South end: Xiaguan, Yunnan Length 259 km Province Yunnan | North end: Lijiang, Yunnan Constructed 30 December 2013 | |
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Existed: December 30, 2013 – present | ||
The Dali–Lijiang Expressway (Chinese: 大理—丽江高速公路, Dàlǐ–Lìjiāng Gāosù Gōnglù), commonly referred to as the Dali Expressway (Chinese: 大丽高速公路, Dàlǐ Gāosù Gōnglù) and designated as the G5611, is a 259-kilometer-long expressway (161 mi) Chinese expressway in that province of Yunnan that connects the tourist city of Lijiang with the Hangrui Expressway (G56) running between Kunming and the Burmese border. It officially opened on 30 December 2013. The expressway features 435 bridges, totalling a length of 98 km (61 mi), and 10 tunnels, totalling a length of 38 km (24 mi), including the 4.398-kilometer-long (2.733 mi) Huajiaoqing Tunnel, the longest tunnel in Yunnan.
Map of G5611, Dali Baizuzizhizhou, Yunnan Sheng, China
The Dali Expressway ironically does not connect to Dali proper but to Xiaguan ("New Dali"), the major industrial city within Dali County. Dali is connected to both ends of the expressway via Hwy 214.