In the older E-road system that was used from 1950 to 1985 (in the Nordic countries until 1992), the E8 went London – Colchester – Harwich – ferry connection – Hook of Holland – The Hague – Utrecht – Oeynhausen – Hanover – Berlin – Poznań – Krośniewice – Łowicz – Warsaw – USSR border (Brest).
In the past E-road system that was in use from 1950 to 1985 (in Nordic countries until 1992), the E8 route connected major cities such as London – Colchester – Harwich – ferry terminal – Hook of Holland – The Hague – Utrecht – Oeynhausen – Hanover – Berlin – Poznań – Krośniewice – Łowicz – Warsaw, before reaching the USSR border (Brest).