G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway
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北京－上海高速公路 |
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| Jinghu Expressway 京沪高速公路 |
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 Tai'an, Shandong rest and service area. |
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| Length: | 1,245 km[1] (774 mi) | |||
| Existed: | 29 November 2006 – present | |||
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| North end: | Fenzhongsi Bridge, 3rd Ring Road, Beijing | |||
| South end: | Middle Ring Road, Shanghai | |||
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Transport in China
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→The Beijing–Shanghai Expressway or Jinghu Expressway is a major road system of China, linking the capital Beijing in the north to Shanghai on the central coast. It extends over 1000 kilometres in length, and was opened in the early 2000s. It leaves Beijing on the same route as the Jingjintang Expressway, but splits into its own roadway after the city of Tianjin.
There is a plan underway to start the entire Jinghu Expressway from Beijing instead of the current situation (where the real expressway begins in Tianjin).
The expressway's name, Jinghu, is a combination of the two cities' one-character Chinese abbreviations: Jing stands for Beijing, while Hu stands for Shanghai (see Hu state).
The trip from Beijing to Shanghai by automobile takes about ten hours to complete with multiple drivers taking shifts[2] and under good road conditions.
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References []
- ^ 中国高速公路7918网总规划 (Chinese)
- ^ Chinese laws does not allow a single driver drive continuously for more than 4 hours without rest.