Greek National Road 9
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Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece
. It runs through the western Peloponnese
, from Patras
to Pylos
. Its length is around 220 km (136.7 mi).
This highway travels near:
and the whole Western Peloponnese as well.
It will be completely replaced by a new motorway, numbered A9, which will be complete around 2012. Initial plans were to widen the existing road, for most of its length, but a completely new motorway will be built after all. Construction starts in late 2007.
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Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It runs through the western Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
, from Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
to Pylos
Pylos
Pylos , historically known under its Italian name Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former...
. Its length is around 220 km (136.7 mi).
This highway travels near:
- Bypasses:
- Patras and AreaPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, since 2002 - VrachneikaVrachneikaVrachnaiika is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. It is suburb of a Patras, about 12 km south of the city centre. The population of the town is around...
- AlissosAlissosAlissos is a village in Achaea, Greece. The nearby communities are Kato Achaia to the west and Kaminia to the northeast in the municipality of Vrachneika. It is located 20 km southwest of Patras and 78 km northeast of Pyrgos...
- Kato AchaiaKato AchaiaKato Achaia is a town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration.-Population history :...
- Ano AchaiaAno AchaiaAno Achaia is a Greek village located about approximately 10 km southeast of Kato Achaia, 29 km south of Patras and northeast of Pyrgos. The GR-9 Ano Achaia is a Greek village located about approximately 10 km southeast of Kato Achaia, 29 km south of Patras and northeast of...
- Rachi
- LappaLappaLappa may refer to:*Lappa, Achaea, a village in the municipality Larissos, in Achaea, Greece*Lappa, Rethymno, a municipality in the Rethymno prefecture, Greece*The ancient city of Lappa, now known as Argyroupoli *the Arctium lappa...
- Nea ManoladaNea ManoladaNea Manolada is a community in southwestern Greece. It is located in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis. Distance from Varda is 4 km NE, 42 km SW of Patras and 52 km N of Pyrgos...
- Varda
- LechainaLechainaLechaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras...
- AndravidaAndravidaAndravída is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is about 4,300. Distance from Patras is around 63 km SW and 33 km NW of...
- KavasilaKavasilaKavasila may refer to the following places in Greece:*Kavasila, Attica, a village in the Athens metropolitan area *Kavasila, Elis, a village in Elis*Kavasila, Imathia, a village in Imathia...
s - GastouniGastouniGastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...
- SavaliaSavaliaSavalia is a village in the municipal unit of Amaliada, Elis, southern Greece. It is located 74 km SE of Patras, 21 km N of Pyrgos, and 5 km NW of Amaliada. Savalia was passed by GR-9, but has a branch to Amaliada, now bypassed to its west. Its population is around 1,100 and the area code is 26220...
- Chanakia
- Pyrgos
- Through the cities:
- Epitalion
- Gomosto
- Sagaiika
- Neo VouprasiNeo VouprasiNeo Vouprasio is a small settlement located in the western part of the municipal unit of Larissos, Achaea, Greece. It is situated near the northwestern part of the Movri mountains. The village is part of the community of Metochi. The prefecture of Ilia is bounded with the Larissos river to the...
- KourtesiKourtesiKourtesi is a village in Elis, Greece. It lies on the highway 9 connecting Patras and Pyrgos. Distance is 52 km SW of Patras. It lies in the southwestern part of the municipal unit of Vouprasia. Its nearest communities are Varda in the northeast, Kapeleto to the east, Areti in the west and...
- MarathiaMarathiaMarathia or Marathea may refer to the following places in Greece:*Marathia, Evrytania, a village in the western part of Evrytania*Marathea, Elis, a village of Amaliada in the Ilia Prefecture...
- ZacharoZacharoZacharo is a town and municipality in southwestern Greece. Administratively, it belongs to the Elis peripheral unit, in the Periphery of West Greece. Zacharo is situated on the Ionian Sea coast, in the area of the Gulf of Kyparissia. The town is crossed by the highway named GR-9/E55, that links...
- Kalo NeroKalo NeroKalo Nero means good water, a village and a municipal district, belongs to the Avlona municipality, although it is very close to Kyparissia, 5 km...
- KyparissiaKyparissiaKyparissia is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The town proper has around 5,708 inhabitants. The town is located on Greek National Road 9,...
- FiliatraFiliatraFiliatra , is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is passed by Greek National Road 9 and is located south of Kyparissia and Pyrgos, W of Kalamata and...
- GargalianoiGargalianoiGargalianoi is a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is passed by Greek National Road 9. It is located south of Pyrgos, Kyparissia and 15 km south of Filiatra,...
- PylosPylosPylos , historically known under its Italian name Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former...
Features
It runs almost entirely along the coast of the Ionian SeaIonian Sea
The Ionian Sea , is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and...
and the whole Western Peloponnese as well.
It will be completely replaced by a new motorway, numbered A9, which will be complete around 2012. Initial plans were to widen the existing road, for most of its length, but a completely new motorway will be built after all. Construction starts in late 2007.
Junction list
Here is the marking going southward for Greek National Road 9. Expansion made it cut to 96 km from 100 km. The defunct routes are probably no longer maintained by the federal government.I
| Kilometre | Old Route | New Route |
|---|---|---|
| 0.3 (southbound) | Dem. Gounaris St. Intersection | |
| 1 (southbound) | begin of Akte Dymaion (Dyme Coast Ave.) | |
| 2 (southbound) | Voreios Epiros St. Intersection | |
| 2 (southbound) | Eleftherios Venizelos St. Intersection | |
| 3.5 (southbound) | Pratkiker Intersection | |
| 4.5 (southbound) | Old GR-33 Intersection, Glaucos River | |
| 5 (southbound) | Lefka Intersection | |
| 5.5 (southbound) | Patras-Paralia boundary | |
| 6 (soutbound) | East Paralia | |
| 7 (southbound) | Paralia (Patras Beach) Town Center | |
| 8 (southbound) | Monodendrion Intersection | |
| 9 | Roitika | New Mintilogi Interchange with the Patras Bypass, (partial), orig. start of GR-9 |
| 10 | Mintologi-Ovrya Jct. | Southeast Roitika |
| 11 | underpass | |
| 13 | Vrachnaiika | East of Vrachnaiika |
| 14 | S of Vrachnaiika | Closed GR-9 Jct. |
| 15 | east of Tsoukoulaiika | east of Tsoukoulaiika |
| 16 | Tsoukouleika | Tsoukouleika-Industrial Jct. |
| 17 | Kaminia (Patras) | East of Kaminia |
| 18 | view of Patras, Antirrhion and Aetoloacarnania | |
| 19 | Alisos Beach | Alissos-Portes Jct. |
| 21 | Kato Achaia (R.R./railway) Station | Camping Alissos Jct. |
| 22 | Kato Achaia-Petrochori Jct. | same as the new GR-9 |
| 26 | Gomosto | |
| 27 | same as the new GR-9 | Karaiika-Riolos-Ag. Nokolaos Jct. |
| 28 | closed old GR-9 Jct. | east of Rachi |
| 29 | Rachi | Rachi-Apostoli Jct., Rachi |
| 31 | Sagaiika | Sagaiika Jct. |
| 32 | Fruhstuck (abandoned) | |
| 33 | former curve | |
| 34 | same as the new GR-9 | Bondaiika |
| 35 | Lappa | Larissos-Movri (former Elia-Achaea) boundary, Riolos Jct. |
| 36 | Apiedonia-Kangadi Jct. | |
| 37 | West Lappa Lappa Lappa may refer to:*Lappa, Achaea, a village in the municipality Larissos, in Achaea, Greece*Lappa, Rethymno, a municipality in the Rethymno prefecture, Greece*The ancient city of Lappa, now known as Argyroupoli *the Arctium lappa... (Old GR-9)-Kalogria-Metochi Jct. | |
| 38 | Forest | |
| 39 | Old Vouprasi Junction, New Vouprasi | |
| 40 | New Vouprasi, West Old Vouprasi Jct. | |
| 41 | Nea Manolada (Old GR9) Junction | |
| 42 | Nea Manolada-Magoula Junction | |
| 43 | Gas Station (eastbound) | |
| 44 | Overpass, valley | |
| 45 | Vari-Psari-Borsi- Junction | |
| 46 | South Varda, Gas Station (westbound) | |
| 47 | West Varda, Olg GR-9 Jct. | |
| 48 | Kapeleto Jct. | |
| 49 | Ano Kourtesi | |
| 52 | Kourtesi | |
| 53 | Epsilon-Pi Gas Station | |
| 54 | former curve | Arete Jct |
| 55 | Vrachneika-Mellisa-Old GR-9 Jct. | north of Moschoneri |
| 56 | Moschoneri, Melissa-Borsi Jct. | Gas Station (eastbound) |
| 57 | Small hamlet, North Military airport | bridge |
| 58 | East Lechaina | Northeast Lechaina |
| 59 | Lechaina | Lechaina-Old GR-9 Junction |
| 60 | south of Lechaina | |
| 61 | Andravida Airport-Kyllini Junction | New Andravida Airport-Kyllini Jct. |
| 62 | North of Andravida | NE of Andravida |
| 63 | Andravida-centre | Andravida-Tragano Junction |
| 64 | South of Andravida | Staphidokambos Jct. |
| 65 | North of Kavasilas | curve, Gas station |
| 66 | Kavasilas | Kavasilas Jct. |
| 67 | South of Kavasilas, Peneus River (bridge) | Lefkochori Jct., Peneus River (bridge) |
| 68 | North of Gastouni | Forest |
| 69 | Gastouni centre | Loutra Kyllini-Kentro Jct. |
| 70 | Pelargos Tomato Factory | Gastouni Jct. |
| 71 | Gas Station | |
| 72 | Savalia-Amalias-Peristeri Jct. | |
| 73 | Savalia | Palaeochori/Palaiochori Jct. |
| 74 | Amalias-Peristeri Jct. | Roviata, Savalia Beach Jct. |
| 75 | Roviata | north of Marathia |
| 76 | same as the former 75 km mark | Marathia |
| 77 | Amalias-Kourouta Jct. | same as former 78 km mark |
| 80 | Dounaika-Amalias Jct. | |
| 88 | Vounargo-Prasino Jct. | |
| 90 | Katakolon Jct. | |
| 91 | north of Pyrgos | |
| 92 | Pyrgos, By-pass Jct. | |
| 93 | North of Pyrgos | Ag. Georgios Jct. |
| 94 | same as the present 89 km mark | Downtown Pyrgos |
| 95 | same as the present 90 km mark | |
| 96 | same as the present 91 km mark | |
| 97 | same as the present 92 km mark | Olympia-Arcadia Jct. |
| 99 | same as the present 93 km mark | |
| 100 | same as the present km 94 mark |
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| Kilometre | New Route | Old Route, Second Route |
|---|---|---|
| 0 (start) | Continuation of GR-9 | Downtown Pyrgos |
| 1 | railway crossing (one way southbound) | Olympia-Tripoli Jct. |
| 2 | South Pyrgos | |
| 3 | Pyrgos By-Pass Jct. | |
| 4 | Alpheus River | |
| 5 | north of Epitalion | |
| 8 and 9 | Epitalion By-Pass | |
| 61 | Kalamata, GR-9A Jct. | |
| 65 | Kyparissia(Cyparissia) | |
| 120 | Pylos, GR-82 Intersection |
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