Greek National Road 38
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Periferies (regions):
- Western Greece
- Central Greece
The Ethniki Odos 38/Εθνική Οδός 38 (Greek for National road 38 ') is a major Greek highway connection between the city of Agrinio in the west and the city of Lamia in the east of Central Greece. The part of the national road which leads from its beginning in the small town of Thermal after Agrinio, is only of regional importance. It is by far the most important road of Evrytania prefecture and represents their connection to Western Greece and Epirus and Thessaly, Central Greece and Attica ago.
Course
Thermo- Agrinio - Episkopi ( Aetolia - Acarnania )
The National Road 38 begins in the small town of Thermal, which is located northeast of the eastern end of the Trichonida lake. From thermal, the road goes north-west to the village of Perevos and achieve, on the north shore of Lake Trichonida. At this further extend westward along the national road 38 to the village of Padanassa and pivots after the passage of the village to the north- west towards the small town Paravola. After crossing the village Paravola the road about 5 km distance therefrom parallel to Trichonida lakeshore west through the small town Kenourgio to Nea Avorani. After passage of Nea Avorani the National Road 38 is pivoted to the northwest and enters the city of Agrinio. At the crossing of Agrinio springs on the National Road 38, the National Road 40, which runs west through the city of Agrinio itself to shut down the domestic airport of the city. The National road crosses 40, the National Road 5 ( Arta Messolonghi ) and thus establishes the connection between the north-south axis road National 5 and the east- west axis, National Road 38.
The National Road 38 is swung in the city of Agrinio northeast and leads first to the east in the northern coastal plain of the Trichonida lake. After delivery of a provincial road towards Kenourgio and Paravola swings the National Road 38 to the North and rises on the western slopes of the main ridge of the Pindos Mountains in the direction Frangoskala. Prior to the passage of this town the river Zervas is crossed by a bridge. Subsequently, the National Highway 38 extends further to the North along the ridge east of Kastraki Lake to the village of Avlakies.
She swung in the village to the east and carries on the heights of the Pindos Mountains ersteigend the village Ano Agios Vlassios. From then on, it runs parallel at a distance of a few kilometers to the course of the river Achelous before entering the village Charavgi. This is close to the southern shore of Lake Kremasta, albeit with significant height difference to the lake surface. The National Road 38 is pivoted towards the east and rises in the course is based on the southern shore of Lake Kremasta toward the lake surface in the former valley of the Tavropos from. Before the village of Episkopi pivots the road to the northeast and crosses the Kremasta lake with the Episkopi Bridge, the southern of the two road bridges over the Kremasta Lake. Here at the lying in the middle of the lake along the old river course of Tavropos prefectural border between Aetolia - Acarnania is exceeded in the west and in the east Evrytania.
Episkopi Karpenisi - Tymfristos ( Evrytania )
After crossing the Kremasta Lake National Road 38 will reach the small village of Episkopi, which is located at the southern exit of the Frangista valley with the river Frangistanorema. The National Road 38 in the eastern Agrafa ( Mountains) Mountains At the same time enters at this point. It runs after passage of Episkopi on the eastern side of the valley with the mountains Balasteika ( 682 m) and Gaounda (925 m), first to the north, where they Gaounda west of the summit and southwest of the town Isómata crosses the river Frangistanorema. After crossing the river branches off a side road from the village of Agios Georgios; the national road swings to the north and runs along the west slope of the Frangista Valley to the resort Dytiki Frangitsa that is happening in the East. After passage of Dytiki Frangista the national road swings abruptly to the east, crossing the river Frangistanorema again and rises to the village Anatoliki Frangista on. This is crossed and left in the direction Amiriani in the east. The national road then continues in the valley of Fragistanorema flowing in this river section from east to west. Along the southern valley wall of Frangista Valley Sotyros the monastery is reached. After reaching the convent of the pass rise is the resort Amiriani that on the pass back between the mountains Karmaki (1203 m; south ) and Pende Koryfes ( 1039 m; north ) is located. Amiriani is happening north after the pass rise, with the peak of the mountain range between the Frangistanorema valley to the west and the Tavropos valley is reached in the east.
After this peak, the National Road 38 from the west begins the descent into the valley of the river Tavropos. Just before the village of Nea Viniani on the western slope of the Tavropos Valley pivots the National Road 38 abruptly to the south and runs south of Nea Viniani and east of Kato Marathias through the small plane to the village Parkio directly on Tavropos. 800 m south of Parkio crosses the National Road 38 to Tavropos and runs along the valley of the brook Kalemeniotiko of the resort Kalesmeno to. Before Kalesmeno the national road rises on the southern flank of the mountain on Koukos (1016 m) and passes through the village Kalesmeno. From Kalesmeno the national road follows the eastern side of the valley of the Kalesmeniotikos - Bach to the southeast and reaches the higher-lying village of Ano Kalesmeno. After Ano Kalesmeno the national road to the western pass increase in Bagnasaki pass, at the apex of the mountain range between the Tavropos Valley (west ) and the valley of the river Karpenisiotis ( East) 38 begins just north of the mountain Paliolimera ( 1490 meters altitude) leads. The descent is the National Road ( East Pass rise) begins in the valley of the River Karpenisiotis, in which also the capital of the prefecture Evrytania, Karpenisi lies.
On the western boundary of the town Karpenisi takes the national road 38 in the urban area and passes through the middle of the town as its main artery. She leaves Karpenisi in the East on a neutral ized part piece that runs along the south of the Tymfristos upper reaches of the Karpenisiotis to the east. In the hamlet Lefki the national road swings to the southeast in order to circumvent the south-eastern foothills of the Massif Tymfristos with the peaks Koumbi (1877 m altitude) and Pikrovouni (1500 m) in the south. Next go to the northern tip of the Kokalia Mountain ( 1,716 m) in the south-eastern foothills of the Tymfristos over. The transition between the two mountain ranges at the same time forms the pass Rachi Tymfristou or scale Tymfristou. The village of Agios Nikolaos is located west of the pass, so that on reaching the east of this town ( last settlement on the territory of Evrytania prefecture ) of the pass rise to the pass scale Tymfristou or Rachi Tymfristou begins ( summit 1,200 m). The new trassierte National Road 38 bypasses the pass increase the Old National Road and passes under the Rachi Tymfristou with the 1,300 m long Tymfristos tunnel.
Tymfristos - Makrakomi - Lamia (Fthiotida )
After leaving the Tymfristos tunnel is along the southern flank of the Pikrovouni the descent of the Rachi Tymfristou the village Tymfristos, which takes place in many switchbacks. Shortly after leaving the Tymfristos tunnel branches off to the north from a provincial road that runs along the eastern boundary of the massif Tymfristos to Agia Triada. The summit of Tymfristos, Seidani with 2.313 height of the highest peak of Mountain Agrafa is thereby passed east distance in about 3 km. From the village Tymfristos from the National Road 38 extends northeastward out to in the arch in the valley of the upper reaches of the river to the village of Agios Georgios Sperchios Tymfristou. Immediately before this village, the river is crossed Sperchios.
From Agios Georgios Tymfristou the national road runs parallel to the east bank of the first 38 Sperchios up to half the distance between Agios Georgios Tymfristou and Neohoraki. Analogous to the flow along the national road turns east and passes through the towns and Neohoraki Ptelea. South of the latter leads coming from the southwest, the river Roustainitis in the Sperchios. Following the now northern shore of Sperchios in 1 to 3 km Distance from passing the National Road and the localities Vitoli Zirella until it passes through the small town Makrakomi through. From Makrakomi the national road follows the course of Sperchios about Makri and Lianokladi to the prefectural capital Lamia. The villages Ypati and Sperchiada south of Sperchios be achieved only through the Sperchios about crossing random lines. Within the city of Lamia National Road 38, the east-west traffic artery of the city; they do ends in the city center in the coming from the north Farsala National Road 3 ( European Route 65), which leads through Lamia to the south to the cities of Livadia and Elefsina in Attica. The extension of the national road 38 leads from Lamia to the east out to be a provincial road to the National Highway 1 and to the motorway 1 (A1) from Thessaloniki to Athens.
Swell
- Sterea Ellada. 1:250,000. Road Editions, Athens. ISBN 960-8481-16-3
- Topo 100 Central Greece. Evrytania. 1:100,000. Anavasi, Athens. ISBN 978-960-8195-65-3
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Bypass Ioannina • southern bypass Lamia • Larissa • EO southern bypass Igoumenitsa - Sagiada • inner ring Thessaloniki • EO Igoumenitsa - Vonitsa • EO Liti - Kilkis - Doirani • • EO EO Eleousa Igoumenitsa - Vonitsa
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