European route E55

European route E55 is an E-route. It starts in southern Sweden, crosses the Øresund strait to Denmark, and passes through more water (the western Baltic Sea) to reach continental Europe on Rostock, Germany. Thence it continues further southward on land through Germany and into the Czech Republic, Austria, and Italy. Finally, it passes through the Ionian Sea to serve western Greece.

The route passes through the following cities in order: Helsingborg ... Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser ... Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Venice – Ravenna – Cesena – Rimini – Fano – Ancona – Pescara – Canosa di Puglia – Bari – Brindisi ... Igoumenitsa – Preveza – Rhion – Patrai – Pyrgos – Kalamáta.<ref name="UNECE">Road Transport Infrastructure. (European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR); Consolidated text of the AGR.); 5 April 2002</ref>

From Helsingborg, the route was supposed to continue northward through Sweden and into Finland, but a decision was made to keep the E4 designation in Sweden, formerly used for a European route from Lisbon to Helsinki. The E55 is not and has not been signposted in Sweden. Since 2018, the E55 is not signposted between Helsingør and Køge in Denmark, but is signposted south of Køge.<ref>Google Streetview at e.g. Template:Coord and Template:Coord</ref>

Route

File:Autostrada -A14- 2018 by-RaBoe 013.jpg

E55 near Pescara, Italy

Sweden

• Helsingborg

Ferry

• File:Ferry Sign.svg Template:Flagicon Helsingborg – Template:Flagicon Helsingør, the HH Ferry route

Denmark

Exits and service areas in Denmark

• File:AB-grün.svg
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 3 Espergærde
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 4 Kvistgård
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 5 Humlebæk
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 6 Nivå
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 7 Kokkedal
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 9 Hørsholm C
• File:Zeichen 314 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg|File:Zeichen 314 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg Isterød
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 10 Hørsholm S
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 12 Vedbæk
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 13 Gl. Holte
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 14 Nærum
• File:Zeichen 314 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg|File:Zeichen 376.svg Lærkereden/Storkereden
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 15 Lundtofte
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 16 Lyngby C
• File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Kgs. Lyngby Template:Jct Copenhagen
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 17 Jægersborgvej
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 18 Nyborgvej
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 19 Buddinge
• File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Gladsaxe Template:Jct Hillerød Template:Jct Copenhagen
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 20 Gladsaxe
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 21 Frederikssundvej
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 23 Jyllingevej
• File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Rødovre Template:Jct Frederikssund, Template:Jct Ballerup
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 24 Roskildevej
• File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Brøndby Template:Jct Roskilde Template:Jct Copenhagen
• File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Avedøre Template:Jct Malmö
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 25 Vallensbæk S
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 26 Ishøj Strand
• File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Ishøj Template:Jct Ballerup, Template:Jct Ishøj, Copenhagen V
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 27 Greve N
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 28 Greve C
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 29 Greve S
• File:Zeichen 361-50.svgFile:Zeichen 376.svg | File:Zeichen 361-50.svgFile:Zeichen 376.svg Karlslunde
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 30 Solrød N
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 31 Solrød S Template:Jct Roskilde
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 32 Køge
• File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Køge Vest Template:Jct Odense
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 33 Lellinge
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 34 Herfølge
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 35 Haslev
• File:Zeichen 376.svg|File:Zeichen 377.svg Piberhus
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 36 Bregentved
• File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg Næstved Template:Jct Næstved (planned 2031)
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 37 Rønnede Template:Jct
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 38 Tappernøje File:Zeichen 361-50.svgFile:Zeichen 376.svg|File:Zeichen 361-50.svgFile:Zeichen 376.svg
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 39 Bårse
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 40 Udby
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 41 Vordingborg
• Northern Farø bridge
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 42 Farø File:Zeichen 376.svg
• Southern Farø bridge
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 43 Nørre Alslev
• File:AB-AS-grün.svg 44 Eskildstrup Template:Jct Nykøbing F, Gedser
• File:AB-ende-grün.svg
• File:AB-AZ.svg Nykøbing F Ø

Ferry

• File:Ferry Sign.svg Template:Flagicon Gedser – Template:Flagicon Rostock

Germany

• Template:Jct: Rostock – Wittstock/Dosse (Template:Jct)
• Template:Jct: Wittstock/Dosse – Oberkrämer, Kremmen (Template:Jct)
• Template:Jct: Oberkrämer, Kremmen - Schönefeld (Template:Jct)
• Template:Jct: Schönefeld – Dresden
• Template:Jct: Dresden (Template:Jct)
• Template:Jct: Dresden – near Geising

Czech Republic

• Template:Jct: Petrovice – Ústí nad Labem – Trmice (Start of Concurrency with E 442) – Řehlovice (end of concurrency with E 442 – Prague
• Template:Jct: Prague(Template:Jct), Template:Jct), Template:Jct), Template:Jct), Template:Jct)
• Template:Jct: Prague - Mirošovice
• Template:Jct: Mirošovice - Mezno
• Template:Jct: Mezno – Tábor – České Budějovice (Template:Jct), Template:Jct)
• Template:Jct: České Budějovice – Dolní Dvořiště

Austria

• Template:Jct: Leopoldschlag – Freistadt
• Template:Jct: Freistadt – Unterweitersdorf
• Template:Jct: Unterweitersdorf – Linz – Ansfelden
• Template:Jct: Ansfelden (Start of Concurrency with Template:Jct, Template:Jct) – Sattledt(End of Concurrency with Template:Jct) – Salzburg (End of Concurrency with Template:Jct), (Template:Jct), (Template:Jct)
• Template:Jct: Salzburg – Spittal an der Drau (Start of Concurrency withTemplate:Jct) – Villach, (End of Concurrency with Template:Jct), (Template:Jct)
• Template:Jct: Villach – Arnoldstein

Italy

• Template:Jct: Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova
• Template:Jct: Palmanova (Start of Concurrency with File:Tabliczka E70.svg) - Quarto d'Altino (End of Concurrency with File:Tabliczka E70.svg)
• Template:Jct: Quarto d'Altino – Venice
• Template:Jct: Venice – Ravenna
• Template:Jct: Ravenna – Cesena(File:Tabliczka E45.svg)
• Template:Jct: Cesena (File:Tabliczka E45.svg) – Rimini – Fano – Ancona – Pescara (European route E80) – Canosa di Puglia (File:Tabliczka E842.svg) – Bari
• Template:Jct: Bari
• Template:Jct: Bari (File:Tabliczka E843.svg) – Fasano
• Template:Jct: Fasano – Brindisi(File:Tabliczka E90.svg

Ferry

• File:Ferry Sign.svg Template:Flagicon Brindisi – Template:Flagicon Igoumenitsa

Greece

File:Rigani interchange Ionia odos 1 - panoramio.jpg

E55 near Agrinio, Greece

The E55 in Greece currently runs from Igoumenitsa in the west to Kalamata in the south, via Preveza, Missolonghi, Rio, Patras and Pyrgos.<ref name="unece-list-2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In relation to the national road network, the E55 currently follows (in order, from west to south):<ref name="road-numbers">Ministerial Decision G25871/1963 (FEK B' 319/23.7.1963, pp. 2500–2501). Ministerial Decision DOY/oik/5776/2015 (FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2101–2102). {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

• The EO18 road, from Template:Ill to Preveza
• The A52 motorway, from Preveza to Lake Amvrakia
• The A5 motorway, from Lake Amvrakia to Mintilogli
• The EO9 road, from Mintilogli to Kalo Nero
• The EO9a road, from Kalo Nero to Oichalia
• The A7 motorway, from Oichalia to Kalamata
• The EO82 road, within Kalamata

The E55 runs concurrently with the E65 on the Rio–Antirrio Bridge and the A7 segment, the E952 on the A52 segment, and the E951 and E952 on part of the A5 between Lake Amvrakia and Template:Ill. The E55 also connects with the E90 at Igoumenitsa.<ref name="unece-list-2016"/>

External links

• UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)