The Igoumenitsa–Actium National Road (Greek: Εθνική Οδός Ηγουμενίτσας - Ακτίου) is an unnumbered national road in western Greece. Created by ministerial decree in 1995, the road runs between Igoumenitsa and Actium, via the Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel, and is part of European route E55.
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| Εθνική Οδός Ηγουμενίτσας - Ακτίου | ||||
 Route of the Igoumenitsa–Actium National Road, in blue | ||||
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| Length | 91.6 km[1] (56.9 mi) | |||
| Existed | 15 December 1995–present | |||
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| North end | Igoumenitsa | |||
| South end | Actium | |||
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| Country | Greece | |||
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Route
editThe Igoumenitsa–Actium National Road is officially defined as a north–south road in the Epirus and Western Greece regions. The road runs from Igoumenitsa in the north to Actium in the south, via Morfi and Preveza:[2] a further section at the southern end, between Actium and Vonitsa, was replaced by the A52 motorway on 24 April 2019.[3]
The Igoumenitsa–Actium National Road includes the Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel, and is part of European route E55:[4] it is also numbered the EO102 for statistical purposes by the National Statistical Service of Greece (ESYE).[5] The national road runs concurrently with the EO19 from Nicopolis to the Fraxyla roundabout (near Nea Thesi).[6]
History
editMinisterial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308/1995 of 15 December 1995 created the Igoumenitsa–Actium National Road, and subclassified the road as part of the secondary network.[2]
The Preveza–Actium section was originally defined in 1955 as part of the EO19, which ran between Amfilochia and Lefkada, with a branch to Preveza: it was one of three sections to not appear in Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 (the other being the current EO19 north of Neraida, and the EO73).[7][8]
Fraxyla–Limpochoviti National Road
editThe Fraxyla–Limpochoviti National Road is a unnumbered, single carriageway connection between the Fraxyla and Limpochoviti roundabouts, north of Preveza: the connection is about 6.87 kilometres (4.27 miles) long,[9] and links the Igoumenitsa–Actium National Road with the EO21.[10] The connection also runs concurrently with the EO19, between Fraxyla roundabout and the village of Archangelos.
The Fraxyla–Limpochoviti National Road was created by Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308/1995 of 15 December 1995, making it part of the secondary national network,[10] and was numbered the EO102β for statistical purposes by the National Statistical Service of Greece (ESYE) in 1998.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Relation: National Road Igoumenitsa - Actium". OpenStreetMap. Cambridge: OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2026. One-way segments count as half the total distance and link roads are not counted.
- 1 2 Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308/1995, Ar. Β24, 15 December 1995 (FEK B' 30/19.01.1996, p. 228). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ Karagiannis, Nikos (24 April 2019). "Αμβρακία Οδός: Στην κυκλοφορία το τμήμα Άκτιο-Βόνιτσα" [Amvrakia Odos: Aktio–Vonitsa section in traffic]. Ypodomes.com (in Greek). Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Geneva: United Nations. 1 November 2016. p. 12. ECE/TRANS/SC.1/2016/3/Rev.1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Μητρώο Εθνικών Οδών" [Register of National Roads] (PDF) (in Greek). Athens: Hellenic Statistical Authority. 1998. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "Τεχνικό Αντικείμενο (Νομός Πρέβεζας)" [Technical Subject (Preveza Prefecture)] (PDF). Egnatia Odos S.A. (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 7 June 2011. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Royal Decree, 9 August 1955 (FEK A' 222/20.08.1955, pp. 1824–1925). Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ Ministerial Decision G25871/1963, 9 July 1963 (FEK B' 319/23.07.1963, pp. 2500–2501). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Relation: National Road Fraxyla - Limbochoviti". OpenStreetMap. Cambridge: OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 4 June 2026. One-way segments count as half the total distance and link roads are not counted.
- 1 2 Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308/1995, Ar. B26, 15 December 1995 (FEK B' 30/19.01.1996, p. 228). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.