A4 autostrada (Poland)
Autostrada A4 | ||||
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Length | 669 km (416 mi) | |||
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To | Polish-Ukrainian border at Korczowa-Krakovets - ![]() | |||
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Country | Poland | |||
Regions | Lower Silesian Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship Podkarpackie Voivodeship | |||
Major cities | Wrocław, Gliwice, Katowice, Kraków, Rzeszów | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The A4 autostrada in Poland is a 669 km (416 mi) long east–west motorway that runs through southern Poland, along the northern side the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains, from the Polish-German border at Zgorzelec-Görlitz (connecting to the A4 autobahn), through Wrocław, Opole, Gliwice, Katowice, Kraków, Tarnów and Rzeszów, to the Polish-Ukrainian border at Korczowa-Krakovets (connecting to the M10). It is a part of European route E40.
The motorway between Wrocław and Kraków (270 km (170 mi)) was constructed between 1976 and 2005. The part from Mysłowice to Kraków is tolled (see Tolls).
The section from the German border to Wrocław (151 km (94 mi), not tolled) was constructed between 2002 and 2009, in large part as repavement of the old concrete motorway constructed from 1933 to 1937 (then the territory of Nazi Germany). The repaved parts are substandard due to lack of emergency lanes and the speed limit is decreased to 110 km/h.
The motorway from Kraków to the Ukrainian border (251 km (156 mi), not tolled) was constructed between 2010 and 2016, making A4 the first Polish complete border-to-border highway connection.
History of construction
[edit]Some western stretches of this motorway were initially built as a Reichsautobahn by Nazi Germany in the 1930s under her interwar borders. After the Second World War and the takeover of Poland by the communist regime, with her new borders, the existing roads received minimal maintenance and upgrades and became notorious for their poor quality, a phenomenon similar to that observed in East Germany. In effect, the original road served in a virtually unchanged state throughout the whole communist period and the first years afterwards. Reconstruction between 2002 and 2006 removed the old concrete road surface (earlier, a short fragment of A18 was reconstructed between 1993 and 1995, of which 10 km (6.2 mi) are now part of A4), but some aspects of the 1930s standards of construction remain on the stretch from Krzyżowa to Wrocław; for example, the aforementioned section does not have emergency lanes, a feature that is to be added in the future.
The section between Katowice and Kraków was built from 1976 to 1996, and the section between Wrocław and Katowice from 1996 to 2005. Between 2006 and 2009, the section from the German border to the junction with A18 motorway was constructed, which completed a continuous connection from Germany to Kraków.
Also completed in 2009 was the first portion of the motorway east of Kraków (20 km). The original plan was to finish the rest of the motorway by about 2013, but because of the UEFA decision to host the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine and the resulting need to improve the road infrastructure connecting the two countries, the date for opening the motorway to traffic was moved up to June 2012. This ambitious target was not attained after multiple delays, some caused by the floods of 2010. In July 2016, the last missing section of 41 km (25 mi) between Rzeszów and Jarosław was completed. This meant the entire length of the A4 from the German border to the Ukrainian border was completed, making the A4 the first complete major motorway in Poland (second overall, behind the very short A8) and the first completed continuous border-to-border highway connection.
Sections of the motorway
[edit]Motorway section | Length | Constructed | Note |
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Jędrzychowice (border) - Zgorzelec | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | 1994–1996 | heavy-load trucks only in 1994, all cars since 1996 |
Zgorzelec - Krzyżowa | 50 km (31 mi) | 2007–2009 | |
Krzyżowa - Bielany Wrocławskie | 99 km (62 mi) | 1933–1937 | repaved in 2002 – 2006 (short fragment in 1993 – 1995); section without emergency lanes |
Bielany Wrocławskie - Przylesie (Brzeg) | 40.7 km (25.3 mi) | 1997–2000 | first carriageway built 1936 – 1938; reconstructed and second carriageway added in 1997 – 2000 |
Przylesie (Brzeg) - Nogowczyce | 84.5 km (52.5 mi) | 2000–2003 | some unfinished construction before 1945 |
Nogowczyce - Kleszczów | 17.9 km (11.1 mi) | 2001–2003 | first carriageway built 1936 – 1942;[a] reconstructed and second carriageway added in 2001 – 2003 |
Kleszczów - Katowice Murckowska | 43 km (27 mi) | 1996–2005 | |
Katowice Murckowska - Mysłowice | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) | 1989–1996 | |
Mysłowice - Kraków Balice | 53.7 km (33.4 mi) | 1976–1991 | private operator and tolls since 2000 |
Kraków Balice - Kraków Wieliczka | 24 km (15 mi) | 1979–2003 | |
Kraków Wieliczka - Szarów | 20 km (12 mi) | 2007–2009 | |
Szarów - Tarnów | 57 km (35 mi) | 2010–2013 | opened to traffic in November, 2012, in part with single carriageway only.[1] Both carriageways were fully opened in May, 2013.[2] |
Tarnów Północ - Dębica Wschód[3] | 34.8 km (21.6 mi) | 2010–2014 | opened Oct 30/31, 2014.[4][5] |
Dębica Wschód - Rzeszów Północ[6][7] | 41 km (25 mi) | 2010–2013 | opened in October, 2013 |
Rzeszów Północ - Rzeszów Wschód[8] | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) | 2010–2012 | opened in September, 2012 |
Rzeszów Wschód - Jarosław Zachód[9] | 41.2 km (25.6 mi) | 2010–2016 | originally planned to finish in 2012, delayed until 2014, then contractor abandoned the contract in January 2014 when 70% complete due to dispute with the government over financing. New contract was awarded in September,[10] with construction beginning in October 2014. Opened in July, 2016.[11] |
Jarosław Zachód - Korczowa[12] | 47.1 km (29.3 mi) | 2010–2013 | originally planned to finish in 2012,[13] opened in May 2013 (Jarosław Wschód - Radymno) and December 2013 (remaining parts)[14] |
- ^ It continued from Kleszczów into Gliwice and today that section is National Road 88, while A4 bypasses Gliwice to the south
Route description
[edit]Country | Voivodeship | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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Poland | Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Zgorzelec | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | Germany–Poland border | ![]() ![]() | Border with Germany Western endpoint of motorway Kilometrage starting point Western terminus of E40 continues towards Dresden |
Gmina Zgorzelec | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1 | Zgorzelec | ![]() ![]() | |||
7.8 | 4.8 | Rest area | MOP Żarska Wieś | Żarska Wieś rest area | restaurant and motel eastbound petrol station both ways | |||
Gmina Nowogrodziec | 17.9 | 11.1 | 2 | Godzieszów | ![]() | DK94 can be accessed by DW296 | ||
26.0 | 16.2 | Parking area | MOP Czerna | Czerna parking area | parking only | |||
Gmina Bolesławiec | 44.6 | 27.7 | 3 | Bolesławiec | ![]() | |||
46.2 | 28.7 | Rest area | MOP Kraśnik Dolny | Kraśnik Dolny rest area | eastbound only restaurant, motel and petrol station | |||
49.8 | 30.9 | 4 | Krzyżowa interchange | ![]() ![]() | trumpet interchange | |||
Gmina Gromadka | 56.0 | 34.8 | 5 | LSSE Obszar Krzywa | LSSE Obszar Krzywa/Szczytnica | LSSE means Special economic zone (SEZ) | ||
Gmina Chojnów | 62.0 | 38.5 | 6 | Krzywa | ![]() | |||
Gmina Zagrodno | 66.6 | 41.4 | — | Jadwisin | Jadwisin/Witkówek | Junction will be removed in the future | ||
Gmina Chojnów | 73.0 | 45.4 | 7 | Chojnów | ![]() | |||
76.6 | 47.6 | Parking area | MOP Strupice | Strupice parking area | Parking area will be removed in the future | |||
Gmina Złotoryja | 79.9 | 49.6 | — | Lubiatów | Lubiatów/Łukaszów | Junction will be removed in the future | ||
Gmina Krotoszyce | 83.6 | 51.9 | 8 | Złotoryja | ![]() | |||
86.6 | 53.8 | 9 | Legnica Południe interchange | ![]() ![]() | double trumpet interchange Południe means South | |||
Legnica | 91.9 | 57.1 | 10 | Legnica Wschód | ![]() ![]() | |||
Gmina Legnickie Pole | 97.0 | 60.3 | — | Legnickie Pole | Legnickie Pole | exit and entrance only eastbound Junction will be removed in the future | ||
99.6 | 61.9 | — | Mikołajowice | Snowidza/Koskowice/Legnickie Pole | Junction will be removed in the future Legnickie Pole only signed westbound | |||
Gmina Wądroże Wielkie | 104.7 | 65.1 | — | Wądroże Wielkie | Wądroże Wielkie/Jawor/Prochowice | Junction will be removed in the future | ||
112.1 | 69.7 | 11 | Budziszów | ![]() | ||||
Gmina Udanin | 115.9 | 72.0 | — | Udanin | Ujazd Górny/Udanin | Junction will be removed in the future | ||
119.7 | 74.4 | Rest area | MOP Jarosław | Jarosław rest area | exit and entrance only eastbound parking, restaurant, and shower facilities Rest area will be removed in the future | |||
120.1 | 74.6 | — | Gościsław | Jarosław/Gościsław | Junction will be removed in the future | |||
Gmina Kostomłoty | 125.1 | 77.7 | 12 | Kostomłoty | ![]() | Western End of concurrency with national road 5 | ||
Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie | 137.4 | 85.4 | 13 | Kąty Wrocławskie | ![]() | |||
14 | Strzeganowice | ![]() | planned interchange with DK35 | |||||
147.4 | 91.6 | — | Pietrzykowice | Krzeptów/Wierzbice | Junction will be removed in the future | |||
150.3 | 93.4 | 15 | Wrocław Południe interchange | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | modified cloverleaf interchange Południe means South | |||
Gmina Kobierzyce | 153.1 | 95.1 | 16 | Bielany Wrocławskie | ![]() ![]() | Eastern End of concurrency with national road 5 | ||
156.0 | 96.9 | — | PPO Karwiany | — | Western terminus of toll section PPO means toll station | |||
Gmina Żórawina | 164.3 | 102.1 | 17 | Wrocław Wschód | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station Wschód means east | ||
166.0 | 103.1 | Parking area | MOP Wilkowice (eastbound) MOP Krajków (westbound) | Wilkowice/Krajków parking area | ||||
Gmina Domaniów | 178.5 | 110.9 | 18 | Brzezimierz | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station | ||
Gmina Oława | 183.7 | 114.1 | Rest area | MOP Witowice (eastbound) MOP Oleśnica Mała (westbound) | Witowice/Oleśnica Mała rest area | restaurant | ||
Opole Voivodeship | Gmina Grodków | 193.7 | 120.4 | 19 | Brzeg | ![]() ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station | |
Gmina Olszanka | 200.3 | 124.5 | Parking area | MOP Jankowice Wielkie | Jankowice Wielkie parking area | |||
Gmina Niemodlin | 218.7 | 135.9 | Rest area | MOP Młyńskie Stawy | Młyńskie Stawy rest area | motel and petrol station | ||
Gmina Dąbrowa | 222.0 | 137.9 | 20 | Opole Zachód | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station Zachód means west | ||
Gmina Prószków | 237.2 | 147.4 | Parking area | MOP Przysiecz | Przysiecz parking area | |||
Gmina Krapkowice | 244.1 | 151.7 | 21 | Opole Południe | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station Południe means south | ||
251.2 | 156.1 | 22 | Krapkowice | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station | |||
Gmina Leśnica | 264.2 | 164.2 | Rest area | MOP Wysoka | Wysoka rest area | Shower, restaurant (KFC) and petrol station | ||
Gmina Ujazd | 272.1 | 169.1 | 23 | Kędzierzyn-Koźle | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station | ||
278.0 | 172.7 | 24 | Strzelce Opolskie | ![]() | Western End of concurrency with national road 88 Junction equipped with toll station | |||
Silesian Voivodeship | Gmina Rudziniec | 287.2 | 178.5 | 25 | Łany | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station | |
295.8 | 183.8 | 26 | Kleszczów | ![]() | Eastern End of concurrency with national road 88 Junction equipped with toll station Toll free when using the Gliwice bypass | |||
Gmina Sośnicowice | 299.7 | 186.2 | Rest area | MOP Rachowice | Rachowice rest area | restaurant, petrol station | ||
Gliwice | 303.5 | 188.6 | 27 | Gliwice Ostropa | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station Toll free when using the Gliwice bypass | ||
310.1 | 192.7 | 28 | Gliwice Bojków | ![]() | Junction equipped with toll station Toll free when using the Gliwice bypass | |||
311.7 | 193.7 | – | PPO Żernica | – | Eastern terminus of toll section Toll free when using the Gliwice bypass PPO means toll station | |||
315.5 | 196.0 | 29 | Gliwice Sośnica interchange | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Combination interchange Western endpoint of the stretch with three lanes per carriageway | |||
Zabrze | 320.8 | 199.3 | 30 | Zabrze Południe | Ruda Śląska-Bielszowice/Zabrze/Chudów | Południe means south | ||
Ruda Śląska | 324.0 | 201.3 | 31 | Ruda Śląska | ![]() | |||
326.9 | 203.1 | Rest area | MOP Halemba | Halemba rest area | restaurant, petrol station and shower | |||
Chorzów | 331.5 | 206.0 | 32 | Chorzów | Katowice-Załęska Hałda-Osiedle Witosa/Ruda Śląska-Kochłowice/Chorzów | |||
Katowice | 334.1 | 207.6 | 33 | Katowice-Mikołowska | Katowice-Centrum/Katowice-Ligota/Skoczów | Eastern endpoint of the stretch with three lanes per carriageway Centrum means center | ||
337.2 | 209.5 | 34 | Katowice-Francuska | Katowice-Centrum/Katowice-Brynów/Katowice-Muchowiec | Centrum means center | |||
339.5 | 211.0 | 35 | Katowice-Murckowska | ![]() | ||||
Mysłowice | 345.8 | 214.9 | 36 | Mysłowice | Mysłowice | |||
348.7 | 216.7 | 37 | Brzęczkowice interchange | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western End of concurrency with european route E462 cloverleaf interchange | |||
350.6 | 217.9 | – | PPO Brzęczkowice | – | Western terminus of toll section PPO means toll station | |||
Jaworzno | 359.0 | 223.1 | 38 | Jeleń | ![]() | Incomplete junction: no exit ramp Kraków → Jeleń; no entry ramp Jeleń → Kraków Toll junction, not equipped with toll station | ||
361.2 | 224.4 | Rest area | MOP Zastawie (westbound) MOP Kępnica (eastbound) | Zastawie/Kępnica rest area | petrol station, motel, TIR, restaurant, carwash | |||
364.6 | 226.6 | 39 | Byczyna | ![]() | Incomplete junction: no exit ramp Katowice → Byczyna; no entry ramp Byczyna → Katowice Toll junction, not equipped with toll station | |||
Lesser Poland Voivodeship | Gmina Chrzanów | 388.4 | 241.3 | 40 | Balin | Oświęcim/Balin | Toll junction, not equipped with toll station | |
370.6 | 230.3 | 41 | Chrzanów | ![]() | Toll junction, not equipped with toll station | |||
Gmina Alwernia | 380.9 | 236.7 | 42 | Rudno | Alwernia/Krzeszowice | Toll junction, not equipped with toll station | ||
Gmina Zabierzów | 397.5 | 247.0 | Rest area | MOP Morawica | Morawica rest area | petrol station, motel, restaurant, carwash | ||
399.2 | 248.1 | – | PPO Balice | – | Eastern terminus of toll section PPO means toll station | |||
400.2 | 248.7 | 43 | Balice I interchange | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern End of concurrency with european route E462 Western End of concurrency with national road 7 and european route E77 trumpet interchange | |||
Kraków | 401.7 | 249.6 | 44 | Kraków Balice | ![]() | |||
406.4 | 252.5 | 45 | Kraków Bielany | Kraków-Centrum | Centrum means center | |||
Gmina Liszki | 407.0 | 252.9 | – | Bridge | – | Bridge over the Vistula River | ||
Kraków | 408.1 | 253.6 | 46 | Kraków-Tyniec | Kraków-Tyniec | |||
411.6 | 255.8 | 47 | Kraków-Skawina | ![]() | ||||
416.1 | 258.6 | 48 | Kraków-Południe | ![]() ![]() | Eastern End of concurrency with national road 7 and european route E77 Południe means south Centrum means center Incomplete junction: no exit ramp Rzeszów → Kraków; no entry ramp Kraków → Rzeszów | |||
418.2 | 259.9 | 49 | Kraków-Łagiewniki | Kraków-Łagiewniki | Western endpoint of the stretch with three lanes per carriageway | |||
424.0 | 263.5 | 50 | Kraków-Wieliczka | ![]() | Centrum means center | |||
427.3 | 265.5 | 51 | Kraków-Bieżanów | ![]() ![]() | Wschód means east trumpet interchange | |||
Gmina Niepołomice | 434.6 | 270.0 | 52 | Niepołomice | ![]() | |||
Gmina Kłaj | 443.5 | 275.6 | 53 | Targowisko | ![]() | Western End of concurrency with national road 75 Północ means north | ||
448.3 | 278.6 | Rest area | MOP Kłaj | Kłaj rest area | restaurant and petrol station | |||
Bochnia | 457.1 | 284.0 | 54 | Bochnia | Bochnia/Nowe Brzesko | |||
Gmina Brzesko | 466.9 | 290.1 | 55 | Brzesko | ![]() ![]() | Eastern End of concurrency with national road 75 | ||
Gmina Wierzchosławice | 487.5 | 302.9 | 56 | Tarnów Mościce | ![]() ![]() | |||
Tarnów | 500.8 | 311.2 | 57 | Tarnów Centrum | ![]() | Centrum means center | ||
Subcarpathian Voivodeship | Gmina Żyraków | 530.5 | 329.6 | 58 | Dębica Zachód | Dębica | Zachód means west | |
Gmina Dębica | 536.9 | 333.6 | 59 | Dębica Wschód | ![]() | Wschód means east | ||
Gmina Sędziszów Małopolski | 551.6 | 342.7 | 60 | Sędziszów | Ropczyce ![]() | |||
Gmina Świlcza | 564.9 | 351.0 | Rest area | MOP Bratkowice | Bratkowice rest area | facilities (parking and toilet); further planned | ||
570.3 | 354.4 | 61 | Rzeszów Zachód interchange | ![]() ![]() | Western End of concurrency with expressway S19 and european route E371 double trumpet interchange with unused northern end Zachód means west | |||
Gmina Głogów Małopolski | 574.4 | 356.9 | 62 | Rzeszów Północ | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern End of concurrency with european route E371 Północ means north | ||
Gmina Trzebownisko | 581.2 | 361.1 | 63 | Rzeszów Wschód interchange | ![]() ![]() | Eastern End of concurrency with expressway S19 Wschód means east | ||
Gmina Czarna | 593.1 | 368.5 | 64 | Łańcut | ![]() | |||
Gmina Przeworsk | 612.6 | 380.7 | 65 | Przeworsk | ![]() | |||
622.5 | 386.8 | 66 | Jarosław Zachód | ![]() | ||||
Gmina Pawłosiów | 631.7 | 392.5 | 67 | Jarosław Wschód | ![]() | |||
Gmina Radymno | 646.7 | 401.8 | 68 | Przemyśl | ![]() | |||
666.3 | 414.0 | 69 | Korczowa | ![]() | ||||
668.9 | 415.6 | — | Poland–Ukraine border | ![]() ![]() | Border with Ukraine Eastern endpoint of motorway Eastern terminus of E40 continues towards Lviv | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Budowa autostrady A4 pod Tarnowem na finiszu
- ^ http://www.gddkia.gov.pl/pl/a/12401/Dwie-jezdnie-na-A4-miedzy-Brzeskiem-a-Wierzchoslawicami Dwie jezdnie na A4 między Brzeskiem a Wierzchosławicami
- ^ GDDKiA info on A4 w. Krzyż - w. Dębica Pustynia
- ^ "Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Portal Gov.pl".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ GDDKiA info on A4 w. Rzeszów Zachód - w. Rzeszów Centralny
- ^ GDDKiA info on A4 w. Dębica Pustynia - w. Rzeszów Zachód
- ^ GGDDKiA information page for A4 w. Rzeszów Centralny - w. Rzeszów Wschód
- ^ GGDDKiA information page for A4 Rzeszów Wschód - Jarosław (w. Wierzbna)
- ^ "Strabag builds section of A4 motorway in Poland".
- ^ "Radio Rzeszow". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ GGDDKiA information page for A4 Radymno - Korczowa
- ^ Podkarpacie: Mobilizacja na budowie A4 Radymno – Korczowa
- ^ Autostradą A4 do granicy - GDDKiA announcement
External links
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