European route E40

E40
E40 interchange near Bruges, Belgium
Route information
Length8,641 km (5,369 mi)
Major junctions
West end E15 in Calais, France
Major intersections
East endRidder, Kazakhstan
Location
CountriesFrance, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan
Highway system

European route E40 is the longest European route,[1] more than 8,000 kilometres (4,971 miles) long, connecting Calais in France via Belgium, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan, with Ridder in Kazakhstan near the border with Russia and China.

A different route, connecting Calais and Ridder, is about 2,000 kilometres (1,243 miles) shorter, mostly using the E30 via Berlin-Moscow-Omsk. The E40 differs from that route in order to provide additional direct east–west access to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan, with a combined population base approaching 50 million people as of 2021.

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

Route

France

Belgium

Germany

Poland

Ukraine

Main article: European route E40 in Ukraine

Russia

Kazakhstan (west)

Uzbekistan (west)

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan (east)

Kazakhstan (middle)

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan (east)

Notes

  1. ^ The A2 A-2 highway hasn't been fully built.

References

  1. ^ Antill, Peter; Dennis, Peter (2007). Stalingrad 1942. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84603-028-5.
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