Greek National Road 22

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Periferies (regions):

Epirus

The Ethniki Odos 22/Εθνική Οδός 22 (Greek for, National Road 22 ') is a state highway in the Epirus region of northern Greece. It combines the power of Greek national roads with the Albanian border and is the main border crossing between Albania and Greece. It is also signposted as European route 853.

Course

The National Road 22 leaves the national road 20 (EO 20) between Ioannina and Kozani in the village Kalpaki. It runs from east to west over the mountain ranges of the western Pindos Mountains, in the valley of the river Drinos into it. It happened while the Tseravina lake north and the Drinos valley flanking mountain Akrorachi south. After passage of the Greek- Albanian border, it runs as E853 on to Saranda, one branch at Jergucat leads north to the city of Gjirokastra.

Cover with European Routes

The entire E.O. 22 is the European Route 853

Expansion of state

The E.O. 22 is greatly expanded on its entire route. In addition to the E.O. 22 the expansion of Kalpaki from is out south towards Ioannina. With the state on 14 February 2006, she is not part of the new building of the Ionia Odos (highway 5 (A5 ) ). In the publication of the official numbering Greek motorways in January 2008 by the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, the EO is 22 as part of the A5 ( Ionia Odos ) were reported.