Greek National Road 5
National Road 5 is a single carriageway road in western Greece. It connects Antirrio, at the north end of the Rio-Antirrio bridge, with Ioannina in northwestern Greece, passing through Agrinio and Arta. The southern part, between Amfilochia and Antirrio, is part of the European route E55. The northern part, between Ioannina and Amfilochia, forms the European route E951. It passes on the east side of the Ambracian Gulf. In the future much of the traffic that used this road will be diverted to the new A5 motorway motorway, which has already taken over parts of the road. Νear Arta there is a 200m. tunnel which opened in 1969
Route
The EO5 is officially defined as a north-south route through western Greece, running between Rio to the south and Ioannina to the north, via Antirrio, Missolonghi, Agrinio, Amfilochia, Arta and Filippiada. The EO5 between Rio and Antirrio requires using a ferry to cross the Strait of Rio, which remains in operation even after the opening of the Rio–Antirrio Bridge in 2004.The EO5 forms part of the European route E951 from Missolonghi to an A5 motorway interchange at, where it meets the E55, and the E952 from Agrinio to said interchange: the E951 runs via Agrinio, while the E55 now bypasses the town via the A5 motorway.