National Road 50 (Poland)

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National Road 50

Droga krajowa nr 50 (Polish)
Route information
Maintained by GDDKiA
Length297 km (185 mi)
Major junctions
FromCiechanów
ToOstrów Mazowiecka
Location
CountryPoland
RegionsMasovian Voivodeship
Major citiesPłońsk, Sochaczew, Grójec, Mińsk Mazowiecki
Highway system
DK 49 DK 51
National road 50 in Stojadła, near Mińsk Mazowiecki

National road 50 (Polish: Droga krajowa nr 50) is a route belonging to the Polish national road network. The highway forms a part of bypass of Warsaw metropolitan area, running from 29 to 84 km away from centre of Warsaw. The route has two bridges over Vistula, one in Wyszogród and another in Góra Kalwaria.

Because of the heavy traffic (road is used as a detour for trucks due to restrictions in Warsaw), the highway was completely reconstructed and has a few bypasses along major and smaller towns.

A50 motorway

A new parallel route from the Central Airport to Mińsk Mazowiecki is planned as the A50.

S50 expressway

A new route with expressway status is planned from the Central Airport via Sochaczew, Wyszogród and Radzymin to near Mińsk Mazowiecki. Together, the planned A50 and S50 will form a new ring road around Warsaw, replacing the current ring.

Major cities and towns along the route

Axle load limit

National road 50 has an axle limit restrictions:[3]

Road sign Allowed axle load Stretch
DK50 10ton.svg up to 10 tons Mińsk Mazowiecki DK 2 (junction „Mińsk Mazowiecki”) – ŁochówOstrów Mazowiecka DK 8 (junction „Brok”)
DK50 8ton.svg up to 8 tons Ciechanów DK 60Płońsk DK 7 (junction „Ciechanów”)

Between Płońsk and Mińsk Mazowiecki the allowed axle limit is up to 11.5 tons, which is a standard limit on Polish national roads.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Budowa obwodnicy Góry Kalwarii w ciągu DK nr 50/79". GDDKiA.
  2. ^ "Droga krajowa nr 50". SISKOM.
  3. ^ "Rozporządzenie Ministra Infrastruktury i Budownictwa z dnia 21 kwietnia 2017 r. w sprawie wykazu dróg krajowych oraz dróg wojewódzkich, po których mogą poruszać się pojazdy o dopuszczalnym nacisku pojedynczej osi do 10 t, oraz wykazu dróg krajowych, po których mogą poruszać się pojazdy o dopuszczalnym nacisku pojedynczej osi do 8 t". Dziennik Ustaw (in Polish). No. 878. 2017.
  4. ^ Article 41 of Polish Traffic rules code