8 M5 Birmingham West & South, West Bromwich, Worcester, Bristol

7 A34 Birmingham North, Walsall

6 A38(M), A38 Birmingham Center, East & Northeast, Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield

5 A452 Birmingham East, Sutton Coldfield (only northbound)

4A M42, M6 Toll, M1, M5, M40, E24 Tamworth, Nottingham, Birmingham South, London (only southbound)

4/7 M42, A446 Birmingham East, Coventry South & West, London, Bristol

London

Oxford

M42 motorway 6 A45 Birmingham East, Birmingham Airport, Coventry

5 A41 Birmingham Southeast, Solihull

4 A34 Birmingham Southeast, Solihull, Shirley

Warwickshire M40 Birmingham South, London, Oxford, Worcester, Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon
M40 motorway Birmingham - Banbury 16 A3400 Henley-in-Arden (only soutbound)

15 A46, A429 Warwick, Coventry, Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester, Wellesbourne

14 A452 Leamington Spa (only soutbound)

13 A452 Leamington Spa (only northbound)

Warwick services

12 B4451 Gaydon, Kineton, Bishop's Itchington

Birmingham
Oxfordshire Banbury - Bicester 11 A422, A361 Banbury, Brackley

10 A43, B430 Northampton, Milton Keynes, Middleton Stoney, Brackley, Buckingham

9 A34, A41 Oxford, Newbury, Bicester, Aylesbury, Kidlington

A34 road Bicester - Oxford Weston-on-the-Green, Wendlebury

B4072 Bletchingdon, Islip

Kidlington (only southbound)

A44, A40 Oxford, Evesham, London, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Witney

A420 Oxford, Swindon, Bristol

Newbury

Oxford

Oxford - East Ilsley A423 Oxford South

A4183 Abingdon-on-Thames North (only southbound)

Abingdon-on-Thames, Marcham, Kingston Bagpuize

A4130, A417 Didcot, Wantage, Steventon

A4185 Chilton

West Isley, The Ridgeway

Birmingham

Oxford

Southampton

Newbury

West Berkshire East Ilsley - Newbury East Ilsley, Compton, West Ilsley

Chieveley, Beedon (only southbound)

M4, E30 London, Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Cardiff, South Wales

Chieveley services

A339 Newbury, Thatcham, Basingstoke

A4 Newbury, Hungerford, Marlborough

Hampshire Newbury - Winchester A343 Newbury, Highclere, Andover

B4640 Burghclere, Newbury

Burghclere, Kingsclere, Highclere, Whitway (only northbound)

Whitchurch, Litchfield, Dunley, Woodcott

B3400 Whitchurch, Tufton, Overton (only northbound)

A303, A30, A343 Basingstoke, Andover, Salisbury, Stockbridge

Sutton Scotney services

Worthy Down, South Wonston, Littleton, Winchester

Winchester, Kings Worthy, Micheldever, Popham

9 M3, A272 Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Basingstoke, London

Oxford

Newbury

Southampton

Winchester

M3 motorway
Winchester - Southampton 10 A31, B3330 Winchester, Alton (only northbound)

11 A3090 Winchester

12 A335 Eastleigh North, Chandler's Ford

13 A335 Eastleigh Center

14 M27 Southampton Center, Portsmouth, Worthing, Brighton, Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth

Southampton

London

Winchester

Southampton
European UnionFranceNormandy Sea route Southampton - Le Havre  France towards Le Havre, Rouen and Paris

References

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  1. ^ "The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. ^ "Department for Transport". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ^ Highway Agency (2004). M6 Route Management Strategy: Warrington to the Scottish Borders : Final Strategy Summary Brochure, January 2004. Highways Agency.
  4. ^ "SABRE - Maps". www.sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. ^ "E05". www.elbruz.org. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  6. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-05-04.