European route E22
E
CountryEUR
Route22
Length5320 km
Direction aWest
Direction bEast
Terminus aHolyhead, United Kingdom
Terminus bIshim, Russia
CountriesUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Latvia, Russia
Junction
Previous route21
Next route23

European route E22 is one of the longest European routes. It has a length of about 5,320 km (3,310 mi).[1] Many of the E-roads have been extended into Asia since the year 2000; the E22 was extended on 24 June 2002.

Route

E22 route summary
A55 → A494 → M56 → M6 → M62 → M60 → M62 → M18 → M180 → A180 → A160
A 10 → A 8 → A 7 → N 7 → A 7 → N 7 → A 7
A 280 → A 31 → A 28 → A 1 → A 20 → B 96
E6/E22 → E6/E20/E22 → E22
A 10 → A 8/A 10 → A 7/A 8/A 10 → A 6 → A 4 → P 5 → P 80 → A 6 → A 12
M 9 → МКАД → M 7
M 12 → M 7 → P 242 → ЕКАД → P 351 → P 402

United Kingdom

Port of Holyhead (53.3094°N 4.6289°W)

Port of Immingham (53.62718°N 0.19097°W)

Netherlands

Amsterdam (52°22′N 4°54′E)

Bad Nieuweschans (53°10′50″N 7°12′26″E)

Germany

Bunde (53°11′N 7°16′E)

Sassnitz (54°30′59″N 13°38′28″E)

Elbe Crossing

There are currently plans to reroute the E22 between Lübeck and Westerstede, to go north of Hamburg and Bremen over the A20, when this new motorway is built after 2020. The E22 would then use the planned tunnel under the Elbe at Drochtersen/Glückstadt.[citation needed]

Sweden

Trelleborg (55°22′N 13°10′E)

Norrköping (58°36′N 16°12′E)

In Sweden, E-Roads do not have national numbers. There is currently no ferry across the Baltic Sea between Norrköping and Ventspils. The best ferry alternative is from Nynäshamn to Ventspils. The line is run by Scandlines.

Latvia

Ventspils (57°23′26″N 21°34′24″E)

Zilupe (56°23′N 28°07′E)

Russia

Burachki (56.356°N 28.19383°E)

Ishim (56°07′N 69°30′E)

Between Kazan and Igra, the road takes a detour over Yelabuga, because the shortest route between Kazan and Igra uses a ferry over the Vyatka River (56.592°N 50.709°E), and the road is a bad gravel road around that area. Google Maps shows the to use the ferry, but that is inaccurate; the UN convention lists Yelabuga along a paved road without any ferry. Both routes are visible in Google Streetview. A much used shortcut is Izhevsk - Votkinsk - Perm.

Between Perm and Ishim, the follows the Trans-Siberian Railway.

References

  1. ^ "Wales transport: New commission and major project axed". BBC News. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2024. Junctions 15 and 16 of the A55 are the only roundabouts on European route E22, a 3,310-mile corridor from Anglesey to Russia, linking the continent with the Republic of Ireland.