Greek National Road 42
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| Εθνική Οδός 42 | ||||
Route of the EO42 road, in blue | ||||
 EO42 at Lefkada | ||||
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| Length | 57.5 km[1] (35.7 mi) | |||
| Existed | 9 July 1963–present | |||
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| East end | Amfilochia | |||
| West end | Lefkada | |||
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| Country | Greece | |||
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National Road 42 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 42) is a highway in northwestern Aetolia-Acarnania and in Lefkada, Greece.[2] It links the town of Lefkada with the Greek National Road 5 (Antirrio - Arta - Ioannina) in Amfilochia, passing through the town of Vonitsa.
The eastern part of the EO42, between Amfilochia and Vonitsa, runs along the southern shore of the Ambracian Gulf. The highway contains a bridge over the Vonitsa Lagoon. A drawbridge form the connection of the island of Lefkada to the mainland.[3] The road ends in the town of Lefkada.
Places
The EO42 passes through the following towns (ordered from west to east):
History
Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the EO42 from most of the old EO19 (between Amfilochia and Lefkada), which existed by royal decree from 1955 until 1963:[4][5] in December 1995, the Actium branch of the old EO19 became part of the unnumbered Igoumenitsa–Vonitsa National Road.[6]
Agios Nikolaos–Actium National Road
The Agios Nikolaos–Actium National Road is an unnumbered branch of the EO42 in Aktio-Vonitsa, running from Agios Nikolaos in the south to Actium and the A52 in the north.[6] The branch is about 5.62 kilometres (3.49 miles) long,[7] and acted as a shortcut between the EO42 and the Igoumenitsa–Vonitsa National Road, before the latter was shortened by the A52 to Actium in April 2019.[8]
The Agios Nikolaos–Actium National Road was created by Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308 of 15 December 1995, making it part of the secondary national network,[6] and was numbered the EO42β for statistical purposes by the National Statistical Service of Greece (ESYE) in 1998.[9]
References
- ↑ "Relation: National Road 42". OpenStreetMap. Cambridge: OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2026. One-way segments count as half the total distance and link roads are not counted.
- ↑ Χόρτης, Άγγελος (2021-12-27). "Νησάκι Αγίου Νικολάου: Ο άγνωστος "παράδεισος" έξω από τη Λευκάδα | Άγνωστη Ελλάδα". MAXMAG | Πολιτισμός, Τέχνες, Διασκέδαση, Ομορφιά (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ↑ Santa, Violetta (23 November 2018). "Η "Εθνική Οδός 42" και η υποθαλάσσια σήραγγα φέρνουν τη Λευκάδα πιο κοντά στην ηπειρωτική Ελλάδα". Aroma Lefkadas. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308/1995, Ar. Β24, Β27, 15 December 1995 (FEK B' 30/19.01.1996, p. 228). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ "Relation: National Road Agios Nikolaos - Aktio". OpenStreetMap. Cambridge: OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2026. One-way segments count as half the total distance and link roads are not counted.
- ↑ Karagiannis, Nikos (24 April 2019). "Αμβρακία Οδός: Στην κυκλοφορία το τμήμα Άκτιο-Βόνιτσα" [Amvrakia Odos: Aktio–Vonitsa section in traffic]. Ypodomes.com (in Greek). Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Μητρώο Εθνικών Οδών" [Register of National Roads] (PDF) (in Greek). Athens: Hellenic Statistical Authority. 1998. pp. 16, 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
External links
Geographic data related to Greek National Road 42 at OpenStreetMap - Geographic data related to Agios Nikolaos–Actium National Road at OpenStreetMap
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