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European route E961

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E961
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Route information
Length101 km (63 mi)
Major junctions
North endTripoli
South endGytheio
Location
CountriesGreece
Highway system

European route E961 is a Class B European route in the Greek regional units of Arcadia and Laconia, running from Tripoli to Gytheio.[1] Introduced as part of the original alignment of the E65 in 1983, it is part of the International E-road network, a network of main roads in Europe.

History

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The E961 was originally part of the E65, a reference Class A European route that at the time ran from Ystad in the north to Gytheio in the south (instead of Malmö and Chania respectively), via Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia: the E65 was introduced with the current E-road network, which was finalised on 15 November 1975 and implemented on 15 March 1983.[2]

On 12 September 1986, the Tripoli–Gytheio section of the E65 was spun off to form the current E961.[3] The southern end of the E65 was then revised to terminate at the E75 at Chania, via Kalamata and Kissamos.[4]

Route

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According to the 2016 revision of the European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR), the E961 is a branch of the E65 that currently runs from Tripoli in the north to Gytheio in the south, via Sparta.[1][5] In relation to the national road network, the E961 currently follows the EO39 road (and not the A71 motorway, which terminates at Megalopolis instead of Tripoli) for its entire length.[6]

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Geneva: United Nations. 1 November 2016. pp. 9–19. ECE/TRANS/SC.1/2016/3/Rev.1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ "European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR)" (PDF). United Nations Treaty Series (in English and French). 1302. New York City: United Nations: 91, 100. 15 March 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ United Nations Treaty Series 1986, p. 334.
  4. ^ United Nations Treaty Series 1986, p. 328.
  5. ^ "International E-road Network (map)" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (in English, French, and Russian). Geneva: United Nations. 8 October 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ^ Koutsos, Serafeim (December 2021). "Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου" [Peloponnese Region] (PDF). INSETE (in Greek). Athens: Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025. Ministerial Decision G25871/1963 (FEK B' 319/23.7.1963, pp. 2500–2501).

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