Greek National Road 8
trunk road in Greece
Greek National Road 8 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 8, abbreviated as EO8, common name: old Athens-Patras national road) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Attica, Peloponnese and West Greece regions. It connects Athens with the cities of Corinth and Patras. Since the 1960s it has been replaced for most of its length with the National Road 8A, a limited-access toll road that bypasses most towns, as the major route to the Peloponnese. The EO8a has since been upgraded to the A8 motorway.
National Road 8 passes along the northern coast of the Saronic Gulf, through the Isthmus of Corinth and further, along the southern coast of the Gulf of Corinth, and ending in downtown Patras. It runs through five regional units: Central Athens, West Athens, West Attica, Corinthia and Achaea. Since the opening of National Road 8A it is mainly used for local traffic in the coastal towns.
Original route
Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the EO8 from part of the original alignment of the EO1 between Athens and Elefsina, and one half of the short-lived (1955–1963) EO51 from Elefsina to Patras: the original alignment of the EO8 ran between Athens in the east and Patras in the west, via Corinth, Kiato, Derveni, Aigio and Rio.
Present route
Today, the EO8 bypasses Megara, whereas the original alignment ran through the town. In Athens, the EO8 currently runs via Athinon Avenue instead of Iera Odos and Egaleo.
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