French A roads, Spanish E- roads, Dutch E roads and German roads
Looking at Google Maps, I noticed that France uses "A" to designate roads, with the occasional "E", Spain uses "E-" and "AP-", the Netherlands uses a mixture of "A" and "E" and Germany simply uses numbers. Denmark seems to use a mixture of numbers and "E". Portugal is the same as the Netherlands with a mixture of "A" and "E".
Is there a continent / EU wide road system, or do the roads simply change markings as one crosses the border?
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Neusser gave a nice explanation about the European routes. As for the others: Yes, markings change at the border. Here's an example of the German-Austrian border near my place:
I picked this one because I definitely know that the motorway is not interrupted in any way, but I'm pretty sure it's the same all over Europe.
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What is an e-road?
Noun. E-road (plural E-roads) A main road or motorway in Europe which is allocated an E-number. Many of these roads cross international borders.How are European highways named?
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)....International E-road network.E-road networkFormed16 September 1950Highway namesE-roadEuropean route nn (Enn or E nn)System links4 more rowsWhich country has the most highways in Europe?
The Netherlands has the highest density highway network of Europe at 56.5 km per 1000 km\xb2, followed by Belgium.Are there e roads in the UK?
The UK doesn't promote E-roads because they are simply crap. E-roads are the attempt to impose the numbering system of interstate highways on Europe. This fails however. Every country in Europe develops its own road network.Road from Germany to Spain via France - Дорога в Испанию
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In France, road are usually named following the pattern LetterNumber. The number starts at 1, and the letter depends on the type of road.
- 'A' is for "Autoroute", "Highway" in french, high-speed roads, usually having a speed limit set to 130 km/h
- 'N' is for "Nationale", these are roads crossing multiple Regions, usually 90 ou 110 km/h
- 'D' is for "Départementale", for small roads, usually between 2 cities or towns, with a speed limit set to 90km/h or lower.
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