Greek National Road 19

National Road 19 shield
National Road 19
Εθνική Οδός 19
Route of the EO19 road, in blue
Route information
Length124.8 km[1] (77.5 mi)
Existed9 July 1963–present
HistoryRenumbered from the EO18 on 15 December 1995
Major junctions
South endNicopolis
North endBorder with Albania (Mavromati)
Location
CountryGreece
RegionsEpirus
Primary
destinations
Highway system
  • Highways in Greece
← EO17→ EO20

National Road 19 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 19), abbreviated as the EO19, is a national road in northwestern Greece. The EO19 runs through the Epirus region, from Nicopolis (near Preveza) to the border with Albania at Mavromati (near Konispol).

The EO19 was created as National Road 18 (EO18) in 1963, originally running from Nicopolis to Neraida:[2] in 1995, it adopted its current number, and was extended towards Sagiada.[3]

Route

The EO19 is officially defined as a north–south road through the Epirus region: it runs between Nicopolis (near Preveza) in the south,[2] to the border with Albania at Mavromati (near Konispol),[4] via Kanallaki, Paramythia, Neraida (Menina), Filiates, and Sagiada.[2][3] The EO19 runs concurrently with the EO6 for a short distance at Neraida,[4] and with the Fraxyla–Limpochoviti and Igoumenitsa–Actium national roads between Nicopolis and Archangelos.[5]

History

Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the then-EO18 from most of the short-lived (1955–1963) EO27, from Nicopolis to Neraida.[2][6] In 1995, Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308 of 15 December 1995 renumbered to EO18 to the EO19, and extended the road over the remainder of the old EO27 towards Sagiada: thus the EO19 is the only national road under the current system to be fully renumbered.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Relation: National Road 19". OpenStreetMap. Cambridge: OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2026. One-way segments count as half the total distance and link roads are not counted.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ministerial Decision G25871/1963, 9 July 1963 (FEK B' 319/23.07.1963, p. 2500). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308/1995, 15 December 1995 (FEK B' 30/19.01.1996, pp. 228–229). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Τεχνικό Αντικείμενο (Νομός Θεσπρωτίας)" [Technical Subject (Thesprotia Prefecture)] (PDF). Egnatia Odos S.A. (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 8 June 2011. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Τεχνικό Αντικείμενο (Νομός Πρέβεζας)" [Technical Subject (Preveza Prefecture)] (PDF). Egnatia Odos S.A. (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 7 June 2011. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  6. ↑ 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.