European route E 62 is a road in Europe, part of the
United Nations
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International E-road network
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Cen ...
. Approximately long, it connects the French Atlantic port city of
Nantes to
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...
, largest of Italy's port cities. Between France and Italy it also passes through Switzerland, via
Geneva
, neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier
, website = https://www.geneve.ch/
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...
and
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
. After crossing into Italy (shortly after the
Simplon Pass
The Simplon Pass (french: Col du Simplon; german: Simplonpass; it, Passo del Sempione, Lombard: ''Pass del Sempiün'') () is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canto ...
, the highest point on the European route network inside Europe), the E 62 passes
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, Italy's largest commercial and industrial centre, before descending to Genoa on the Mediterranean coast.
France
N249 Nantes-Cholet-Parthenay
N149 Parthenay-Poitiers
N147 Poitiers-Bellac
N145 Bellac-Gueret-Montlucon-Moulins
N79 Moulins-Digoin-Macon
A40 Macon-Bourg en Bresse-Nantua-Switzerland
Switzerland
A1 France-Geneva-Lausanne
A9 Lausanne-Vevey-Martigny-Sion-Brig-Simplon Pass-Gondo-Italy
Italy
SS 33 Switzerland-Iselle-Domodossola-A8
A8 SS 33-Gallarate-Milano
A7 Milano-Pavia-Alessandria-Genova
The route
See also
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List of highest paved roads in Switzerland
This is a list of the highest paved roads in Switzerland. It includes paved roads in the Alps that are over long and whose culminating point is over above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest major settlements ...
External links
UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
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