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 centre, 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 centre, Clifton Street, Mater Infirmorum Hospital
Belfast centre, Falls Road, Divis Street
Belfast centre, 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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