Greek National Road 82

Greek National Road 82 (), abbreviated as the EO82, is a national road in the Peloponnese region of Greece. The EO82 runs between Sparta in the east and Pylos in the west, via Kalamata.

Route

The EO82 is officially defined as an east–west road in the Laconia and Messenia regional units: the EO82 runs between Sparta in the east and Pylos in the west, passing through Kalamata, Messini, and . Within Kalamata, a small section of the EO82 is part of European routes E55 and E65, sandwiched between Junction 21 of the A7 motorway and the ferry to Kissamos. The EO82 also runs concurrently with the EO7 between Kalamata and .

History

Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the EO82 from all or part of the following short-lived national roads (listed from east to west), which existed by royal decree from 1955 to 1963:

• The old EO61, between Sparta and Kalamata
• The old EO53, between Kalamata and
• The old EO59, between Kalami and Pylos.

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