National road 1 (Poland)

National road 1 (Polish: Droga krajowa nr 1, abbreviated as DK1) is a route in the Polish national road network. The highway connects the northern and southern regions of Poland, running from Gdańsk to Zwardoń at the Slovak border, traversing the Pomeranian, Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Łódź and Silesian voivodeships. It has four bridges over the Vistula river. Most of the national road 1 is a component of European highway E75.

National Road 1 shield}}
National Road 1
Droga krajowa nr 1
  Trunk road standard
  Expressway standard
  Autostrada A1
Route information
Part of European route E75
Maintained by GDDKiA
Length640 km (400 mi)
Location
CountryPoland
RegionsPomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Major citiesGdańsk, Grudziądz, Toruń, Łódź, Częstochowa, Sosnowiec, Katowice, Bielsko-Biała
Highway system
← DK 98→ DK 2

From Gdańsk to Piotrków Trybunalski, the road has a motorway standard and is marked as A1 motorway.

From Piotrków Trybunalski to Katowice, it is part of the historical Gierkówka route - a dual carriageway road constructed in the 1970s not up to motorway standard, marked as National road 1. As of March 2023, the reconstruction of its northern half (from Tuszyn to Częstochowa) into A1 motorway is almost finished - both carriageways are open and the route between Radomsko and Częstochowa is signed as the motorway.

From Podwarpie near Katowice to Zwardoń the road partially has an expressway standard marked as S1 (the other parts are marked as National road 1).

According to the Regulation of Minister of Infrastructure from February 9, 2023, the stretch of road between motorway junction Częstochowa Północ and junction with national road 91 is again signed as national road 1.A However, this spur is not considered the main course of the route.[1]

Major cities and towns along the route

Notes
^A After opening the A1 motorway in 2020, the old route was deprived of signage of national road 1. The matter of signage was later a subject of dispute between Częstochowa city council and General Directorate for National Roads and Highways.

References
  1. Rozporządzenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 9 lutego 2023 r. w sprawie ustalenia przebiegu dróg krajowych [Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of February 9, 2023 on determining the course of national roads], Dz. U. z 2023 r. poz. 455 (2023-03-10)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National road 1 (Poland).


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.