European route E961
European route E961 is a Class B European route in the Greek regional units of Arcadia and Laconia, running from Tripoli to Gytheio. Introduced as part of the original alignment of the E65 in 1983, it is part of the International E-road network, a network of main roads in Europe.
History
The E961 was originally part of the E65, a reference Class A European route that at the time ran from Ystad in the north to Gytheio in the south, via Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia: the E65 was introduced with the current E-road network, which was finalised on 15 November 1975 and implemented on 15 March 1983.On 12 September 1986, the Tripoli–Gytheio section of the E65 was spun off to form the current E961. The southern end of the E65 was then revised to terminate at the E75 at Chania, via Kalamata and Kissamos.