Greek National Road 30

National Road 30
National Road 30
Εθνική Οδός 30
Major junctions
West end	Arta
East end	Volos
Location
Country	Greece
Regions	Epirus, Thessaly
Major cities	Arta, Trikala, Karditsa, Farsala, Volos
Highway system
	Highways in Greece; Motorways; National Roads;

National Road 30 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 30, abbreviated as EO30) is a single carriageway road in central Greece. It connects the cities of Arta and Volos, via Trikala and Karditsa.

Route

The western end of the Greek National Road 30 is in Arta, where it is connected with GR-5. It runs northeast through the sparsely populated Athamanika mountains, until it reaches the town Pyli, where it enters the Thessalian Plain. At Trikala it connects with the GR-6, and turn southeast towards Karditsa, where it turns east. The section between Neo Monastiri and Farsala is shared with the GR-3. The A1 motorway is crossed at Mikrothives, and the A3 motorway between Karditsa and Sofades. At Nea Anchialos the GR-30 reaches the coast of the Pagasetic Gulf. The GR-30 ends in the centre of Volos.Near Vourgareli there are 2 tunnels (cut&cover 400m. before Scala Scorliga tunnel) and Scala Scorliga tunnel 1200m. opened in 1981.

National Road 30 passes through the following places:

39°27′06″N 21°51′35″E / 39.4518°N 21.8597°E / 39.4518; 21.8597