Greek National Road 1

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Greek National Road 1
E75
Length:	520 km (323 mi)
Countries:	Greece

Greek National Road 1 is the longest highway in Greece. The highway begins at Kifissou Avenue or north of the Bay of Phaliro up to Efzoni at the FYROM border where it continues as the M1. Before the European routes numbers were changed, the northern part from Efzoni to GR-2 was E5N. Today, the entire road is run by E75. The motorway is tolled with the exception at the Aphidna tolls, southward only. One toll booth has been abandoned.

The part west of downtown Athens runs over the Cephisus river and Kifissou Avenue. From north of the boundary of Voiotia-Phthiotis, up to near Velestino, the toll freeway runs next to the bays and gulf which are adjacent to the Aegean. North of the Tempe Valley and up to the south junction of the E90, it passes on the northwestern side of the Aegean. Its total length is approximately 520 km.

[edit] History

It used to be entirely a 2-lane highway and ended near Katerini until 1973. The section Athens - Lamia opened in August 1962 as a 14m width road. The section Lamia - Larissa opened in October 1967 as a 14m width road. The section Larissa - Katerini opened in September 1959 as a 13m width road (except the Tempi valley pass opened as 10m road). The section Katerini - Thessaloniki opened in September 1973 as a 14m width road. The section Axios junction - Evzoni (border) opened in July 1973. The section Axios junction - Polykastro opened as a 14m width road, while the section Polykastro - Evzoni (border) opened as a highway.

When it was extended to Thessaloniki and to the FYROM border, the highway had 4-lanes. It was extended during construction in the north in the 1980s and the south in the early and mid 1990s which began near the Afidnes toll. In 1995 the Greek National Road 1 had motorway characteristics in sections Athens - Thebes and Kleidi - Thessaloniki, while the section Thebes - Kleidi was an undivided 14 m road. In 1998, the motorway had 6-lanes up to north of Thebes, and 4 lanes from Thebes up to the Tempe Valley with a few sections at western Magnesia still having 2 lanes. Since then, the Larissa bypass has been constructed. In 2005, it complies with all motorway standards for most of its length, except for 78 km around the Maliakos Bay and 26 km through the Tempe Valley, further to the north. Plans to be upgraded to motorway at these parts are underway, with bypasses at the Maliakos Gulf part, and a new tunnel at the Tempe Valley part. However, many delays frequently arise. Construction has started around the Maliakos Bay that are due to be completed in late 2007 or early 2008. A tunnel that was planned through the Maliakos and was used in some maps has been removed or unplanned. The full upgrade to motorway standards at these two parts is not expected to be completed before 2012.

[edit] Interchanges

The toll motorway passes through towns and cities, which, ordered from south to north, are. The exits are still unnumbered even though it is posted in some cases:

• Attiki Odos (8th km) - interchange
• Tatoiou Street - interchange - 12th km
• Interchange with Lykovryssi and Athens' Sewage Plant - 14th km
• Interchange with the old Olympic Village- 15th km
• Interchange with Kifissia (from northbound) - formerly an intersection - 16th km
• Ekali-Varympompi (Nea Eritrea) (17th km) - interchange
• west of Agios Stefanos (21st km)
• Varybombi - Agios Stefanos interchange (25th km)
• near Afidnes and the Apihdna toll booth/station and to Varympompi (northern part) (28th km)
• Interchange to Kalamos
• Interchange to Malakasa and Skala Oropou as well as Avlona (rarelt Greek National Road 79)
• Interchange to Oinofyta and Dilessi
• Schimatari Tolls
• Schimatari Interchange - access to Euboea and Tanagra (GR-44
• Eleon Interchange - access to west of Chalkida and to Euboea
• Thiva Interchange - north and east of Thiva/Thebes (GR-3)
• Kastron Interchange
• Martini Interchange, access to Atalanti
• Malessina Interchange
• Traiana Interchange
• Skala Interchange
• Livanati Interchange
• Arkitsa Interchange
• Agios Konstantinos Interchange
• Regkini Interchange
• Construction zone - westward
• Future junction with an unplanned tunnel
• Kamena Vourla Interchange
• Skarfeia Interchange
• Molos Interchange
• Mendenitsa Interchange
• Amfissa Interchange (GR-27)
• Lamia (208th km) - (GR-3) - old national road
• Lamia North (213rd/214th km) - (GR-28 (Agrinio - Karpenisi Lamia Road)
• Stylida Interchange
• Raches Interchange
• Pelasgas Toll
• Agios Theodoros Interchange
• Almyros-Efxinoupoli Interchange
• Krokio Interchange
• Mikrothiva Interchange (GR-30)
• Velestino/Volos (first constructed as two separate interchanges) - (GR-6, GR 30 and GR-34)
• Rizomylos Interchange
• Myra Interchange
• Nikaia/Larissa South - with the old National Road and [to GR-3 and GR-6
• Melissochori/Larissa East (GR-6 (Larissa - Trikala Road)
• Akro/Larissa North Interchange - with the old National road and to GR-3 of the Larissa north By-Pass (Elassona, Tirnavos and Kozani)
• Evangelismos
• former road junctions
• Tempe Toll
• the Tempe Valley (2-lanes)
• Platamonas Interchange
• Skotina Interchange
• Leptokaria Toll
• Leptokarya Interchange
• Litochoro Interchange
• Dion Interchange
• Nea Efesos Interchange
• Katerini Centre Interchange (GR-13 (Katerini - Elassona Road)
• Katerini-Paralia
• east of Katerini
• Korinos Interchange
• Makrygialos Interchange, serves to Sfendami and Pydna
• Methoni Interchanges, also serves to Nea Agathoupoli
• Aiginio Interchange
• Aliakmon River
• Kleidi Junction, junction of E90/GR-4, the Via Egnatia (west)
• junction of E90 to Thessaloniki
• Loudias River, Imathia - Thessaloniki prefectural boundary
• Nea Malgara Interchange
• Nea Malgara Tolls
• Axios River
• Axios Junction - junction of Via Egnatia to Thessaloniki and the bypass
• Chalastra Interchange
• Gefyra Junction - junction with GR-2 (Edessa - Thessaloniki Road)
• Vathylakos Interchange
• Prochoma Interchange
• Polykastro-Kilkis Interchange
• Evzoni Interchange, near Evzoni
• FYROM Border (access with M1)

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