E85 | |
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Route information | |
Length | 2,314 km (1,438 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
South end | Alexandroupolis, Greece |
Location | |
Countries | Lithuania Belarus Ukraine Romania Bulgaria Greece |
Highway system | |
European route E85 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.
The E 85 starts from Klaipėda (Lithuania) runs south through Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria to Greece, ending at Alexandroupoli.
The E 85 is 2,314 km (1,438 mi) long.
Transport in Lithuania relies mainly on road and rail networks.
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European route E 79 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Miskolc, Hungary and ends in Thessaloniki, Greece, also running through Romania and Bulgaria. The road is 1,300 km (810 mi) long.
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European route E 81 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Constanța, Romania and ends in Mukachevo, Ukraine. The road is 956 km (594 mi) long.
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Greek National Road 51 is a single carriageway road in northeastern Greece. It connects the Greek National Road 2 near Feres with the Bulgarian border near Ormenio. The main towns on the GR-51 are Didymoteicho and Orestiada. The entire GR-51 is part of the European route E85. Its length is about 128 km. It runs from south to north, parallel to the river Evros.
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Republic road I-5 is a major road in central Bulgaria. It runs between Danube Bridge, at the Danube border with Romania, and the Makaza pass, at the border crossing to Greece. The total length of the road is 397.3 km (246.9 mi). Most of it provides one driving lane per direction. Road I-5 follows European route E85 from Ruse to Haskovo.
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