National road 53 ( pl, Droga krajowa nr 53) is a route belonging to the Polish national road network. The highway is a GP-class and G-class road, long and is located in the Masovian and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. This route connects

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with

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. The winding section between Olsztyn and

Szczytno Szczytno (german: Ortelsburg) is a town in northeastern Poland with 27,970 inhabitants (2004). Szczytno is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship (since 1999), but was previously in Olsztyn Voivodship (1975-1998). It is located within the h ...

is the most difficult for drivers.

Route description

National road 53 has GP-class parameters on the Olsztyn - Szczytno - Rozogi section, and G-class parameters on the Rozogi - Myszyniec - Ostrołęka section.

History

National road 53 received its current number on 14 February 1986. The earlier designation is unknown; on the then maps and road atlases, the artery was marked as the so-called a secondary road, without giving its number.

Major cities and towns along the route

( national road 16, national road 51) *

Klewki Klewki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przasnysz, within Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Przasnysz and north of Warsaw. References
Villages in Przasn ...

Pasym Pasym (; german: Passenheim) is a small town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with a total population (as of 30 June 2016) of 2,556. It is located in Masuria. History A small settlement named ''Heinrichswalde'' was firs ...

( national road 57, national road 58) * Rozogi ( national road 59) * Dąbrowy *

Myszyniec Myszyniec is a town in Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, northeastern Poland, with 3,032 inhabitants (2004). History Myszyniec was founded in 1654 by the Jesuits in accordance with a royal privilege issued by King John II Casimir Vasa ...

* Wydmusy * Kadzidło * Dylewo *

( national road 61)

Axle load limit

National road 53 has an axle limit restrictions. The allowed axle limit is up to 11.5 tons, which is a standard limit on Polish national roads.Article 41 of Polish Traffic rules code

References

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