Expressway S52 (Poland)

Expressway S52 is a Polish highway under construction with a planned length of, located in the Silesian and Lesser Poland voivodeships. Upon completion it will connect the border of the Czech Republic in Cieszyn with Kraków.
The section from the border with the Czech Republic to Bielsko-Biała is completed. From Bielsko-Biała to Głogoczów the design is ongoing and the road is planned to get completed in 2032.
The separate section also numbered S52 is the northern bypass of Kraków, which is completed since 2024.

Road numbering

Before 2016, the section from Bielsko-Biała to the state border in Cieszyn was part of the expressway S1. This section was renumbered to S52 when the S1 was rerouted over expressway S69.
From 1999 to 2004, the first constructed section of Kraków northern bypass was designated as the A41 motorway, although the route number was not shown on maps and road atlases at that time.