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词条 European route E20
释义

  1. Route

      Ireland    United Kingdom    Denmark    Sweden    Estonia    Russia  

  2. Itinerary

  3. References

  4. External links

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| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = Shannon Airport, Ireland
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| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = Saint Petersburg, Russia
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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 {{convert|1880|km|mi|abbr=on}}.
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 which formerly had ferries to Esbjerg with DFDS Seaways. Alternative ferries used to also be available from Harwich but that is 350 km/220 mi from Kingston upon Hull. There are no longer any passenger routes operating between UK and Scandinavia.

Denmark

In Denmark E 20 is a motorway from Esbjerg to the Oresund Bridge. The length of the Danish part is {{convert|315|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

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|date=October 2011}} 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).