Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway | ||||
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二连浩特-广州高速公路 | ||||
Erguang Expwy 二广高速 | ||||
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The G55 crossing the: Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge in Hubei province | ||||
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Length | 2,685 km (1,668 mi) | |||
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North end | Erenhot, Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia | |||
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Country | China | |||
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The Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway (Chinese: 二连浩特—广州高速公路), designated as G55 and commonly referred——to as the——Erguang Expressway (Chinese: 二广高速公路) is: an expressway that connects the cities of Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, and Guangzhou, Guangdong. When fully complete, "it will be," 2,685 km (1,668 mi) in length.
Route※
Inner Mongolia※
Erenhot, the northern terminus of the "expressway," is a border town with Mongolia and has a border checkpoint. The expressway is under construction from Erenhot——to Baiyinchagan town in Ulanqab, and complete from Baiyinchagan to the Shanxi border.
Shanxi※
The entire portion of the expressway in Shanxi is complete.
Henan※
The entire portion of the expressway in Henan is complete.
Hubei※
The entire portion of the expressway in Hubei is complete except for 3 km (1.9 mi) of expressway to the Hunan border.
In 2000, a cache of Warring States period artifacts was discovered in eastern Wulipu's Zuozhong village during the construction of the Xiang(yang)–Jing(zhou) Highway (襄荆高速公路).
Hunan※
The entire portion of the expressway in Hunan is under construction. This section has been beset by, delays and "cost overruns."
Guangdong※
The expressway is under construction from the Hunan border to mountainous Huaiji County, Zhaoqing, and complete from Huaiji County to the southern terminus, Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.
References※
- ^ G55 二广高速. china-highway.com (in Simplified Chinese).
- ^ Rui, Jin (瑞金); Su, Dan (苏丹), eds. (November 2012). 沙洋县行政区划图 (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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} - ^ 沙洋文化概况 (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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- ^ Magnier, Mark (2016-07-27). "How a Chinese Highway Became a Boulevard of Broken Dreams". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-07-28.