European route E3

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European route E3 is a series of roads in France, part of the United Nations International E-road network. It runs from Cherbourg to La Rochelle.

Route

The road is long, and travels along the French routes nationales. From Cherbourg to Carentan, it travels along the Route nationale 13. At Carentan, it changes to the Route nationale 174. It then moves onto the autoroute, mainly the A84 (which it joins at Junction 40) until it reaches Saint-Lô at Junction 16. It then rejoins the RN, mainly Route nationale 136 at Rennes before finally travelling along the Route nationale 137 to its final destination of La Rochelle. It also comes close to the outskirts of Nantes.

Historical trajectory

File:Århus(E3-A10)1968.07.27.jpg

The E3 in Århus, Denmark, before 1975: Changed to E45.

The original trajectory of the E3 ran from Lisbon, Portugal to Stockholm, Sweden, and later to Helsinki, Finland. It was a series of existing secondary roads and highways, officially bundled under the name E3 by European decree on 16 September 1950. In 1975 the numbering system of European roads changed drastically. The name E3 was applied to the part from Cherbourg-La Rochelle to Carentan, which was part of the original E3. The name of the historical trajectory lives on in E3 Harelbeke, a cycling race in Belgium.

The route of the old trajectory:

– Lisbon – Salamanca – Valladolid – Burgos – Vitoria-Gasteiz – San Sebastián

– San Sebastián – Irún – Biarritz – Bayonne – Bordeaux

– Bordeaux – Poitiers – Tours – Orléans – Paris

– Paris – Arras

– Arras – Lille – Kortrijk – Ghent – Antwerp

– Antwerp – Turnhout – Eindhoven – Venlo – Duisburg

– Duisburg – Osnabrück – Bremen

– Bremen – Hamburg

– Hamburg – Flensburg – Frøslev – Kolding – Vejle – Aarhus – Aalborg – Frederikshavn – ... – Gothenburg

– Gothenburg – Stockholm

– Stockholm – Turku – Helsinki

Detailed route

Department	National road number	Section	Junction	Northbound destinations	Southbound destinations
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconNormandy Manche	File:N13 (France).svg National Route 13	Cherbourg-Octeville – Les Veys	File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg Rue Aristide Cherbourg-Octeville-Centre File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D116 Cherbourg-Octeville-Centre, Bretteville File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D901 Saint-Pierre-Église, Digosville, Barfleur File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N13, D901 Rennes, Caen, Saint-Lô, Cherbourg-Octeville, Tourlaville File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N13, N2013, D352 Rennes, Caen, Saint-Lô, Cherbourg-Octeville, Valognes, Martinvast, Tollevast File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D56 Brix, Saint-Martin-le-Gréard, Couville File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D119 Brix, Saussemesnil File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D262 Sottevast File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D146 Saint-Joseph, Rocheville File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D974 Valognes File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D62 Valognes, Sottevast File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D2 Valognes, Coutances, Lieusaint File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D520 Montebourg, Saint-Cyr, Quinéville File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D69 Joganville, Écausseville, Émondeville File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D214 Fresville File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D974 Sainte-Mère-Église, Neuville-au-Plain, Ravenoville File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D67 Sainte-Mère-Église, Utah Beach File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D70 Blosville, Picauville, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D913 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Vierville, Utah Beach File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D971 Carentan-Nord, Coutances, Périers File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D974 Carentan-Sud, Saint-Hilaire-Petitville, Catz File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N174 Bayeux, Caen, Le Havre, Isigny-sur-Mer, Rennes, Saint-Lô, Saint-Jean-de-Daye	Cherbourg-Octeville	Saint-Lô Caen Rennes
	File:Route nationale française 174.svg National Route 174	Les Veys – Guilberville	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 9 D9 Saint-Jean-de-Daye, Saint-Fromond, Le Dézert File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 8 D377 Pont-Hébert, Cavigny, La Meauffe File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 7 D900 Périers, Hébécrevon, Amigny File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 6 D900, D972 Saint-Lô-Ouest, Coutances, Agneaux File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 5 D999 Saint-Lô-Centre, Bourgvallées, Percy File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 4 D972 Saint-Lô-Centre, Bayeux File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 3 D974 Saint-Lô-Est, Bayeux (only northbound) File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 2 D551 Condé-sur-Vire, Saint-Jean-d'Elle, Sainte-Suzanne-sur-Vire (only southbound) File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 1 D53 Torigni-sur-Vire, Condé-sur-Vire, Saint-Amand		Saint-Lô Rennes
	File:Autoroute française 84.svg A84 motorway Autoroute des Estuaires	Guilberville – Pont-Farcy	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 40 N174, D974 Cherbourg-Octeville, Saint-Lô, Vire, Flers	Cherbourg-Octeville Saint-Lô Caen	Rennes Mont-Saint-Michel
Calvados		Pont-Farcy	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 39 D21 Tessy-sur-Vire, Pont-Farcy, Fourneaux	Caen
Manche		Pont-Farcy – Avranches	File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de la Vallée de la Vire Gouvets File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 38 D999 Saint-Lô, Villedieu-les-Poêles, Percy File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 37 D924 Granville, Villedieu-les-Poêles, Coutances, Vire File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de la Baie File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 36 D975, D911 Le Parc, Chavoy, Tirepied
	File:Route nationale française 175.svg National Route 175	Avranches – Poilley	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D7 Avranches, Ponts, La Haye-Pesnel File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D973 Avranches, Granville, Sartilly File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D456 Avranches, Le Val-Saint-Père File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D43E2 Pontaubault, Le Val-Saint-Père
	File:Autoroute française 84.svg A84 motorway Autoroute des Estuaires	Poilley – Carnet	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 34 N175 Brest, Saint-Malo, Saint-Brieuc, Mont Saint-Michel File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 33 D976 Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët, Ducey File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de Mont Saint-Michel File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 32 D30, D230 Saint-James, Pontorson, Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault	Caen Mont-Saint-Michel	Rennes Fougères
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconBrittany Ille-et-Vilaine		Carnet – Rennes	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 31 D15 Coglès, Antrain, Montours File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 30 D155, Fougères-Nord, Saint-Étienne-en-Coglès File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 29 N12 Fougères-Sud, Romagné, Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de la Lande File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 28 D794 Vitré, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Combourg File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 27 D92 Liffré, Ercé-près-Liffré, Gahard File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 26 D528 Liffré, Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 25 D812 Thorigné-Fouillard File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N136 Rennes-Centre, Rennes-Ouest, Le Mans, Angers, Nantes, Brest, Lorient, Saint-Malo		Rennes
	File:Route nationale française 136.svg National Route 136 Ring road around Rennes	Rennes	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 17 D86 Rennes-Centre, Cesson-Sévigné, Acigné File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N157 Laval, Le Mans, Paris File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 1 Centre commercial File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 2 Cesson-Sévigné File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 3a Rennes-Centre, Cesson-Sévigné-Sud File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 3b Zone Industrielle Sud Est File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 4 Rennes-Centre, Chantepie, Châteaugiron File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 5a Rennes-Centre File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 5b D173 Angers, Vern-sur-Seiche, Châteaubriant, Janzé File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 6b Rennes-Centre File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 6a Nantes, Chartres-de-Bretagne, Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche, Bain-de-Bretagne	Caen	Nantes
	File:Route nationale française 137.svg National Route 137	Rennes – Grand-Fougeray	File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N136 Le Mans, Angers, Caen File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire du Hil File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D34 Chartres-de-Bretagne, Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche, Vern-sur-Seiche File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D36 Bruz, Pont-Péan, Saint-Erblon File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Pont-Péan, Orgères File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D41 Laillé, Chanteloup, Corps-Nuds File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D101, D48 Crevin, Bourg-des-Comptes, Janzé File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de la Berlaudais File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D47 Poligné, Pléchâtel, Bourg-des-Comptes File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D777 Bain-de-Bretagne, Messac, Pancé File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D737 Bain-de-Bretagne File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de Pommeniac File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D52 La Dominelais, La Noë-Blanche File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D57 La Dominelais, Grand-Fougeray	Rennes
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconPays de la Loire Loire-Atlantique		Grand-Fougeray – Nantes	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D56 Grand-Fougeray File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D46, D537 Châteaubriant, Pierric, Guémené-Penfao, Derval-Nord File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D537 Châteaubriant, Guémené-Penfao, Derval-Sud File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D39 Jans, Marsac-sur-Don File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D771 Châteaubriant, Nozay, Vay, Issé, Treffieux File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D2 Nozay, Vay File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N171 Saint-Nazaire, Blain, La Grigonnais File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de Puceul File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D35 Puceul, La Grigonnais, Abbaretz File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D33 Saffré, La Chevallerais File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D164 Nort-sur-Erdre, Blain File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D16 Héric, Nort-sur-Erdre, Casson File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D237 Héric, Blain File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D537 Treillières, Grandchamps-des-Fontaines, Casson File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de Treillières File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D75 Orvault, La Chapelle-sur-Erdre File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A844 Nantes, Angers, Paris, Cholet, Poitiers, Bordeaux, Saint-Nazaire, La Roche-sur-Yon
	File:Route nationale française 844.svg National Route 844 Ring road around Nantes	Nantes	File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N165 Saint-Nazaire, Vannes, Lorient, Brest, Quimper, Sautron File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 36 D75 Orvault, Saint-Herblain (only northbound) File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 35 D965 Nantes-Centre, Orvault, Sautron File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 34 Avenue Louis Guilloux Nantes-Centre, Saint-Herblain-Nord File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg 33 N444 Nantes-Centre, Saint-Nazaire, Vannes, Brest, Lorient, Quimper, Sautron File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 32 Boulevard Salvador Allende Nantes-Ouest, Saint-Herblain-Centre (only northbound) File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 31 D17, Boulevard Charles de Gaulle Nantes-Centre, Saint-Herblain-Centre File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 30 D417 Nantes-Ouest, Saint-Herblain, Indre File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 52a D723 Saint-Nazaire, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Bouguenais File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 52b D723 Nantes-Centre, Rezé File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 51 D85 Rezé, Nantes Atlantique Airport, Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 50 D823 Nantes-Sud, Rezé, Nantes Atlantique Airport File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 49 D137 Nantes-Centre, Rezé, Les Sorinières File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg 48a A83 Bordeaux, La Roche-sur-Yon, La Rochelle, Niort, Poitiers		Bordeaux La Rochelle Niort La Roche-sur-Yon
	File:Autoroute française 83.svg A83 motorway Autoroute des Estuaires	Nantes – Boufféré	File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de la Grassinière File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 1 D178 La Roche-sur-Yon, Challans, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (only southbound) File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 2 D137 Niort, Le Bignon, Les Sorinières, La Roche-sur-Yon, Challans, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île File:Péage.png Péage du Bignon File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 3 D117 Clisson, Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine, Montbert File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de Remouillé	Nantes
Vendée		Boufféré – Saint-Jean-de-Beugné	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 4 D763 La Roche-sur-Yon, Challans, Cholet, Montaigu, Boufféré File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire des Brouzils File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg A87 Cholet, Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Le Mans, Paris File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 5 D160 La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, Essarts-en-Bocage, Les Herbiers, Sainte-Florence File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de Grissay File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 6 D948 La Roche-sur-Yon, Bournezeau, Chantonnay, Pouzauges File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de la Vendée File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 7 D137 La Rochelle, Sainte-Hermine, Saint-Jean-de-Beugné, Luçon, Chantonnay
	File:Route départementale française 137.svg Departement Route 137	Saint-Jean-de-Beugné – Luçon	File:Panneau d'Agglomération France.png Saint-Jean-de-Beugné File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D88 Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine, Nalliers File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D88 Bessay File:Panneau d'Agglomération France.png Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D14 Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine, Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine-Centre File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D949 Luçon, La Roche-sur-Yon, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Nalliers, Fontenay-le-Comte	Nantes La Roche-sur-Yon	La Rochelle Luçon
		Luçon – Chaillé-les-Marais	File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D10A Puyravault File:Panneau d'Agglomération France.png Moreilles File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D10 Sainte-Radégonde-des-Noyers, Nalliers, Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin File:Panneau d'Agglomération France.png Chaillé-les-Marais File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D30 Chaillé-les-Marais-Centre, Vouillé-les-Marais, La Taillée, Le Gué-de-Velluire, Le Langon File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D25 Sainte-Radégonde-des-Noyers, Puyravault, Champagné-les-Marais File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D25A Vouillé-les-Marais	Nantes La Roche-sur-Yon Luçon	La Rochelle Marans
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconNouvelle-Aquitaine Charente-Maritime		Chaillé-les-Marais – Marans	File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D938TER L'Île-d'Elle, Fontenay-le-Comte File:Panneau d'Agglomération France.png Marans
		Marans – Sainte-Soulle	File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D114 Marans-Centre, Charron, Saint-Jean-de-Liversay, Courçon, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D20 Andilly, Villedoux File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg D112 Andilly, Longèves, Nuaillé-d'Aunis File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N11, D110 Sainte-Soulle, La Rochelle, Niort, Bordeaux	Nantes La Roche-sur-Yon Marans	La Rochelle
	File:Route nationale française 11.svg National Route 11	Sainte-Soulle – La Rochelle	File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D202 Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis (only southbound) File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D107 Dompierre-sur-Mer (only entrances) File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D9 Luçon, Saint-Xandre, Villedoux File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg Puilboreau File:France road sign CE15a.svg Aire de Puilboreau File:Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg D263 Puilboreau, Périgny File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg N237, N137 La Rochelle-Centre, Île de Ré, Bordeaux, Rochefort, La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport	Niort La Roche-sur-Yon Nantes	La Rochelle Rochefort Bordeaux

External links

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