Stanów Zjednoczonych Avenue is a street in the city of

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, in the district of

Praga-Południe Praga-Południe (), also known by its anglicized names Praga-South, Praga South, and South Praga, is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland located on the east bank of the Vistula River. It consists of Grochów, Gocław, Kamionek and Saska K ...

. It stretches from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Wiatraczna Roundabout, and is part of the Łazienkowska Thoroughfare.''Encyklopedia Warszawy''. Warsaw:

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, 1994, p. 300. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)

Name

The road is named after the United States, which in

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is known as ''Stany Zjednoczone''.

Layout and characteristics

It is a dual carriageway with each side having 3 lanes. Both sides are separated by a strip of greenery. On both sides of the road are located

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s. The road has the status of a

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. Its portion from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Ostrobramska Street had the designation number 5527W. The rest of the road does not have such designations. It is a part of the Łazienkowska Thoroughfare.

History

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. From the 1970s to 1985, the portion of the road from the Łazienkowski Bridge to Ostrobramska Street was part of the international road E8. From 1985 to 2013, it was part of the national road 2 and the

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.
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'. In: ''Dzienik Ustaw z 2013 r.'', position 1153. Warsaw. 2013. (in Polish). In 2015, on both sides of the road were built

Notable objects near the road

* Stefan Starzyński Monument * Wystawowy Canal * Gocław Lake * Blue Point * Church of the Mother of God, Queen of Polish Martyrs * Signal Schools Complex

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{{reflist Streets in Warsaw Praga-Południe