European route E90

Coordinates: 37°58′51″N 13°40′09″E / 37.98083°N 13.66917°E / 37.98083; 13.66917
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E90 shield
E90
Major junctions
West endLisbon, Portugal
East endSilopi, Turkey
Location
Countries Portugal
 Spain
 Italy
 Greece
 Turkey
Highway system
  • A Class
  • B Class

European route E 90 is an A-Class West–East

European route, extending from Lisbon in Portugal in the west to the TurkishIraqi border in the east. It is connected to the M5 of the Arab Mashreq International Road Network
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Itinerary

The E 90 routes through five European countries, and includes four sea-crossings: Barcelona, Spain - Mazara del Vallo, Italy; Messina, Italy to Reggio Calabria, Italy; Brindisi, Italy, to Igoumenitsa, Greece, and Eceabat, Turkey, to Çanakkale, Turkey.

 Portugal

The 25 de Abril Bridge connecting Almada to Lisbon, Portugal

 Spain

The E90 near Zaragoza, Spain

Gap

 Italy

The E90 near Torregrotta, Italy

Ferry

 Greece

The E90 near Veria, Greece

The Greek portion of E90 is known as Egnatia Odos, after the road built on top of a pre-Roman trail that spanned from the Adriatic to the Aegean, Via Egnatia. It was later extended to Byzantium (Constantinople) to the east and Rome to the west. The name Egnatia comes from the Roman proconsul, Gnaius Egnatius, who built the original road.[1] In its design phase, Egnatia Odos was planned to have 1650 bridges, 43 river crossings, 11 railway crosses, and 50 interchanges with existing roads.

 Turkey

 Iraq

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37°58′51″N 13°40′09″E / 37.98083°N 13.66917°E / 37.98083; 13.66917