European route E86 is an intermediate Class A European route in Northern

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, that runs from

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to Gefyra (near

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). Introduced in 1983, it is part of the International E-road network, a network of main roads in

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History

The E86 was introduced with the current E-road network, which was finalised on 15 November 1975 and implemented on 15 March 1983. The E86 originally ran from

in the west to

in the east, replacing part of the E20 from the old E-road network, which existed from 1950 to 1983: on 12 September 1986, the eastern end of the E86 was cut back from Thessaloniki to its current terminus at Gefyra.

Route

According to the 2016 revision of the European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR), the E86 currently runs from

in the west to Gefyra (near

) in the east, via

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and

Vevi Vevi (, before 1926: Μπάνιτσα – ''Banitsa''; Macedonian Language, Macedonian and , ''Banica'' or ''Banitsa'') is a village located in the municipal unit of Meliti (municipal unit), Meliti in Florina (regional unit), Florina regional uni ...

: the western end of the E86 is at the border with

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, which currently has no E-roads. In relation to the national road network, the E86 currently follows (in order, from west to east):Ministerial Decision G25871/1963
(FEK B' 319/23.7.1963, pp. 2500–2501)
Ministerial Decision DOY/oik/5776/2015
(FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2101–2102). * The EO2 road, from Krystallopigi to Florina * The A27 expressway, from Florina to Levaia * The EO2 road, from

Arnissa Arnissa (, before 1926: , ''Ostrovon'';) is a town in the Pella (regional unit), Pella regional unit of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. It is located near the Lake Vegoritida and Kaimakchalan, Mount Kaimakchalan and is the seat of the Vegori ...

to Gefyra The E86 runs concurrently with the E65 on the A27 segment. The E86 also connects with the E75 at Gefyra.

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References

External links

UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
{{Europe-road-stub 86 E086

History

Route

See also

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