Peiraios Street


Peiraios Street is a main road in Athens, Greece, linking the center of the city with the port of Piraeus. The island areas of the road are lined with trees, and historically the avenue runs over parts of the north wall and ancient road of Phaleron. It is 10 km long passes and though Central Athens, the suburban town of Moschato, and northern Tavros.
Peiraios Street is numbered EO56 in the Greek system of National Roads. Major intersections and an interchange include:
Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 made Peiraios Street part of the EO56. The EO56 replaced the short-lived EO7, which existed under a royal decree from 9 August 1955 to 9 July 1963.