G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway
Major north-south highway in China
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The Beijing–Shanghai Expressway designated as G2 and commonly abbreviated as the Jinghu Expressway is a major expressway of China, linking the capital Beijing in the north to Shanghai on the central coast. It extends 1262 kilometres in length, and was finished in 2006[citation needed].
Length1,262 km[1] (784 mi)
Existed18 December 2000 [2]–present
Northend3rd Ring Road in Chaoyang, BJ

G45 / G4501 in Tongzhou, BJ
G3 (N) in Wuqing, TJ
G2501 in Wuqing, TJ
G18 (W) in Wuqing, TJ
G18 (E) in Xiqing, TJ
G3 (S) in Cangzhou, HE
G1811 in Cangzhou, HE
G2516 in Jinan, SD
G20 / G2001 (W / W) in Jinan, SD
G20 (E) in Jinan, SD
G2001 (E) in Jinan, SD
G22 in Laiwu, SD
G1511 in Linyi, SD
G30 in Xinyi, JS
G25 in Huai'an, JS
G2513 in Huai'an, JS
G40 (W) in Yangzhou, JS
G40 (E) in Taixing, JS
G42 (W) in Wuxi, JS
G15W in Suzhou, JS
G1503 in Kunshan, JS
G15 in Qingpu, SH
| Beijing–Shanghai Expressway | ||||
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| 北京-上海高速公路 | ||||
| Jinghu Expressway 京沪高速 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Part of | ||||
| Length | 1,262 km[1] (784 mi) | |||
| Existed | 18 December 2000 [2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | 3rd Ring Road in Chaoyang, BJ | |||
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| South end | Middle Ring Road in Putuo, SH | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | China | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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. The trip from Beijing to Shanghai by automobile takes about ten hours with multiple drivers taking shifts and under good road conditions.[3]
Route

The expressway passes the following major cities:
Interchanges
| 0 | East 3rd Ring Road | |||||
| 1 A-B | East 4th Ring Road South 4th Ring Road | |||||
| 3 A-B | ||||||
| 13 A-B | ||||||
| Beihuan Road Chuangye Road Langfang-Centre | ||||||
Towards | ||||||
Towards | ||||||
Towards Jinghai | ||||||
Towards | ||||||
Towards | ||||||
(To be renamed | ||||||
Towards Qingxian | ||||||
| Towards | ||||||
Linyi-Duoshi | ||||||
(After assignment, | ||||||
concurrent with | ||||||
Gangjiu Road | ||||||
Towards Zhangqiu | ||||||
Towards Boshan | ||||||
Towards Laiwu | ||||||
| Towards | ||||||
Towards Laiwu | ||||||
Gangcheng | ||||||
Mengyin | ||||||
Towards Dongzhuang | ||||||
| 625 | Linyi | |||||
Towards Tancheng | ||||||
Towards Xinyi | ||||||
| 719 | Towards Tancheng | |||||
| X565 Road | ||||||
Towards Shuyang | ||||||
| 781 | ||||||
Towards Huai'an | ||||||
| 819 | ||||||
Huai'an | ||||||
Huai'an | ||||||
Towards Caodian | ||||||
Baoying | ||||||
towards Jinhu | ||||||
Gaoyou | ||||||
Towards Baqiao-Cheluo | ||||||
Towards Shaobo-Zhenwu | ||||||
Towards Jiangdu | ||||||
Towards Taizhou-Gaogang | ||||||
Towards Taixing | ||||||
Towards Taixing-Huangqiao | ||||||
Jingjiang | ||||||
Jingjiang | ||||||
| Benjiang Middle Road Jiangyin | ||||||
Jiangyin | ||||||
Tongjiang Avenue Wuxi | ||||||
| Taihu Avenue | ||||||
| (115 A-B) | ||||||
| (122 A-B) | ||||||
| (133) | Xihuang Highway Suzhou New District | |||||
| (140 A-B-C) | Suzhou | |||||
| Xindai Avenue | ||||||
| (164 A-B) | ||||||
| (172) | Towards Kunshan-Zhangpu | |||||
Huaqiao
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| (196 A-B-C) | ||||||
| (203) | ||||||
| (206) | ||||||
| (217 A-B) | ||||||
| Middle Ring Road | ||||||
| Continues as: Wuning Road | ||||||
See also
- Jiangyin Suspension Bridge over the Yangtze River