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European route E50

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E50
Route information
Length5,100 km (3,200 mi)
Major junctions
West endBrest, France
Major intersections E5 / E15 in Paris, France
E25 in Metz, France
E35 south of Walldorf, Germany
E45 in Nuremberg, Germany
E55 / E65 in Prague, Czech Republic
E75 in Trenčín, Slovakia
E85 in Ternopil, Ukraine
E95 in Uman, Ukraine
E105 in Samar, Ukraine
E40 in Debaltseve, Ukraine
E115 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
East end E119 in Makhachkala, Russia
Location
CountriesFrance, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia
Highway system

European route E50 is an A-type east–west connection across the European continent. It connects the key naval port of Brest in France with Makhachkala, on the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic Dagestan.

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Half the route comprises highways and the other half provincial roads. The route is some 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) long and runs fully across the European continent.

E50 near Ternopil in Ukraine, looking east towards Khmelnytskyi and Uman

On its way through Europe it crosses several major European routes, such as:

It is one of the longest E roads on the continent.

Since 2014, parts of the road in eastern Ukraine have been under the control of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia took direct control of the areas in Donbas.

Route

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References

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Geographic data related to European route E50 at OpenStreetMap