Greek National Road 2

The EO2 is officially defined as an east–west route through northern Greece, passing through the regions of Western Macedonia, Central Macedonia, and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The route runs between the Albania–Greece border near Krystallopigi to the west, and the Greece–Turkey border at Kipoi to the east: in practice, the EO2 is split into two parts by the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos), which replaced the segment between Efkarpia and Lagyna. The A2 also provides a faster route than the EO2 between Lagyna and Kipoi. The western section (Krystallopigi–Efkarpia) passes through Vatochori, Pisoderi, Florina, Edessa, Giannitsa, Chalkidona and the city centre of Thessaloniki; The eastern section (Lagyna–Kipoi) passes through Lagkadikia, Amphipolis, Kavala, Toxotes, Xanthi, Lagos, Komotini, Mesi, Alexandroupolis, Feres and . The EO2 overlaps with the EO15 from Vatochori to Trigono, with the EO3 from to Vevi, and with the EO1 Chalkidona to Gefyra. and the E85 from Alexandroupolis to Ardani. ==History==

Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the current EO2 from all or part of the following short-lived national roads (listed from west to east), which existed by royal decree from 1955 to 1963: • The old EO34 from the Albania–Greece border at Krystallopigi to • The old EO33 from Vatochori to , near Florina • The old EO36 from Agios Athanasios to Gefyra • The old EO1 from Gefyra to Thessaloniki • The old EO41 from Thessaloniki to • The old EO48 from Ardani to the Greece–Turkey border at Kipoi. Until 1975, the EO2 formed part of the old European route E20 from the Albania–Greece border at Krystallopigi to Lagyna (north of Thessaloniki), and the old E5 from Gefyra to the Greece–Turkey border at Kipoi: hence, the old E5 and E20 overlaps between Gefyra and Lagyna. ==References==