Greek National Road 48
National Road 48 | |
|---|---|
| Εθνική Οδός 48 | |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Antirrio |
| East end | Livadeia |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Regions | West Greece, Central Greece |
| Major cities | Nafpaktos, Delphi, Livadeia |
| Highway system | |
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National Road 48 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 48, abbreviated as EO48) is a single carriageway road in central Greece. It connects the Greek National Road 5 at Antirrio with the town Livadeia, passing through Naupactus and Delphi. The section between Antirrio and Itea is part of European route E65. The GR-48 passes through the regional units Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis and Boeotia.
Route
The EO48 is officially defined as a route along the northern side of the Gulf of Corinth in Central Greece, from Boeotia to Aetolia-Acarnania: it runs between Livadeia in the east and Antirrio in the west, via Arachova, Delphi, Amfissa, Pentapoli (for Lidoriki), and Nafpaktos.[1] Two short sections of the EO48, between Amfissa and Chrisso and between Nafpaktos and Antirrio, are part of the European route E65: the remainder of the E65 between Amfissa and Antirrio follows the new road south of the EO48, bypassing Nafpaktos.[2]
The EO48 connects with the EO3 at Livadeia, the EO27 at Amfissa, and the A5 motorway and EO5 at Antirrio. There are three tunnels longer than 100 metres (330 feet) on the EO48: west of Tsoukalades (Karakolithos tunnel, 300 m or 980 ft); east of Arachova (200 m or 660 ft); and west of Agios Georgios (100 m or 330 ft).
History
Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the EO48 from part of the short-lived EO18, which ran between Livadeia and Ioannina, via Antirrio.[1][3] In 1978, the EO48 was realigned away from Lidoriki, due to the creation of a reservoir to supply drinking water in Attica.[4]
References
- ^ a b Ministerial Decision G25871/1963, 9 July 1963 (FEK B' 319/23.07.1963, pp. 2500–2501). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Geneva: United Nations. 1 November 2016. p. 12. ECE/TRANS/SC.1/2016/3/Rev.1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Royal Decree, 9 August 1955 (FEK A' 222/20.08.1955, pp. 1824–1925). Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Τεχνικό Αντικείμενο (Νομός Φωκίδος)" [Technical Subject (Phocis Prefecture)] (PDF). Egnatia Odos S.A. (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 6 June 2011. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2025. Koutsoyiannis, Demetris (28 June 2007). "Το υδροδοτικό σύστημα της Αθήνας" [The water supply system of Athens] (PDF). Itia (in Greek). Athens: National Technical University of Athens. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2025.