Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue, Warsaw
 Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue near the intersection with Międzynarodowa Street, in 2019. | |
| Location | Praga-Południe, Warsaw, Poland |
|---|---|
Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue[a] is a 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 is known as Stany Zjednoczone.[1][2]
Layout and characteristics
[edit]It is a dual carriageway with each side having 3 lanes. Both sides are separated by a strip of greenery.[1] On both sides of the road are located bike paths.[3]
The road has the status of a 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).