Highways in Greece

This is a list of all the Greek motorways.

Definition

The Greek Road Traffic Code ( Κώδικας Οδικής Κυκλοφορίας - KOK ) defined highways as follows:

" Highway: road special planning and design for the movement of motor vehicles and motorcycles, which do not operate the adjoining land and

Designation

The Greek term for motorway is Aυτoκινητόδρoμoς ( Aftokinitodromos; literal translation: car road). As identifier for motorways three variants are used:

• Name - for example, Εγνατία Οδός ( Egnatia Odos ) for highway 2 or Αυτοκινητόδρομος Μωρέας ( Aftokinitodromos Moreas ) for the Highway 7
• Highway and number - eg Αυτοκινητόδρομος 2 ( Aftokinitodromos 2) for the Highway 2, Αυτοκινητόδρομος 7 ( Aftokinitodromos 7) for the Highway 7
• Abbreviation - eg A2 for the Highway 2 ( Aftokinitodromos 2, Egnatia Odos ) or A7 for the Highway 7 ( Aftokinitodromos 7, Aftokinitodromos Moreas )

The prefix " GR " in front of highway number (eg GR -A2) is not an official abbreviation. It is (again ) (for example, the German A2 ) is used to distinguish different highways.

History

By the end of the 1950s, in Greece only national roads. During the ever-increasing volume of traffic both in the country itself and by the transit of persons and goods streets with the characteristic features of a highway as such have also been classified. A strict definition and designation of highways in Greece took place only at the beginning of the 21st century with the construction of the Attiki Odos (A6) in Athens and the surrounding area as well as the construction of the Egnatia Odos (A2 ) in northern Greece.

The late 20th and early 21st century buildings made ​​of highways have been financed to a considerable extent by the European Union as an infrastructure of the trans- European transport networks. To what extent the heavy Greek financial and debt crisis is disabled or modified the construction program unclear. Projects such as the A14 from Lamia on Karpenisi after Agrinio / Angelokastro are a realization not closer because of the high cost of construction by the highly mountainous topography ( Pindos and Agrafagebirge ).

Best seen is a Greek motorway follow the signs. While up to the " introduction of highways " all Greek street signs white font ( English names ) and yellow font ( Greek names) had on a blue background, white letters show motorways ( English names ) and yellow font ( Greek names) on a green background.

Signs

The signs of highways has been defined in a technical code of the Central Secretariat of Public Works of the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, 2003. The conditions laid down in these Rules signs correspond to very strong signs on German motorways. Accordingly, the font used in the signage typeface DIN 1451 in Latin and Greek letters. She has replaced the used until the end of the 20th century font Transport UK. Greek motorways are marked with the color green, this is the distinction from the color used in highways blue.

Due to the completion of the motorway sections before the legal or administrative regulation of signs also signs with different font (eg Arial or Helvetica ) are present on Greek highways.

Numbering and classification

The numbering is similar to the numbering of the Greek national roads. She became authentic set by the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, 2009. The main reason for the numbering is the classification of routes or paths in horizontal (east-west ) and vertical ( north-south) gradients. The curves are approximated to understand, as well as highways with gradient from southwest to northeast: (example A7 in the Peloponnese ) assigned to one of these two categories.

• Odd numbered highways running north to south ( or vice versa).
• Even-numbered highways running from west to east (or vice versa).
• Motorways with high path length ( main roads ) are one-digit numbers (A1 to A9)
• Motorways with medium route length are two-digit numbers ( A10 to A99 )
• Highways with low route length are numbered with three digits ( A100 to A999 )
• The two - and three-digit numbered highways are provided by their relation to the one-digit or two-digit numbered highways, based on their location in metropolitan areas with numbers.

From these rules results for the example of the Egnatia Odos (A2 ) in Northern Greece (large east-west )

• All crossing and connecting motorways to Egnatia Odos (A2 ) be provided with the numbers A20 to A29 The Ieropigi motorway ( Albanian border ) - Kastoria - Siatista (A2 ) is given the number A29
• The highway Ptolemais - Kozani ( A2 ) point A27
• The Promachonas motorway ( Bulgarian border ) - Serres - Langadas (A2 ) is given the number A25
• The Thessaloniki ( A2) motorway - Nea Moudania - Kassandra also given the number A25 (continuation of Promachonas highway - Serres - Langadas )
• The planned highway (now National Road 14) Kavala ( A2) - Nea Zichni - Serres (A25 ) point A22
• The planned highway (now National Road 53) Komotini ( A2) - Nymfea ( Bulgarian border ) point A23
• The planned highway (now National Road 51) Ardanio (A2 ) - Soufli - Didymoticho - Orestiada - Ormenio ( Bulgarian border ) point A21
• The proposed feeder road from the A2 to Alexandroupolis given the number A20

On smaller sections two highways can use the same motorway route: the A1 has the A2 section Klidi - Axios in Northern Greece, a common route. A common pipeline route with the A2 motorway junction in the area Langadas is also for the A25 - Motorway Cross Efkarpia / titanium provided.

A deviation from the methodology presented results for the island of Crete: the major route (now National Highway 90) to receive any digit, but a two-digit numbering ( A90 ) after their removal to the highway. The number A9 would be available if the circumvention of Patras is interpreted according to the definition of the numbering in January 2008 as a continuation of the A5.

With the codification of the highway numbering in January 2008 also ambiguities have been removed. In atlases, for example, the highway-like -developed route from Thessaloniki to Kassandra Nea Moudania was specified with the number A67 on the basis of the analogy extends National Road 67. This route is designated as A25 since January 2008. A similar example concerns the highway-like -developed route between the motorway junction Velestino (A1) and the city of Volos: The designated A12 route was designated on the basis of analogy extending along National Road 6 as A6 or A30 (according to which, however, southerly extending national road 30). The number A6 has been awarded for the motorway Attiki Odos in Athens. The number A30 is not assigned to any existing or planned route by January 2008.

The numbering signs conform to the German highway number signs: instead of the background color blue is used in green. In addition, the design of the numbering signs is currently inconsistent. While the highway is marked with a number 8 without A, for example, on the bypass of Patras, Highway 2 is marked with a number and a previous A. Which entered into force in 2003 technical regulations writes an A in front before the motorway number.

For the urban districts following three-digit highway numbers have been defined:

• Athens and Piraeus ( Attica ) - A61 to A69, A610 to A699
• Heraklion ( Crete) - A991 to A999
• Patras ( Peloponnese ) - A581 to A589
• Lamia ( Central Greece ) - A131 to A139
• Larissa (central Greece) - A141 to A149
• Thessaloniki ( Central Macedonia ) - A121 to A129
• Ioannina ( Epirus ) - A521 to A529

According to published currently stand ( Kerkyra) and Rhodes is not provided a highway designation on the two large islands of Corfu.

List of highways

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• Homepage of the construction and operating company of the Highway 2
• Homepage of the construction and operating company of the highway 5, Section Peloponnese (obsolete designation A9)
• Website about the Greek highways and infrastructure