European route E105

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E105
Route information
Length3,770 km (2,340 mi)
Major junctions
North endKirkenes, Norway
South endYalta, Russia/Ukraine (disputed)
Location
Countries Norway
 Russia
 Ukraine
Highway system
  • International E-road network
  • A Class
  • B Class

E105 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe. It is a north–south reference road, meaning it crosses Europe from north to south and other E-road numbers have been calculated based on these reference roads.

Description[]

E105 starts from Hesseng, (just south of Kirkenes), Norway and runs along Russia's R21, M10, M2: Ukraine's M20, M29, and M18 to Yalta, Crimea (disputed territory). Russians call this the Crimea Highway (Крымское шоссе), and de facto officially marked Republic of Crimea section as 35А-002.

Route[]

 Norway

  • Kirkenes ( E6)

 Russia

  • R21: border with Norway - Pechenga - Murmansk - Kandalaksha - Belomorsk - Petrozavodsk - Saint Petersburg
  • M10: Saint Petersburg - Veliky Novgorod - Valday - Vyshny Volochyok - Tver - Klin - Solnechnogorsk - Moscow
  • MKAD: Moscow
  • M2: Moscow - Tula - Oryol - Kursk - Belgorod - border with Ukraine

 Ukraine

  • M20: border with Russia - Kharkiv ( E40)
  • M18: Kharkiv - Hubynykha - Zaporizhia - Melitopol

 Crimea (disputed between  Russia/ Ukraine)

  • 35A-002/ M18: Dzhankoy ( E97) - Simferopol - Alushta - Yalta
On the way from Saint Petersburg to Moscow, in the suburbs of Veliky Novgorod. Except near the big cities, the highway is basically a two-lane highway (one lane for each direction), with an occasional third center lane for passing or left turn near the crossing.

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