National road 5 (Poland)

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National Road 5
Droga krajowa nr 5
  Trunk road standard
  Expressway standard
  concurrency with motorways:
  1. A2 near Poznań
  2. A4 near Wrocław
Route information
Part of E261
Maintained by GDDKiA
Length496 km (308 mi)
Existed1986–present
Major junctions
North endNowe Marzy
South endLubawka (PL-CZ border)
Location
CountryPoland
RegionsKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Major citiesJelenia Góra, Wrocław, Leszno, Poznań, Bydgoszcz
Highway system
DK 4 DK 6
National road 5 in Lubawka

National road 5 (Polish: Droga krajowa nr 5) is a route belonging to the Polish national road network. The highway connects some of the biggest urban agglomerations in Poland, i.e. Trójmiasto, Bydgoszcz, Poznań and Wrocław. It runs from Nowe Marzy to Lubawka at the Czech border and between Bielany Wrocławskie and Kostomłoty merges with A4 motorway. On the segment from Nowe Marzy to Wrocław, it is a component of European route E261.