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European route E20

February 06, 2023

European route E20 is a part of the United Nations International E-road network. It runs roughly west–east through Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, and Russia.

Its length is 1,880 km (1,170 mi) but it 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 publicly accessible ferries traverse the North Sea from Kingston-upon-Hull to Esbjerg (as of 2019), but a ferry for commercial drivers leaves Immingham for Esbjerg on most days.[1]

Route

 
The west coast motorway E6/E20 in Gothenburg, coming from Malmö. In the interchange (Olskroksmotet) the motorway E20 continues in the north-easterly direction to Stockholm and E6 continues in the northly direction to Oslo.

Ireland

The initial section of the E20 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.[2]

United Kingdom

E20 follows the A5080 from Liverpool to Huyton, the M62 and M60 from Huyton to South Cave, and the A63 from South Cave to Kingston upon Hull. The route length across the UK is 205 kilometres (127 mi) in total but is not signposted.

There are no ferries between Kingston upon Hull and Esbjerg. Alternative ferries were once available from Immingham, which is 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Kingston upon Hull, and Harwich, which is 350 kilometres (220 mi) from Kingston upon Hull. There are no longer any passenger routes operating between the UK and Scandinavia.

The closest alternative is to take the Eurotunnel Shuttle from Cheriton (Folkestone) to Calais, or take a ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland. Both of these routes would require a detour of around 900 miles (940 miles to Esbjerg, as this route would require you to drive along the E20 to reach Esbjerg).[3]

Denmark

In Denmark, E20 is a motorway from Esbjerg to the Øresund Bridge. The length of the Danish part is 315 km (196 mi).

It passes first along Jutland from Esbjerg to Kolding, then crosses the Little Belt Bridge onto Funen. E20 crosses the entirety of Funen, passing approximately 2 km south of Odense. Then, at Nyborg, E20 crosses the Great Belt Fixed Link onto Zealand. E20 follows the Vestmotorvejen until Køge, where it goes north to Copenhagen. In Copenhagen, E20 passes south of the city, crossing onto Kastrup where it meets the Copenhagen Airport. Between Køge and Copenhagen, the road has three E-road numbers (also E47 and E55).

The Great Belt Bridge and Øresund Bridge are both tolled.[4][5] The Øresund crossing begins as a tunnel at Kastrup, which then transfers onto the bridge at the man-made island Peberholm. The road crosses the border between Denmark and Sweden on the Øresund Bridge.

Sweden

In Sweden, E20 is a motorway from the Öresund Bridge in Malmö to Alingsås 48 km northeast of Gothenburg, a 330 km (210 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 E20 is 770 km (480 mi) long. Its extent is shared with E6 along a 280 km (170 mi) long stretch, with E18 along 50 km (31 mi) and with E4 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 city center and opened 30 November 2014.[6] 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.

A 21 km stretch of the E20 between Hallsberg and Örebro is planned to become by 2025 the first permanent electric road in Sweden.[7]

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-lane 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 - despite this, waiting lines still can extend for many hours and even days.[8]

E20 route, west to east

Itinerary

References

  1. ^ "DFDS". www.dfds.com. from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Dublin to Liverpool Ferry | Ferries to Liverpool | P&O Ferries - UK". www.poferries.com. from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Hull to Esbjerg". Hull to Esbjerg. from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ . dk.oresundsbron.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ . www.storebaelt.dk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ^ Trafikverket. "Om projektet Norra länken". Trafikverket. from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ David Arminas (26 January 2022), "Sweden to create permanent electric road", World Highways (Routes Du Monde)
  8. ^ "Electronic reservation system for border crossings at the Estonia-Russia checkpoints; updates on the waiting lines". from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

External links

  • UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to E20.

February 06, 2023
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European route E20 is a part of the United Nations International E road network It runs roughly west east through Ireland the United Kingdom Denmark Sweden Estonia and Russia E20Major junctionsWest endShannon Airport IrelandEast endSaint Petersburg RussiaLocationCountries Ireland United Kingdom Denmark Sweden Estonia RussiaHighway systemInternational E road networkA Class B ClassIts length is 1 880 km 1 170 mi but it 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 publicly accessible ferries traverse the North Sea from Kingston upon Hull to Esbjerg as of 2019 but a ferry for commercial drivers leaves Immingham for Esbjerg on most days 1 Contents 1 Route 1 1 Ireland 1 2 United Kingdom 1 3 Denmark 1 4 Sweden 1 5 Estonia 1 6 Russia 2 Itinerary 3 References 4 External linksRoute Edit The west coast motorway E6 E20 in Gothenburg coming from Malmo In the interchange Olskroksmotet the motorway E20 continues in the north easterly direction to Stockholm and E6 continues in the northly direction to Oslo Ireland Edit The initial section of the E20 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 2 United Kingdom Edit E20 follows the A5080 from Liverpool to Huyton the M62 and M60 from Huyton to South Cave and the A63 from South Cave to Kingston upon Hull The route length across the UK is 205 kilometres 127 mi in total but is not signposted There are no ferries between Kingston upon Hull and Esbjerg Alternative ferries were once available from Immingham which is 48 kilometres 30 mi from Kingston upon Hull and Harwich which is 350 kilometres 220 mi from Kingston upon Hull There are no longer any passenger routes operating between the UK and Scandinavia The closest alternative is to take the Eurotunnel Shuttle from Cheriton Folkestone to Calais or take a ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland Both of these routes would require a detour of around 900 miles 940 miles to Esbjerg as this route would require you to drive along the E20 to reach Esbjerg 3 Denmark Edit In Denmark E20 is a motorway from Esbjerg to the Oresund Bridge The length of the Danish part is 315 km 196 mi It passes first along Jutland from Esbjerg to Kolding then crosses the Little Belt Bridge onto Funen E20 crosses the entirety of Funen passing approximately 2 km south of Odense Then at Nyborg E20 crosses the Great Belt Fixed Link onto Zealand E20 follows the Vestmotorvejen until Koge where it goes north to Copenhagen In Copenhagen E20 passes south of the city crossing onto Kastrup where it meets the Copenhagen Airport Between Koge and Copenhagen the road has three E road numbers also E47 and E55 The Great Belt Bridge and Oresund Bridge are both tolled 4 5 The Oresund crossing begins as a tunnel at Kastrup which then transfers onto the bridge at the man made island Peberholm The road crosses the border between Denmark and Sweden on the Oresund Bridge Sweden Edit In Sweden E20 is a motorway from the Oresund Bridge in Malmo to Alingsas 48 km northeast of Gothenburg a 330 km 210 mi long motorway Furthermore it is a motorway most of the route from Vretstorp 20 km 12 mi west of Orebro to Stockholm The Swedish part of E20 is 770 km 480 mi long Its extent is shared with E6 along a 280 km 170 mi long stretch with E18 along 50 km 31 mi and with E4 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 lanken was built north of the city center and opened 30 November 2014 6 The planned Forbifart 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 Vartan about 4 km northeast of the central core of the city A 21 km stretch of the E20 between Hallsberg and Orebro is planned to become by 2025 the first permanent electric road in Sweden 7 Estonia Edit 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 Jarve and Johvi 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 Edit 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 lane 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 despite this waiting lines still can extend for many hours and even days 8 E20 route west to east The M62 passes Scammonden Reservoir in West Yorkshire E 20 near Odense Denmark E20 next to the Copenhagen Airport Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden On Oresund Bridge East coast of Oresund at Landskrona between Malmo and Helsingborg The Narva Friendship Bridge spanning the Narva River between Narva Estonia and Ivangorod RussiaItinerary Edit Ireland N 18 Shannon Limerick M 7 Limerick Borris in Ossory E201 Portlaoise Naas N 7 Naas Dublin M 50 Dublin Gap Irish Sea Dublin Liverpool United Kingdom A5036 Bootle M57 Liverpool Outer Ring Road Whole length M62 Huyton Manchester Interchange with E5 and start of multiplex with E22 at Warrington M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road Clockwise M62 Manchester Interchange with E15 at Pontefract and end of multiplex with E22 at Goole A63 Hull A1033 Hull Gap North Sea Hull Esbjerg Denmark E20 Esbjerg Kolding E45 Koge Start of Concurrency with E47 E55 Kobenhavn End of Concurrency with E47 E55 Sweden E20 Malmo E22 E65 Start of Concurrency with E6 Helsingborg E4 Gothenburg E45 End of Concurrency with E6 Orebro Start of Concurrency with E18 Arboga End of Concurrency with E18 Eskilstuna Sodertalje Start of Concurrency with E4 Stockholm End of Concurrency with E4 Towards E18 Gap Baltic Sea Stockholm Tallinn Estonia Joe Narva maantee Tartu maantee Tallinn E67 P1 Tallinn E67 E263 E265 Johvi E264 Narva Russia A 180 Ivangorod Saint Petersburg Towards E18 E95 E105 References Edit DFDS www dfds com Archived from the original on 25 May 2019 Retrieved 25 May 2019 Dublin to Liverpool Ferry Ferries to Liverpool P amp O Ferries UK www poferries com Archived from the original on 22 December 2019 Retrieved 22 December 2019 Hull to Esbjerg Hull to Esbjerg Archived from the original on 14 July 2021 Retrieved 22 December 2019 Oresundsbron dk oresundsbron com Archived from the original on 5 September 2013 Retrieved 8 April 2018 Personbil Storebaelt www storebaelt dk Archived from the original on 30 June 2013 Retrieved 8 April 2018 Trafikverket Om projektet Norra lanken Trafikverket Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 8 April 2018 David Arminas 26 January 2022 Sweden to create permanent electric road World Highways Routes Du Monde Electronic reservation system for border crossings at the Estonia Russia checkpoints updates on the waiting lines Archived from the original on 15 October 2012 Retrieved 3 October 2011 External links EditUN Economic Commission for Europe Overall Map of E road Network 2007 Wikimedia Commons has media related to E20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title European route E20 amp oldid 1129622861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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