Length 1,179 km | Constructed 29 November 2006 | |
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Existed: 29 November 2006 – present South end: | ||
The Beijing–Shanghai Expressway or Jinghu Expressway is a major expressway of China, linking the capital Beijing in the north to Shanghai on the central coast. It extends 1212 kilometres in length, and was finished in 2006.
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Map of G 2 Jing Hu Gao Su, China
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 and under good road conditions.
Route
The expressway passes the following major cities:
References
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