Greece Interstate 76 (Pyrgos - Andritsaina - Megalopoli) is an west to east highway linking 2 km W of Krestena with Greece Interstate 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. Its length is around 220 km (140 miles). This highway travels near: Bypasses: Patras and Area, since 2002 Vrachneika Alissos Kato Achaia Upper Achaia Rachi Lappa New Manolada Varda Lechaina Andravida Kavasilas Gastouni Savalia Chanakia Pyrgos... GR-9/ The European route E55 passes through the following cities: Helsingborg - Elsinore - Rostock - Berlin - Dresden - Teplice - Prague - Vienna - Ancona - Ioannina - Arta (bypasses) - Amphilochia - Agrinion - Messolonghi - Rhion * Antirrhion - Patras - Kourtesi - Marathia - Pyrgos - Epitalion - Zacharo - Kalo Nero - near Dorio - near Oichalia - Allagi - Thouria - Kalamáta From Helsingborg, the route continues northward through Sweden... E55, Andritsaina and SE of Megalopoli (until 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003, in Megalopoli). The highway west to Andritsaina is unofficially designated as GR-76 The west to east highway runs in the western and the central part of the Peloponnesos (Greek: Πελοπόννησος, sometime Latinized as Peloponnesus or Anglicized as The Peloponnese) is a large peninsula in Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Isthmus of Corinth. Its name derives from the Ancient Greek Mythological Hero... Peloponnese. Much of the highway runs with curvy roads. The highway begins 2 km W of Krestena and runs into the valley in the northern part, it later runs entire. The It runs through the forests and about two narrow bridges. It runs into a mountain west and near the grasslands north of Andritsaina. The highway for 1 km is only narrowly one-laned. The highway runs into the pine forests east of Andritsaina and runs around a mountain mainly bushy and underneath the bridge. The highway passes into a modern bridge where at the bottom lies an old wooden bridge and also passes over an ancient highway linking This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Patra (Greek: Modern: Πάτρα, Ancient: Πάτραι, Pátrai) is the third largest city of Greece, and also the capital of the Achaea region of... Patras and There is also a Kalamata in the Democratic Republic of Congo, see Kalamata, Democratic Republic of Congo Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital... Kalamata via This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. For other uses see: Sparta (disambiguation) Sparta (Grk. Σπάρτη) was an ancient city in Greece, the capital of Laconia and the most powerful state of the Peloponnesus. The... Sparta. The highway runs into the valley with groves and into a few villages. The highway runs into Megalopoli and ends into the downtown square. It runs into the prefectures of For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). Ilia (also often Elia, rarely Ileia) Greek: Νομός Ηλείας Nomos Ilias or Eleias is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece. It covers the area of... Ilia and Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. Modern Arcadia Arcadias has its present-day capital at Tripoli. It forms the largest prefecture on the Peloponnesian peninsula... Arcadia. It is the only highway connecting with Pyrgos and Megalopoli. There are no bypasses.

• Length: about 90 km from 2 km W of Krestena to Megalopoli.

History

The highway in the eastern part became paved in the mid- (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... 20th century. In the late Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology Bulletin board system popularity Popularization of personal computers, Walkmans, VHS videocassette recorders, and compact disc (CD) players Introduction of the IBM PC Home video games become enormously popular, most notably Atari until the market crashes in 1983; the rise... 1980s as part of the highway plan to access central and northern Ilia and southwestern Arcadia. The highway was only painted from Andritsaina to Megalopoli. The highway in mid- 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in... 1999 suffered a mudslide nearly 1 to 2 km SE of Krestena. It cut off roads for a few days before a narrow gravel detour was created. The highway became painted in 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in... 1999 from Andritsaina to 2 km W of Krestena.

Places

• 2 km W of Krestena (Greek: Κρέστενα), is a city located in the Prefecture of Ilia. It is the seat of the municipality of Skillounta which is named after Scillus, an area near Krestena The city is connected with three paved roads. Distance from Pyrgos is about... Krestena
• SW of Krestena (Greek: Κρέστενα), is a city located in the Prefecture of Ilia. It is the seat of the municipality of Skillounta which is named after Scillus, an area near Krestena The city is connected with three paved roads. Distance from Pyrgos is about... Krestena, junction with the Olympia - Krestena Road
• near Grikas
• Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα) or Kallithea is a village in southcentral Ilia. It is also the seat of the municipality of Alifeira (Greek: Αλιφείρα) or Alifira which It is north of the Pyrgos-Megalopolis Road, between Krestena... Kallithea
• junction with the road to Tropaia
• Junction with the road to Kato Figaleia, Tholo and Kyparissia, rarely Cyparissia is a town of around 4,000 in western Messenia. The population has been steady. The town centre is situated on a road (GR-9 connected almost centrally between Pyrgos and Methone. Its distance is around 65 km north of Pyrgos, 65 km west of Kalamata via... Kyparissia
• Andritsaina (Greek: Ανδρίτσαινα), also Andritsena is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the middle of a highway, officially and unofficially GR-76 between Krestena and Megalopoli. The road in the... Andritsaina (45th km)
• junction with the road to Karitaina, Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. Its population is about 600. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is also the seat of the province of Gortynia. The village is... Dimitsana and GR-74
• NE of the Megalopoli Nuclear Station
• road to ancient Megalopoli
• Megalopoli
• N of For another Leontari in Karditsa, see Leontari (Karditsa), Greece Leontari (Greek, Modern: Λεοντάρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Leotnario, Leontarion, rarely Liontari is a town and is the seat of the municipality of Falaisia. of in the southwestern part of the prefecture of... Leontari (northbound), joint with the old GR-7.
• Interchange with the new Greece Interstate 7 is a north-to-south highway that runs from Kalamata in the south and ends in Corinth in the north. It is also associated with E65 only for the superhighway and is also tolled. It runs through the prefectures of Messenia, Arcadia, Argolida and Corinthia and the... GR-7/ The European route E55 passes through the following cities: Helsingborg - Elsinore - Rostock - Berlin - Dresden - Teplice - Prague - Vienna - Ancona - Ioannina - Arta (bypasses) - Amphilochia - Agrinion - Messolonghi - Rhion * Antirrhion - Patras - Kourtesi - Marathia - Pyrgos - Epitalion - Zacharo - Kalo Nero - near Dorio - near Oichalia - Allagi - Thouria - Kalamáta From Helsingborg, the route continues northward through Sweden... E55