European route E1 in the United Kingdom

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The European route E1 in the United Kingdom is a series of roads, part of the International E-road network running completely in the British region of Northern Ireland from Larne, by the capital Belfast to the Irish border at Newry. Eventually the route goes to the Republic of Ireland, Spain and Portugal.^[1]

Route[]

The E1 starts at the port of Larne following the A8 towards Newtownabbey where it merges with the M2 motorway to Belfast. In the city center, the route follows the A12 until the M1 motorway. At Lisburn the E1 takes exit 8 to the A1 towards Newry where it crosses the border with the Republic of Ireland changing to the Irish M1 motorway towards the capital Dublin. It has a total distance covered in the United Kingdom of 104 km (65 mi).

Detailed route[]

E1 Larne - Newry

District[2]	National road number	Section	Junction
Mid and East Antrim	A8 road	Larne-Ballynure	Larne A2 towards Carrickfergus A36 towards Ballymena
Antrim and Newtownabbey		Ballynure-Newtownabbey	Ballynure A57 towards Ballyclare Newtownabbey
	M2 motorway	Newtownabbey-Belfast	4 Glengormley, Newtownabbey, Larne 2 A2, Greencastle, Carrickfergus
Belfast		Belfast city	M5 towards Carrickfergus 1 Docks (N), Shore Road 1b Docks, Duncrue Street, Corporation street 1a M3 towards Belfast (E), Newcastle, Bangor, Belfast City Airport
	A12 road		A6 Belfast center, Clifton Street, Mater Infirmorum Hospital Belfast center, Falls Road, Divis Street Belfast center, Grosvenor Road Belfast (W) (S)
	M1 motorway		2 A55 Belfast (W) (S) 3 A1 Dunmurry, Finaghy
Lisburn and Castlereagh		Belfast-Lisburn	6 Lisburn, Saintfield, Ballynahinch 7 Lisburn, Sprucefield 8 Newry, Dublin
	A1 road	Lisburn-Dromore	A101 towards Lisburn Hillsborough
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon		Dromore-Loughbrickland	Dromore Dromore Dromore, Lurgan B2 Dromore, Blackskull, Donaghcloney A26 Banbridge, Craigavon A50 Craigavon, Newcastle, Corbet Banbridge A26 Banbridge, Craigavon, Outlet Park B3 Loughbrickland, Tandragee, Rathfriland Loughbrickland
Newry, Mourne and Down		Loughbrickland-Republic of Ireland	A28, A25, A2 Newry, Downpatrick, Warrenpoint A27, A28 Newry, Craigavon, Armagh A25 Newry, Camlough, Newry railway station Newry Bernisch Viewpoint A2, B113 Newry, Warrenpoint, Forkhill, Meigh B113 HM Customs and Excise
Republic of Ireland	M1 motorway	Towards Dundalk and Dublin

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