National Road 50 | ||||
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Droga krajowa nr 50 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by GDDKiA | ||||
Length | 297 km (185 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
From | Ciechanów | |||
To | Ostrów Mazowiecka | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Poland | |||
Regions | Masovian Voivodeship | |||
Major cities | Płońsk, Sochaczew, Grójec, Mińsk Mazowiecki | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.
Main article: A50 autostrada (Poland) |
A new parallel route from the Central Airport to Mińsk Mazowiecki is planned as the A50.
Main article: Expressway S50 (Poland) |
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.
National road 50 has an axle limit restrictions:[3]
Road sign | Allowed axle load | Stretch |
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up to 10 tons | Mińsk Mazowiecki DK 2 (junction „Mińsk Mazowiecki”) – Łochów – Ostrów Mazowiecka DK 8 (junction „Brok”) | |
up to 8 tons | Ciechanów DK 60 – Płońsk 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]