Greek National Road 19
Trunk road in Greece
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National Road 19 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 19), abbreviated as the EO19, is a national road in northwestern Greece. The EO19 runs through the Epirus region, from Nicopolis (near Preveza) to the border with Albania at Mavromati (near Konispol).
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| Εθνική Οδός 19 | ||||
 Route of the EO19 road, in blue | ||||
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| Length | 124.8 km[1] (77.5 mi) | |||
| Existed | 9 July 1963–present | |||
| History | Renumbered from the EO18 on 15 December 1995 | |||
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| South end | Nicopolis | |||
| North end | Border with Albania (Mavromati) | |||
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| Country | Greece | |||
| Regions | Epirus | |||
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The EO19 was created as National Road 18 (EO18) in 1963, originally running from Nicopolis to Neraida:[2] in 1995, it adopted its current number, and was extended towards Sagiada.[3]
Route
The EO19 is officially defined as a north–south road through the Epirus region: it runs between Nicopolis (near Preveza) in the south,[2] to the border with Albania at Mavromati (near Konispol),[4] via Kanallaki, Paramythia, Neraida (Menina), Filiates, and Sagiada.[2][3] The EO19 runs concurrently with the EO6 for a short distance at Neraida,[4] and with the Fraxyla–Limpochoviti and Igoumenitsa–Actium national roads between Nicopolis and Archangelos.[5]
History
Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the then-EO18 from most of the short-lived (1955–1963) EO27, from Nicopolis to Neraida.[2][6] In 1995, Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308/1995 of 15 December 1995 renumbered to EO18 to the EO19, and extended the road over the remainder of the old EO27 towards Sagiada: thus the EO19 is the only national road under the current system to be fully renumbered.[3]