European route E24
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| Route information | |
| Length | 254 km (158 mi) |
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| West end | Birmingham |
| East end | Ipswich |
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| Countries |  United Kingdom |
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TheEuropean route E24is part of theUnited Nationsinternational E-road network.It runs for 254 km (158 mi) fromBirminghamtoIpswich.
Route
[edit]The route of the E24 begins at theE5nearBirmingham,where theM6 Tollmerges with theM6and the E5 switches from the M6 Toll to theM42.The E24 heads east on the M6 to its end at theM1(E13), and continues past the junction onto theA14.The E24 crosses theE15(A1) atHuntingdon,and continues east along the A14 pastCambridgeto theA12atIpswich,where the E24 route ends.
TheE30,which follows the A12 and A1214 fromLondonto Ipswich, and then the A14 from Ipswich to the port ofFelixstowe,forms a continuation of the route to theNorth Sea.
Lack of signage
[edit]Lying completely within theUnited Kingdom(like theE13andE32), no part of the E24 is signed as such, the UK authorities never having implemented the provisions for the indication of European route numbers contained in annex 3 of the 1950 Declaration on the Construction of Main International Traffic Arteries signed inGenevaby Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom (later joined by 18 other countries) on 16 September 1950.[1]
