National road 8 (Poland)

Summary

National road 8 (Polish: Droga krajowa nr 8, abbreviated as DK8) is a route in the Polish national road network, running diagonally through Poland from the Czech border in Kudowa Zdrój in the south-west to Raczki near the border with Lithuania in the north-east, through the Lower Silesia, Greater Poland, Łódź, Masovian and Podlaskie voivodeships. For most of its length it forms the Polish section of the European route E67 known as the Via Baltica between Warsaw and Tallinn.

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National Road 8
Droga krajowa nr 8
  Trunk road standard
  Expressway (S8) standard
Route information
Part of E67
Maintained by GDDKiA
Length753 km (468 mi)
Existed1986–present
Major junctions
South endKudowa-Zdrój (PL-CZ border)
North end S 61 in Raczki
Location
CountryPoland
RegionsLower Silesian Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Major citiesWrocław, Warsaw, Białystok
Highway system
DK 7 DK 9

Until 2022 it was the longest road in Poland with a total length of 804 km. In December 2022 the last segment of the DK 8 to Budzisko on the border with Lithuania was transferred to become a part of the DK 61.

A8 motorway edit

The route of the Wrocław Motorway Bypass has the status of a motorway marked as A8.

Expressway S8 edit

The middle portion of the route, from the A8 motorway to Białystok, has the status of an expressway marked as S8.

Major cities and towns along the route edit

Town/City
Way 1
Way 2
Way 3 / 4 / 5
Ring road
Kudowa-Zdrój
Lewin Kłodzki
Duszniki-Zdrój
Szczytna
Polanica-Zdrój
Kłodzko   DK 33   DK 46
Ząbkowice Śląskie
Niemcza
Łagiewniki   DK 39
Wrocław   DK 5   DK 94   DK 98   A 8
Oleśnica   S 8
Syców   S 8
Kępno   DK 11   S 8
Wieruszów   S 8
Walichnowy   DK 74   S 8
Wieluń   DK 43   DK 45
Osjaków
Szczerców
Bełchatów
Piotrków Trybunalski   DK 1   DK 12   DK 91   A 1  S 8
Tomaszów Mazowiecki   DK 48   S 8
Rawa Mazowiecka   DK 72   S 8
Mszczonów   DK 50
Warsaw   DK 2   DK 7   DK 17   DK 61   DK 79
Marki
Radzymin   S 8
Wyszków   DK 62   S 8
Ostrów Mazowiecka   DK 50   DK 60   S 8
Zambrów   DK 63   DK 66   S 8
Stare Jeżewo   DK 64   S 8
Choroszcz   S 8
Białystok   DK 19   DK 65
Suchowola
Augustów   DK 16   DK 61
Raczki   S 61
in construction in planned built

51°58′38″N 20°30′24″E / 51.977278°N 20.506597°E / 51.977278; 20.506597