National road 2 (Poland)
National road 2 is an A-class, S-class and GP-class Polish national road, being part of the European route E30 from Cork to Omsk. The highway traverses through the Lubusz, Greater Poland, Łódź. Masovian and Lublin voivodeships. It runs latitudinally.
Permissive axle load
On May 1, 2004, the day Poland joined the European Union, the Regulation of Minister of Infrastructure came into force, under which the movement of vehicles with a single axle load of up to was allowed, at first on the Poznań – Konin stretch. Since November 15, 2005, the increased carrying capacity has been extended to the entire length of national road 2.Motorway A2
On Świecko–Konotopa and Warsaw-Lubelska–Mińsk Mazowiecki stretches the route has a status of motorway numbered A2. A toll-free alternative road for the motorway is a [National National road 92 (Poland)|road 92 (Poland)|national road 92], frequently referred to as the "old 2".Expressway S2
On the section constituting the Southern Bypass of Warsaw, between Konotopa and Warsaw-Lubelska interchanges, the route has the status of an expressway.Numbering history
Over the years, the route had various numbering:Major cities and towns along the route
- Świecko – border with Germany
- Rzepin – motorway bypass
- Poznań – motorway bypass
- Września – motorway bypass
- Konin – motorway bypass
- Skierniewice
- Łowicz
- Pruszków – motorway bypass
- Warsaw – expressway bypass
- Mińsk Mazowiecki – motorway bypass
- Kałuszyn
- Siedlce – bypass
- Międzyrzec Podlaski – bypass
- Biała Podlaska – bypass
- Wólka Dobryńska
- Terespol – bypass, border with Belarus
Details of the course of the route
Warsaw
Over the years, the course of national road 2 through Warsaw was changed several times:- February 14, 1986–2000: Połczyńska Street – Wolska Street – Marcina Kasprzaka Street – Prosta Street – Ignacego Daszyńskiego Roundabout – Towarowa Street – Artura Zawiszy Square – Raszyńska Street / Andrzeja Kryckiego Street – Wawelska Street – Armii Ludowej Avenue – Łazienkowski Bridge – Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue – Ostrobramska Street – Płowiecka Street – Bronisława Czecha Street
- 2000–2014: Połczyńska Street – Wolska Street – Marcina Kasprzaka Street – Prymasa Tysiąclecia Avenue – Jerozolimskie Avenue – Mieczysława Grzymały-Sokołowskiego Street – Kopińska Street – Wawelska Street – Armii Ludowej Avenue – Łazienkowski Bridge – Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue – Ostrobramska Street – Płowiecka Street – Bronisława Czecha Street – Trakt Brzeski Street
- 2014–December 22, 2020: Polskiej Organizacji Wojskowej Avenue – Legionów Piłsudskiego Avenue – Puławska Street – Dolina Służewiecka Street – Generała Władysława Sikorskiego Avenue – Wincentego Witosa Avenue – Józefa Becka Avenue – Siekierkowski Bridge – Generała Bolesława Wieniawy-Długoszewskiego Avenue – Płowiecka Street – Bronisława Czecha Street – Trakt Brzeski Street
- December 22, 2020–December 20, 2021: as above and the southern bypass between Warsaw Wilanów junction and Lubelska interchange
- from December 20, 2021: entire route of southern bypass
Near Mińsk Mazowiecki
Between the crossing with national road 17 in Warsaw and the junction with national road 50 in Stojadła the national road 2 was completely a priority road. In 2011 alterations were made on this section – the traffic signals were installed and in Dębe Wielkie a roundabout has been built.In August 2012 a motorway bypass of Mińsk Mazowiecki has been opened and the course of road 2 was assigned to that route. On December 17, 2012, by the ordinance of General Director of National Roads and Highways, the old route Choszczówka Stojecka – Mińsk Mazowiecki – Ryczołek was renumbered as the national road 92. In March 2021, by the ordinance of General Director of National Roads and Highways, the section between crossing with national road 17 on the border of Warsaw and Zakręt and Choszczówka Stojecka was renumbered as the national road 92. From east of Mińsk Mazowiecki up to Siedlce, the road 2 is completely a priority road.
Kilometrage
The table below contains information about the kilometrage of the route. It is based on the data published by General Directorate for National Roads and Highways. It may contain not entirely precise data.| Road number | Section | Starting km | Ending km | Notes |
| 2b | border bridge in Świecko – Świecko junction | 0.0 | 2.8 | local kilometrage
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| A2 | Świecko junction – Poznań – Konin – Stryków – Konotopa interchange | 2.8 | 455.6 | |
| S2 | Warsaw southern bypass: Konotopa interchange – Puławska junction – Lubelska interchange | 455.6 | 489.7 | |
| A2 | Lubelska interchange – Mińsk Mazowiecki – Kałuszyn | 489.7 | 525.2 | ending kilometrage is at mid-point of Kałuszyn junction |
| 2 | Kałuszyn – Siedlce – Biała Podlaska – Terespol – state border | 532.4 | ≈673.1 | |
| 2d | Warsaw: Puławska junction – Siekierkowska Thoroughfare – Bronisława Czecha Street | 0.0 | 17.1 | the section is not a national road from December 2021 |