Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue, Warsaw
 Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue near the intersection with Międzynarodowa Street, in 2019. | |
| Location | Praga-Południe, Warsaw, Poland |
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The Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue[a] is an street in the city of Warsaw, Poland, in the district of Praga-Południe. It stretches from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Wiatraczna Roundabout, and is part of the Łazienkowska Thoroughfare.[1]
Name[edit]
The road is named after the United States, which in Polish are known as Stany Zjednoczone.[1][2]
Layout and characteristics[edit]
It is dual carriageway with each side having 3 lanes. Both sides are separated by the strip of greenery.[1] On both sides of the road are located bike paths.[3]
The road has the status of the county road. Its portion from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Ostrobramska Street had the designation number 5527W. The rest of the road does not have such designations.[4] It is a part of the Łazienkowska Thoroughfare.[1]
History[edit]
Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue was built in the 1920s, ending at Saska Street. In 1974, it was extended to Wiatraczna Roundabout on one end, and to Łazienkowski Bridge on the other.[1]
From the 1970s to 1985, the portion of the road from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Ostrobramska Street was part of the international road E8.[5] From 1985 to 2013, it was part of the national road 2 and the European route E30.[6][7]
In 2015, on both sides of the road were built bike paths.[3]
Notable objects near the road[edit]
- Stefan Starzyński Monument
- Wystawowy Canal
- Gocław Lake
- Blue Point
- Church of the Mother of God, Queen of Polish Martyrs
- Signal Schools Complex
Citations[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Encyklopedia Warszawy. Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1994, p. 300. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)
- ^ "Stany Zjednoczone". sjp.pwn.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b Ewa Jankowska (17 March 2016). "Nowy chodnik i ścieżki dla rowerów wzdłuż Alei Stanów Zjednoczonych". metrowarszawa.gazeta.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Wykaz dróg (ulic) w zarządzie ZDM (stan na dzień 01.01.2020 r.). Warsaw: Zarząd Dróg Miejskich w Warszawie. 2020.
- ^ Samochodowy atlas Polski 1:500 000, 9th edition, Warsaw: Państwowe Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych, 1984. (in Polish)
- ^ Warszawa: atlas aglomeracji 1:20 000. 1st edition. Warsaw: Polskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych, 1996. ISBN 83-7000-086-X. (in Polish).
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Transportu, Budownictwa i Gospodarki Morskiej z dnia 27 września 2013 r. w sprawie pozbawienia dróg kategorii dróg krajowych. In: Dzienik Ustaw z 2013 r., position 1153. Warsaw. 2013. (in Polish).