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| Εθνική Οδός 16α | ||||
 Route of the EO16a road, in blue | ||||
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| Auxiliary route of EO16 | ||||
| Length | 13.7 km[1] (8.5 mi) | |||
| Existed | 9 July 1963–present | |||
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| North end | Agios Prodromos | |||
| South end | Polygyros | |||
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| Country | Greece | |||
| Regions | Central Macedonia | |||
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Greek National Road 16a (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 16a), abbreviated as the EO16a, is a national road in Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece. It connects Polygyros with Greek National Road 16 near Agios Prodromos.[2]
It functions as a short, but important branch, allowing direct access of Polygyros to the main road network to Thessaloniki and the rest of Chalkidiki. It is approximately 15 kilometers long.
History
Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the EO16a from the Polygyros branch of the old EO40, which existed by royal decree from 1955 until 1963.[3][4]
References
- "Relation: National Road 16a". OpenStreetMap. Cambridge: OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 16 May 2026. One-way segments count as half the total distance and link roads are not counted.
- Ellas: klimaka 1:300000 me euretērio, 7 schedia poleōn kai odiko chartē tēs Eurōpēs. Euro-Atlas. Athēna: Efstathiadis. 1991. ISBN 978-960-226-303-7.
- Ministerial Decision G25871/1963, 9 July 1963 (FEK B' 319/23.07.1963, pp. 2500–2501). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- Royal Decree, 9 August 1955 (FEK A' 222/20.08.1955, pp. 1824–1925). Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
External links
Geographic data related to Greek National Road 16a at OpenStreetMap