European route E20
E20 | |
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Major junctions | |
West end | Shannon Airport (Ireland) |
East end | St Petersburg (Russia) |
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Countries | Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Russia |
Highway system | |
The European route E 20 is part of the United Nations International E-road network.
It runs roughly west-east through Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia and finally Russia. The length is 1,880 km (1,170 mi).
The road is not continuous; at three points, a sea crossing is required. Roll-on/roll-off ferries make the crossings from Dublin to Liverpool and from Stockholm to Tallinn. No vehicle-carrying vessels traverse the North Sea from Kingston-upon-Hull to Esbjerg (as of 2013).
Route
Ireland
The initial section of the E 20 from Shannon Airport to Dublin via Limerick is approximately 228 km long and is only partially signed, along the M7/N7. The section from Shannon Airport to east of Limerick is mainly dual carriageway, with a short section of motorway as part of the Limerick Southern Ring Road. The Shannon Tunnel, opened on 16 July 2010, completed the bypass of Limerick. The section from Limerick to Naas is motorway (M7), and the final section from Naas to Dublin is dual carriageway (N7). A ferry must be used from Dublin to Liverpool.
United Kingdom
E 20 follows the A5080 from Liverpool to Huyton, the M62 from Huyton to South Cave, and the A63 from South Cave to Kingston upon Hull. The route length across the UK is 205 km in total, it is not signposted in the UK.
There is no ferry between Kingston upon Hull and Esbjerg, but Immingham is 48.3 km/30 mi from Kingston upon Hull with ferries to Esbjerg with DFDS Seaways. Alternative ferries are available from Harwich but that is 350 km/220 mi from Kingston upon Hull.
Denmark
In Denmark E 20 is a motorway from Esbjerg to the Oresund Bridge. The length of the Danish part is 315 km (196 mi).
It passes along the Great Belt Bridge which consists of two parts of 6 + 6 km.
The Great Belt Bridge and Oresund Bridge are tolled, both with more than €30.[1][2] The Oresund Bridge is 8 km and there is a 4 km tunnel on the Danish side of the Sund.[citation needed] The road crosses the border between DK/S on the bridge.
Between Køge and Copenhagen the road has three E-road numbers (also E 47 and E 55).
15 Lufthavn Ø
16 Lufthavn
17 Lufthavn V
18 Tårnby File:Riksvei 221.svg Rv221
19 Ørestad
20 København C
21 Avedøre Holme
22 Gl. Køge Landevej File:Riksvei 151.svg Rv151
File:Stamvei E47.svg E47 n File:Stamvei E55.svg E55 n Helsingør
25 Brøndbyvester File:PO3-DK.svg Primærrute O3
26 Ishøj Strand File:Riksvei 243.svg Rv243
File:PO4-DK.svg Primærrute O4 Lyngby, Roskilde, Copenhagen
27 Greve N
28 Greve C
29 Greve S File:Riksvei 217.svg Rv217
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Karlsunde
30 Solrød N
31 Solrød S
Primærrute 6
32 Køge
File:Stamvei E47.svg E47 s File:Stamvei E55.svg E55 s Rødby, Gedser
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33 Vemmedrup
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Bjæverskov
34 Borup
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Kongsted/Bøgede
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Kværkeby
35 Ringsted Ø
Primærrute 14
36 Ringsted N File:Riksvei 215.svg Rv215
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Tuelsø
37 Sorø
Primærrute 57
38 Slagelse Ø
Rv150
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Antvorskov
39 Slagelse S
Primærrute 22
40 Vemmelev
Rv150
41 Tjæreby File:Riksvei 277.svg Rv277
42 Korsør File:Riksvei 265.svg Rv265
43 Halskov
44 Knudshoved
45 Nyborg Ø File:Riksvei 153.svg Rv153
46 Nyborg V
Rv165
Primærrute 8
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Rønninge
47 Langeskov
48 Tietgenbyen
Primærrute 9 Svendborg
Primærrute 9 Odense
50 Hjallese File:Riksvei 167.svg Rv167
51 Odense S
52 Odense SV
Rv168
53 Odense V
Rv161
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Kildebjerg
54 Vissenbjerg File:Riksvei 335.svg Rv335
55 Aarup File:Riksvei 329.svg Rv329
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Ålsbo
56 Ejby
57 Nørre Åby File:Riksvei 313.svg Rv313
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Lillebælt
58 Middelfart
59 Fredericia S
Primærrute 28
60 Fredericia V File:Riksvei 171.svg Rv171
E45 n Horsens, Århus, Aalborg
61 Taulov
E45 s Kolding, Aabenraa, Flensburg
62 Kolding Ø File:Riksvei 176.svg Rv176File:Riksvei 170.svg Rv170
63 Bramdrupdam
E45 s Aabenraa, Flensburg
64 Kolding V
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Harte
65 Lunderskov Ø
Primærrute 32
Rv191
66 Lunderskov File:Riksvei 469.svg Rv469
67 Vejen Ø
68 Vejen File:Riksvei 403.svg Rv403
69 Brørup File:Riksvei 417.svg Rv417
70 Holsted File:Riksvei 425.svg Rv425
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Bjøvlund
71 Gørding
72 Bramming
73 Korskro
Primærrute 11
Primærrute 30
74 Skads
75 Esbjerg N
76 Esbjerg Ø
Sweden
In Sweden, E 20 is a motorway from the Øresund Bridge in Malmö to Nääs 30 km east of Gothenburg, a 320 km (200 mi) long motorway. Furthermore, it is a motorway most of the route from Vretstorp (20 km (12 mi) west of Örebro) to Stockholm.
The Swedish part of E 20 is 770 km (480 mi) long. Its extent is shared with E 6 along a 280 km (170 mi) long stretch, with E 18 along 50 km (31 mi) and with E 4 along 35 km (22 mi).
The part through Stockholm has very heavy traffic, including the most heavily trafficked road in Scandinavia[citation needed], Essingeleden (160 000 vehicles/day). There is often congestion on this stretch. A new tunnel for route E20, "Norra länken", was built north of the inner city, opened 30 November 2014.[3] The planned Förbifart Stockholm bypass will divert traffic from Essingeleden.[citation needed]
Between Stockholm and Tallinn a car ferry departs daily, taking 15 hours. The port in Stockholm is located at Lilla Värtan, about 4 km northeast of the central core of the city.
Estonia
In Estonia, E20 follows the route of national main road nr. 1 (Tallinn–Narva). In Tallinn to relieve traffic a bridge has been built on the intersection of the E263 and the E20.The E20 across Estonia is partially an unsigned expressway (speed limit 110 km/h in summer), for 80.7 km east of Tallinn to Aaspere along with a section near Haljala (km 87 - 90.5) and a section between Kohtla-Järve and Jõhvi (km 155.9–163.2). The remainder being single carriageway. The distance from Tallinn to the Russian border at the Narva River is 218 km.
Russia
In Russia, the route takes the Narva Highway also listed in the Russian road numbering system as the A180 route (formerly known as the M11 route) running from Ivangorod to Saint Petersburg as a dual-line highway. The distance from Ivangorod to Saint Petersburg is 142 km. The border control facilities at the Estonia-Russia crossing are equipped and being operated for a limited amount of traffic on both sides of the border. The border crossing requires a reservation, however the waiting lines still can extend for many hours and even days.[4]
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The M62 passes Scammonden Reservoir in West Yorkshire
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On Oresund Bridge
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East coast of Oresund, between Malmö and Helsingborg
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Near Jägala, Estonia
Itinerary
Ireland
Shannon - Limerick
Limerick - Borris-in-Ossory (
E201) - Portlaoise - Naas
Naas - Dublin
Dublin
- Gap
United Kingdom
Liverpool
Liverpool - Manchester
Manchester (
E22)
Manchester (Start of Concurrency with
E22) - Bradford (End of Concurrency with
E22) - Leeds - South Cave
South Cave - Hull
Hull
- Gap
Denmark
Sweden
E20 Malmö (
E22
E65, Start of Concurrency with
E6) - Helsingborg (
E4) - Gothenburg (
E45, End of Concurrency with
E6) - Örebro (Start of Concurrency with
E18) - Arboga (End of Concurrency with
E18) - Eskilstuna - Södertälje (Start of Concurrency with
E4) - Stockholm (End of Concurrency with
E4, Towards
E18)
- Gap
Estonia
Russia
References
External links
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