Wąwozowa Street, Warsaw

The Wąwozowa Street (Polish: Ulica Wąwozowa) is one of the principal streets of the Warsaw's residential neighborhood of Kabaty in the Ursynów district. It runs along the East-West axis, linking the Rosoła Street with the Stryjeńskich Street. The name comes from gorges (Polish: wąwozy) bordering escarpment of the Vistula,[1] and was given in 1978 by the National Council of the Capital City of Warsaw resolution.[2]

Wąwozowa
Length1.3 km (0.81 mi)
LocationWarsaw
East endRosoła Street
West endStryjeńskich Street
Construction
Inauguration1980s

The street was charted in 1980s during the development of Kabaty. Since 1995, the Kabaty metro station has been located beneath the street.[3] There are two traffic lights – first one on the junction with the Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Avenue,[4] and the second one with the Jerzy Zaruba Street (Polish: Ulica Jerzego Zaruby).[5]

There is a cycle path along the road.[6]

References
  1. "Wąwozowa. Pochodzenie nazwy". Warsaw (in Polish).
  2. "Uchwała nr 32 Rady Narodowej m.st. Warszawy z dnia 5 grudnia 1977 r." [Resolution No. 32 of the National Council of the Capital City of Warsaw of December 5, 1977.]. Official Journal of the Capital City of Warsaw (in Polish).
  3. "I linia metra". SISKOM – Stowarzyszenie Integracji Stołecznej Komunikacji (in Polish).
  4. "Al. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej". SISKOM – Stowarzyszenie Integracji Stołecznej Komunikacji (in Polish).
  5. "Dobra wiadomość: będą światła na skrzyżowaniu Wąwozowa/Zaruby". Ursynów (in Polish).
  6. "Idą wielkie zmiany na Wąwozowej. Dla pieszych i rowerzystów". Halo Ursynów (in Polish).

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