Othonos Amalias Avenue (Greek: Leoforos Othonis-Amalias), is 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...

' major avenue running southbound one way entirely from Iroon Polytechneiou Avenue with Norman Street to Trion Navarcheiou Street with Akti Dymaion. It was partly the southbound part of the GR-9

Greek National Road 9

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 .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...

 (E55

European route E55

European route E 55 is a E-route. It passes through the following cities:Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Mestre...

). Its total length is approximately 2 km. The avenue contains two lanes with two parking spaces. The street is named for the first king and queen of modern Greece, Otto

Otto of Greece

Otto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended...

 and Amalia

Amalia of Oldenburg

Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece was the consort of King Otto of Greece . Born the daughter of Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, she married King Otto on 22 December 1836, in Oldenburg...

.

Residential buildings with neo-classical and modern architectures cover the eastern part of the avenue, residential buildings covers the northern, central and southern parts, shops and stores covers the central portions, the bus terminal is near Zaimis Street, two squares one near the old port entrance, a train station in the west side, a Shell gas station near Votsis Street, and square near Dimitris Gounaris Avenue. The major railway line of OSE (formerly of SPAP

Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways

Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways or SPAP was a Greek railway company founded in 1882, which owned and operated the line connecting Piraeus and Athens to Peloponnese. The company was nationalized in 1954 and absorbed by the Hellenic State Railways in 1962.-History:The first line section...

) runs entirely on the west side and since the 1950s, with guardrails. Trees covers the rim of the railway westward and marks the old coastline, it runs the entire length.

The avenue has served entrances to the port of Patras, the only entry with a road in the 1900s, three entrances were later added by Norman (Gate 4), 28 Oktovriou and Agios Andreas Avenue intersection (Gate 2), the 28 Oktovriou and by the square were shut down in the 1980s (Gate 5), the Norman intersection (Gate 5) in the late-1990s due to traffic blockage at railway crossings.

History

The avenue was paved in the late-19th century and featured classical street lights and the railway was at the west side unguarded. It features the only entrance to the port, after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and the Greek Civil War

Greek Civil War

The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...

, the road was finally paved in the 1950s, the avenue was guardrailed, modern lamppost were added and in the 1960s, traffic lights were added. The last traffic light added was at Trion Navarcheiou in 2002 or 2003.

Intersections

In order from north to south:

• Norman Street
• 28 Oktovriou (Karolou) Street
• Zaimis Street
• Kolokotronis Street
• Agiou Nikolaou Street
• Ermou Street
• Patreos Street
• Votsi Street
• Dimitris Gounaris Street
• Sachtouri Street
• Trion Navarchon Street
  Trion Navarchon Street
  Trion Navarchon Street , is a street in Patras and it runs two way with a walkway southeast of Riga Fereou Street covering much of the section. The north section is a branch of the GR-8/E55 and the GR-5 and the GR-48...
  
  (walkway)