Expressway S22 (Poland)
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| Droga ekspresowa S22 | ||||
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Part of  E28 | ||||
| Maintained by GDDKiA | ||||
| Length | 50.6 km (31.4 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Russian border | |||
| South end |  S 7 near Elbląg | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Poland | |||
| Major cities | Elbląg | |||
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Expressway S22 or Express Road S22 (in Polish Droga ekspresowa S22) is a single carriageway express road running from Elbląg to the border with Russia at Grzechotki-Mamonovo (54°25′19″N 20°04′08″E / 54.422°N 20.069°E), where it connects to a Russian road that continues to Kaliningrad. The border crossing on the road opened in December 2010 and is the largest one on the Polish-Russian border,[1] making S22 the key transport connection between the European Union and the Kaliningrad Oblast.
The road follows the route of a German single carriageway autobahn between Elbląg (Elbing) and Kaliningrad (Königsberg) built in the 1930s, known informally as Berlinka. The old autobahn was completely reconstructed and opened as an express road in September 2008. In the course of the upgrade, the new modern carriageway was built in the space that had been left for the second carriageway during the construction in the 1930s, then the original concrete carriageway was demolished along almost the entire length. All of the remaining original overpasses and bridges were demolished and replaced with modern works. Thus nowadays very few traces of the original German autobahn can be seen.
The construction of the road cost 483 mln PLN, of which over one third was provided by the European Union.[2]
| Country | Voivodeship | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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| Poland | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | Elbląg | 407.4 | 253.1 | - | Elbląg Wschód |  S 7 / E28 / E77 – Gdańsk, Nowy Dwór Gd.  DK 22 - Malbork, Chojnice
 DW 500 - Ostróda, Warsaw | Start of joined Section with E28 |
| Gmina Milejewo | 413.9 | 257.2 | - | Młynary |  DW 509 - Elbląg, Młynary | Formerly Pomorska Wieś, Wilkowo | ||
| Nowe Monasterzysko | - | Milejewo | ||||||
| Gmina Młynary | 427 | 265 | - | Frombork |  DW 505 - Pasłęk, Frombork | Formerly Błudowo | ||
| Gmina Płoskinia | 435.7 | 270.7 | - | Braniewo Południe |  DK 54 - Braniewo, Gronowo  DW 506 - Nowica | Formerly Chruściel | ||
| Gmina Braniewo | 447.2 | 277.9 | - | Braniewo Północ |  DW 507 - Braniewo, Dobre Miasto | Formerly Maciejewo | ||
| Grzechotki | 456.6 | 283.7 | - | Grzechotki - Mamonovo II |   R 516 / E28 - Kaliningrad, Vilnius, Klaipeda | Closed border crossing Grzechotki - Mamonovo II | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Major auto station to open at RF-Poland border Tue
- ^ Rzeczpospolita article 03-02-2009 [1]
External links
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- Photos of the road before reconstruction
- Aerial photo of border crossing taken in 2007 from the Polish side of the border
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