Peiraios Street
Peiraios Street (Greek: Οδός Πειραιώς, Odos Peiraios) is a main road in Athens, Greece, linking the center of the city with the port of Piraeus.[1] The island areas of the road are lined with trees, and historically the avenue runs over parts of the north wall and ancient road of Phaleron. It is 10 km long passes and though Central Athens, the suburban town of Moschato, and northern Tavros.
Peiraios Street is numbered EO56 in the Greek system of National Roads. Major intersections and an interchange include:
- Karaoli Dimitriou Street
- Kifissou Avenue
- the Konstantinopouleos Avenue junction
- Apostolou Pavlou Street with Vasileiou tou Megalou
- Ermou
- Thermopylon Street
- Sofokleous Street
- Deligiorgi Street
- Sokratous Street
History
Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 made Peiraios Street part of the EO56.[2] The EO56 replaced the short-lived EO7, which existed under a royal decree from 9 August 1955 to 9 July 1963, and followed the same route as the current EO56.[3]
References
- ^ "Piraeus Street, witness of industrial Greece". Athens Social Atlas. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Ministerial Decision G25871/1963, 9 July 1963 (FEK B' 319/23.07.1963, p. 2501). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ 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.
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