European route E22

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E22
Route information
Length	5,320 km (3,310 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Holyhead, United Kingdom
Major intersections	E5/ E20 at Warrington E15 at Pontefract E20 at Goole E19/ E35 at Amsterdam E232 at Groningen E234 at Bremen E45/ E26 at Hamburg E47 at Lübeck E251 at Grimmen E251 at Sassnitz E6 at Trelleborg E6/ E20/ E65 at Malmö E4 at Norrköping E67/ E77 at Salaspils E95 at Pustoshka E105/ E115 at Moscow E30 at Ishim
East end	Ishim, Russia
Location
Countries	Rīga Moscow Nizhny Novgorod Kazan Perm Yekaterinburg
Highway system
International E-road network A Class B Class
← E21 → E23

European route E22 is one of the longest

. It has a length of about 5,320 km (3,310 mi). 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

	M18 → M180 → A180 → A160
	A10 → A8 → A7 → N7 → A7 → N7 → A7
	A 280 → A 31 → A 28 → A 1 → A 20 → B 96
	E6/E22 → E6/E20/E22 → E22
	A12
	M9 → МКАD → M7 → P242 → EKAD → P351 → P402

United Kingdom

Port of Holyhead (53°18′34″N 4°37′44″W / 53.3094°N 4.6289°W / 53.3094; -4.6289)

• : Holyhead - A494
  • Ewloe Interchange (53°11′15″N 3°03′51″W / 53.18752°N 3.06427°W / 53.18752; -3.06427)
• : A55 - Ellesmere Port
  • Dunkirk Roundabout (53°14′43″N 2°56′14″W / 53.24527°N 2.93714°W / 53.24527; -2.93714)
• : Ellesmere Port - Warrington
  • Lymm Interchange (53°21′09″N 2°30′10″W / 53.3525°N 2.5029°W / 53.3525; -2.5029)
• : Warrington
  (Concurrency with E5)
  • Croft Interchange (53°25′34″N 2°33′22″W / 53.426°N 2.5561°W / 53.426; -2.5561)
    (Start of concurrency with E20)
• : Warrington - Manchester
  • Eccles Interchange (53°29′15″N 2°22′36″W / 53.48761°N 2.37666°W / 53.48761; -2.37666)
• : Manchester Outer Ring Road
  • Simister Island (53°32′59″N 2°15′38″W / 53.54978°N 2.26054°W / 53.54978; -2.26054)
• : Manchester - Goole
  ( E15/: Pontefract 53°42′40″N 1°17′27″W / 53.711174°N 1.290832°W / 53.711174; -1.290832)
  • Langham Interchange (53°41′04″N 0°58′09″W / 53.6844°N 0.9693°W / 53.6844; -0.9693)
    (End of concurrency with E20)
• : Goole - M180
  • North Ings Interchange (53°35′29″N 0°59′14″W / 53.5915°N 0.9872°W / 53.5915; -0.9872)
• : Whole length
  • Barnetby Top (53°35′08″N 0°24′50″W / 53.58556°N 0.41392°W / 53.58556; -0.41392)
• : M180 - A160
  • Brocklesby Interchange (53°36′51″N 0°16′58″W / 53.61415°N 0.28289°W / 53.61415; -0.28289)
• : A180 - Immingham (Whole length)

Port of Immingham (53°37′38″N 0°11′27″W / 53.62718°N 0.19097°W / 53.62718; -0.19097)

Netherlands

Amsterdam (52°22′N 4°54′E / 52.367°N 4.900°E / 52.367; 4.900)

• • Knooppunt De Nieuwe Meer (52°20′19″N 4°50′30″E / 52.33867°N 4.84153°E / 52.33867; 4.84153)
    ( E19//)
• : Ring Amsterdam
  • Coenplein (52°25′23″N 4°52′34″E / 52.4231°N 4.876°E / 52.4231; 4.876)
    ( E35/)
• : Amsterdam - Zaandam
  • Knooppunt Zaandam (52°27′20″N 4°50′29″E / 52.4556°N 4.8415°E / 52.4556; 4.8415)
• : Zaandam - Sneek
  • Folsgare (53°02′28″N 5°36′37″E / 53.04109°N 5.61029°E / 53.04109; 5.61029)
• : Sneek
  • Sneek (53°01′01″N 5°41′03″E / 53.017°N 5.6842°E / 53.017; 5.6842)
• : Sneek - Groningen
  • Groningen-West (53°11′48″N 6°32′25″E / 53.1966°N 6.5403°E / 53.1966; 6.5403)
• E232/ 53°12′12″N 6°33′53″E / 53.20325°N 6.56469°E / 53.20325; 6.56469
  )
  • Westerbroek (53°12′15″N 6°37′56″E / 53.20416°N 6.63233°E / 53.20416; 6.63233)
• : Groningen - German border

Bad Nieuweschans (53°10′50″N 7°12′26″E / 53.18056°N 7.20722°E / 53.18056; 7.20722)

Germany

Bunde (53°11′N 7°16′E / 53.183°N 7.267°E / 53.183; 7.267)

• A 280: Dutch border - A 31 (Whole length)
  • Dreieck Bunde (53°09′46″N 7°16′59″E / 53.1628°N 7.2831°E / 53.1628; 7.2831)
• A 31: A 280 - Leer
  • Dreieck Leer (53°16′01″N 7°29′49″E / 53.267°N 7.497°E / 53.267; 7.497)
• A 28: Leer - Bremen
  • Dreieck Stuhr (53°00′19″N 8°42′09″E / 53.00533°N 8.70239°E / 53.00533; 8.70239)
    ( E37/ A 1)
• 
  E234/ A 27: Bremen 53°02′32″N 8°59′00″E / 53.0421°N 8.9833°E / 53.0421; 8.9833)
  ( E45/ A 7: Hamburg 53°22′38″N 10°00′56″E / 53.3771°N 10.0155°E / 53.3771; 10.0155)
  ( E26/ A 24: Hamburg 53°33′42″N 10°10′00″E / 53.5616°N 10.1667°E / 53.5616; 10.1667
  )
  • Kreuz Lübeck (53°51′00″N 10°35′37″E / 53.8501°N 10.5937°E / 53.8501; 10.5937)
    ( E47/ A 1)
• A 20: Lübeck - Grimmen
  • Stralsund (54°05′11″N 13°07′39″E / 54.08632°N 13.1275°E / 54.08632; 13.1275)
• B 96: Grimmen - Sassnitz
  (Concurrency with E251)

Sassnitz (54°30′59″N 13°38′28″E / 54.51639°N 13.64111°E / 54.51639; 13.64111)

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 / 55.367°N 13.167°E / 55.367; 13.167)
(Start of concurrency with E6)

• E22: Trelleborg - Malmö
  • Trafikplats Petersborg (55°32′51″N 13°00′08″E / 55.5474°N 13.0023°E / 55.5474; 13.0023)
• E22: Malmö
  (Concurrency with E20)
  ( E65: 55°33′37″N 13°04′42″E / 55.5602°N 13.0782°E / 55.5602; 13.0782)
  • Trafikplats Kronetorp (55°38′28″N 13°06′17″E / 55.6411°N 13.1047°E / 55.6411; 13.1047)
    (End of concurrency with E6)
• E22: Malmö - Norrköping
  • Trafikplats Norrköping Södra (58°34′50″N 16°06′44″E / 58.5805°N 16.1122°E / 58.5805; 16.1122)
    ( E4)

Norrköping (58°36′N 16°12′E / 58.600°N 16.200°E / 58.600; 16.200)

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 / 57.39056°N 21.57333°E / 57.39056; 21.57333)

• 
  Rīga
  • (56°55′07″N 24°05′18″E / 56.91854°N 24.08826°E / 56.91854; 24.08826)
• 
  Rīga
  • (56°55′30″N 24°06′27″E / 56.92509°N 24.10758°E / 56.92509; 24.10758)
• 
  Rīga
  • (56°56′16″N 24°07′40″E / 56.93777°N 24.12781°E / 56.93777; 24.12781)
• 
  Rīga - Salaspils
  (Start of concurrency with E67 and E77: Salaspils 56°51′31″N 24°18′44″E / 56.8586°N 24.3121°E / 56.8586; 24.3121
  )
  • (56°50′47″N 24°23′48″E / 56.8464°N 24.3966°E / 56.8464; 24.3966)
• A 4: Salaspils
  • (56°54′03″N 24°24′23″E / 56.90080°N 24.40652°E / 56.90080; 24.40652)
    (End of concurrency with E67 and E77)
• P 5: Salaspils - Tīnūži
  • (56°51′32″N 24°33′53″E / 56.85879°N 24.56469°E / 56.85879; 24.56469)
• P 80: Tīnūži - Koknese
  • (56°38′30″N 25°26′46″E / 56.64158°N 25.44601°E / 56.64158; 25.44601)
• A 6: Koknese - Jēkabpils
  • (56°30′14″N 25°53′23″E / 56.50399°N 25.88984°E / 56.50399; 25.88984)
• 
  A 12: Jēkabpils
  - Russian border

Zilupe (56°23′N 28°07′E / 56.383°N 28.117°E / 56.383; 28.117)

Russia

Burachki (56°21′22″N 28°11′38″E / 56.356°N 28.19383°E / 56.356; 28.19383)

• M 9: Latvian border - Moscow (Whole length)
  ( E95/ R 23: Pustoshka 56°18′55″N 29°23′31″E / 56.3152°N 29.392°E / 56.3152; 29.392)
  • (55°47′23″N 37°22′22″E / 55.78968°N 37.37281°E / 55.78968; 37.37281)
    (Start of concurrency with E105)
• MKAD: Moscow Ring Road
  (End of concurrency with E105: 55°52′54″N 37°26′42″E / 55.8816°N 37.4451°E / 55.8816; 37.4451)
  (Start of concurrency with E115: 55°52′56″N 37°43′33″E / 55.8823°N 37.7259°E / 55.8823; 37.7259)
  • (55°46′37″N 37°50′34″E / 55.77692°N 37.84271°E / 55.77692; 37.84271)
    (End of concurrency with E115)
• M 7: Moscow - Yelabuga
  • (55°48′15″N 52°08′24″E / 55.80422°N 52.1399°E / 55.80422; 52.1399)
• M 7: Yelabuga - Perm
  • (57°55′58″N 56°16′04″E / 57.9329°N 56.2679°E / 57.9329; 56.2679)
• R 242: Perm - Yekaterinburg
  • (56°49′59″N 60°19′15″E / 56.8331°N 60.3209°E / 56.8331; 60.3209)
• EKAD: Yekaterinburg Ring Road
  • (56°48′12″N 60°47′25″E / 56.8033°N 60.7904°E / 56.8033; 60.7904)
• R 351: Yekaterinburg - Tyumen
  • (57°07′47″N 65°28′54″E / 57.12983°N 65.48159°E / 57.12983; 65.48159)
  • (56°55′09″N 65°50′00″E / 56.9191°N 65.8332°E / 56.9191; 65.8332)
• R 402: Tyumen - Ishim
  • (56°09′08″N 69°28′38″E / 56.1522°N 69.4773°E / 56.1522; 69.4773)
    ( E30/ R 254)

Ishim (56°07′N 69°30′E / 56.117°N 69.500°E / 56.117; 69.500)
Between Kazan and Igra, the road takes a detour over Yelabuga, because the shortest route between Kazan and Igra uses a ferry over the

.

Between Perm and Ishim, the E22 follows the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Gallery

• 
  E22/

  UK

  .
• 
  E22/

  UK
• 
  E22 over Afsluitdijk in Netherlands
• 
  E22 at Norrköping, Sweden
• 
  E22 near

  Rīga, Latvia
• 
  E22/ M 9 begins in Moscow
• 
  E22/ M 7 near Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow Oblast, Russia
• 
  E22 in

  Pokrov

  , Russia

External links

• UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
• E22 route near Jūrmala, Latvia