European route E5
| E5 | |
|---|---|
| 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. 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.