Greek National Road 48


National Road 48 is a single carriageway road in central Greece. It connects the Greek National Road 5 at Antirrio with the town Livadeia, passing through Naupactus and Delphi. The section between Antirrio and Itea is part of the European route E65. The GR-48 passes through the regional units Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis and Boeotia.

Route

The EO48 is officially defined as a route along the northern side of the Gulf of Corinth in Central Greece, from Boeotia to Aetolia-Acarnania: it runs between Livadeia in the east and Antirrio in the west, via Arachova, Delphi, Amfissa, , and Nafpaktos. Two short sections of the EO48, between Amfissa and Chrisso and between Nafpaktos and Antirrio, are part of the European route E65: the remainder of the E65 between Amfissa and Antirrio follows the new road south of the EO48, bypassing Nafpaktos.
The EO48 connects with the EO3 at Livadeia, the EO27 at Amfissa, and the A5 motorway and EO5 at Antirrio. There are three tunnels longer than on the EO48: west of Tsoukalades ; east of Arachova ; and west of .

History

Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the EO48 from part of the short-lived EO18, which ran between Livadeia and Ioannina, via Antirrio. In 1978, the EO48 was realigned away from Lidoriki, due to the creation of a reservoir to supply drinking water in Attica.