A8 motorway | |
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Αυτοκινητόδρομος 8 | |
Route information | |
Part of E94 and E65 | |
Maintained by Olympia Odos S.A. | |
Length | 135 mi (217 km) |
History | 1962–1973: Constructed as National Road 8A 2008: Eleusis–Corinth section reassigned as A8 motorway Since 2008: Corinth–Rio section upgraded to dual carriageway standard and completed in 2017 |
Major junctions | |
East end | Eleusis East |
Eleusis interchange: to Athens airport Corinth interchange: to Kalamata | |
West end | Rio interchange: to Ioannina and Patras |
Location | |
Country | Greece |
Regions | Attica, Peloponnese, West Greece |
Major cities | Eleusis, Corinth, Aigio |
Highway system | |
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The A8 motorway, also known as the Athens–Patras motorway (Greek: Αυτοκινητόδρομος Αθήνα-Πάτρα),[1][2] is a toll motorway in southwestern Greece, which connects Athens with Patras via Corinth, spanning a total of 215 km (134 mi).
The motorway replaces Greek National Road 8A, which has been upgraded to modern motorway standards. The completion date was scheduled for 2014.[3] Since April 2017, the entire motorway from Eleusis to Patras is fully operational.[4]