National road 50 (Poland)

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.

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

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.

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
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]

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, Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 878
  4. Article 41 of Polish Traffic rules code

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