G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway

Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway
Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway
上海－成都高速公路
Hurong Expressway; 沪蓉高速公路
	Nanjing, Jiangsu; Nanjing, Jiangsu; Chengdu, Sichuan
West end	East 3rd Ring Road and East Erxianqiao Road, Chengdu, Sichuan
Location
Country	China
Highway system
	National Trunk Highway System; Primary; Auxiliary; National Highways; Transport in China;

The Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway (

Chenghua District, Chengdu

. The expressway spans 1,960 km (1,220 mi) in length.

With the completion of the remaining Chongqing–Yichang segment of the expressway construction in December 2014,^[2] the entire length of the Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway officially opened to motorists.^{[citation needed]}

G42 is the principal highway of Yangtze Economic Corridor and therefore reportly facilitates 46.6 percent of the country's gross domestic product, making it one of the most economically active expressways in the world, like Interstate 95, although both US East coast and the Yangtze Economic Corridor is served by numerous other highways and means of transport.

Route Description

Shanghai

In

Kunshan, Jiangsu

.

Jiangsu

Third Nanjing Yangtze Bridge

The G42 is an eight-lane expressway throughout the province of Jiangsu and has a maximum speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph). It is run concurrently with

Dantu District, Zhenjiang, G42 continues westbound and enters Nanjing

.

In

Anhui Province at Quanjiao County

.

Anhui

In Anhui Province, the G42 concurs with

Hubei Province

.

Hubei

In Hubei Province, the G42 is a 4-lane limited access

Dongxihu District, Wuhan. At the intersection with G4, G42 splits with G4201 and continues westbound. It intersects with Hubei S49 Suizhou-Yueyang Expressway in Tianmen and G55 Erenhot-Guangzhou Expressway to the southwest of downtown Jingmen

.

The G42 heads slightly south to reach the hydropower city of

G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway, Hubei S48 Wuhan-Yichang Expressway (which becomes Hubei S58 Three Gorges Expressway northwest of downtown Yichang), and Hubei S63 Laohekou-Shishou Expressway

.

Chongqing

The G42 is unfinished in Chongqing. The temporary eastern terminus is at the

Sichuan Province

.

Sichuan

In Sichuan Province, the G42 is a four-lane expressway with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph), except for a few sections in

Longquanyi District at Luoshiba Interchange and proceeds to the East 3rd Ring Road. The G42 terminates after passing the East 3rd Ring Road and dipping briefly onto the East Erxianqiao Road

.

References

^ [1] (in Chinese)
^ Shanghai-Chendu Expressway Completed The Three Cities of Chengdu, Wuhan and Chongqing Celebrate Their Close Union (Chinahighway.com) Archived 2018-11-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
^ 六武高速 [2]

[gaosu-1] [1] (in Chinese)

[2] Shanghai-Chendu Expressway Completed The Three Cities of Chengdu, Wuhan and Chongqing Celebrate Their Close Union (Chinahighway.com) Archived 2018-11-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

[3] 六武高速 [2]

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