- Greek National Road 30
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Information
The highway starts in downtown
Volos with the junction of the GR-36 and GR-36A linking to thePelion peninsula, it partly runs within the port of Volos and its harbour. For about 8 km it forms a joint with the GR-6. The highway forms a junction with the old GR-1 and theVolos Bypass which is unnumbered. The highway passes near the ancient cities ofIolcus ,Demetrias andPegasae and byNea Agchialos . It forms an interchange with the GR-1/E75 . The highway enters a mountains area of southwestern Magnesia and into theLarissa Prefecture .It forms a joint with the GR-3 (
Athens - Lamia -Farsala -Kozani - Niki) for 3 km and passes throughFarsala . It enters theKarditsa Prefecutre and passes nearSofades and the city ofKarditsa .The highway enters the
Trikala Prefecture and into the city ofTrikala , it turns left and passes through the valley area and into thePindus mountain ranges. The highway runs throughPaliokastro , Pyli, Elati, Gardiki andArmatoliko . For about 50 km, the highway used to be treacherous and inaccessible with one lane. Many drivers that drove from Arta and Trikala used the GR-6 to the north. The highway passes the mountain range and a bridge over theAcheloos . The road used to be unsurfaced until the late-20th century when it become partially paved.It enters Epirus and the
Arta Prefecture and passes through Drosopigi and Peta as well as along theArachthos River. It finally ends atArta and its bypass with the GR-5 (Antirrio -Agrinio - Arta -Ioannina ) in which it will become theIonia Odos .The highway was first paved in the mid-20th century.
Places and Junctions
*GR-36 and the GR-36A, both highways linking
Pelion
*GR-6 - about 5 km from Volos
*Nea Agchialos - about 10 km from Volos
*GR-1 - about 15 km from Volos
*GR-3 in Farsala
*GR-3 near theKarditsa Prefecture
*Sofades
*Karditsa
*Roads toKarditsomagoula andMouzaki
*Road toEurytania
*Trikala
*GR-6
*Paliokastro
*Pyli
*Elati
*Pass on thePindus
*Gardiki
*Armatoliko
*Drosopigi
*Peta
*GR-5 (Antirrio -Agrinio - Arta -Ioannina )
*downtownArta and the old road
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