ROADS IN CHINA: TOP-11 LONGEST RUNS

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With a vast territory and the largest population in the world, China depends on its many and complex highways at all levels. A distinctive feature of the modernization of transport and the country as a whole is the high-speed roads that cross China with a dense network. More advantageous in terms of safety, speed, economy, convenience and capacity, they are developing rapidly. The construction of bridges and tunnels, necessary for communication in certain special areas, also achieved great success.

Huge funds are invested in the construction and maintenance of roads, and the investment is well worth the investment. As the Chinese saying goes, “Want to get rich? First you need to build a road! "

The Chinese build quickly and efficiently: annually, since 2011, at least 10,000 km of roads have been added to the network, linking economic centers and tourist destinations throughout the country. Further - about the 11 longest highways in the PRC at the moment. We begin the countdown.

11. Jing-Xin Highway (Beijing - Urumqi)

The total length of the road is 2,540 kilometers, and is currently the longest desert highway in Asia - most of it runs through the Gobi Desert. The highway, which was laid in 2012 and opened in 2017, was built in difficult conditions, so it took 5 years along with a huge amount of labor and material resources.

The highway covers more than half of western China. Some areas are sparsely populated, others are very busy - especially the road to Beijing. It is not surprising, because this is the capital of the country, and the daily traffic at all entrances is huge.

The G7 Jingxin Expressway runs through Northeast, North and Northwest China. It is also known as the Three North Great Highway.

It is one of seven major projects in the national road development plan linking Beijing to North China, and a new large-scale land route to Xinjiang. It reduces the length of the Xinjiang-Beijing section by more than 1,000 kilometers, significantly saving travel time and transportation costs.

But many people avoid traveling this route unless they have important things to do. When crossing the Gobi, they are met by a "neutral zone" with a sea of sand on both sides. For beginners and hikers alike, the scene is exciting, but driving the nearly 500 kilometers across the desert landscape is extremely tiring, especially when you're alone in the car. The western regions are much easier to reach by rail or high-speed train, while travel by car is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Car tours offer some personal comforts, but the distance is too long and boring to be suitable for anything other than long haul transportation.

10. Lan Hai Highway (Lanzhou to Haikou)

The construction of the Lan-hai Highway with a length of 2,570 kilometers cost $ 3.496 billion. The southern section is an important part of the Gansu-Haikou Expressway. This is the southern exit from Gansu to Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou and other provinces, cities and municipalities under the direct control of the central government.

The Wuguan Expressway increased its length to 3,000 kilometers, ending in the south of Anhui. For various reasons, some sections of the road, such as from Lingtao County to Longnan City and from Xiuwen County to Haikou, are still under development, but other lines are open to traffic.

9. Er-Guang Highway (from Erenhot to Guangzhou)

With a total length of 2,685 kilometers, the Er-Guang expressway runs through almost all of China, connecting Inner Mongolia and Guangdong. It plays an important role in connecting the northern and southern regions of China and stimulating economic ties with neighboring Asian countries.

The highway, which was commissioned in 2016, stretches across six provinces and autonomous regions, including Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong. This important road has eased the traffic load, which has recently increased in the north-south direction, and facilitated the exchange of resources, information and people between the north and south, which was of great importance for the state economic strategy to create "high-speed China."

8. Jing-Kun Highway (Beijing - Kunming)

The 2,865-kilometer route connecting Shijiazhuang and Taiyuan is the most convenient high-speed line for transportation to Shanxi and Ningxia. Today it is the most important transportation hub in Hebei Province.

The 65 km section of Shijiazhuang Highway is a two-way six-lane structure. It is an important expressway to Taiyuan, connected to the Jingkun Expressway in the west.

Since the opening of the Jingkun Expressway in 2015, the journey from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan takes only two hours. The convenient route for cargo transportation helps implement the strategy of the East-West Union transport hub in Hebei province, significantly reducing the congestion of the current collinear line to Taiyuan and the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao expressway.

Its opening was important for the acceleration of the circulation of industrial and agricultural products along the line, promoted the development of tourism and the optimal allocation of resources. In general, the road gave impetus to the economic and social development of the region.

7. Bao-Mao highway (Baotou - Maoming)

Its total length is 3130 kilometers. The highway was opened in 2017 to stimulate interregional economic ties and facilitate tourist travel from Guangdong to Inner Mongolia (an area in the northern part of the country) and vice versa. It accounts for a huge part of the integrated transport in China. It stretches through Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong.

6. Hang-rui highway (Hangzhou - Ruili)

The high-speed Highway Hang-rui, with a length of 3404 km, crosses all of southern China, starting in Hangzhou and ending in Ruili, Yunnan. It greatly facilitated the movement of people and goods between coastal areas and Yunnan, and the Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and other places along the way are scenic tourist attractions.

5. Da-Guang Highway (Daqing - Guangzhou)

The starting point is Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. The end point is Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. The total length of the highway is 3,550 kilometers.

The vertical expressway from south to north has significantly relieved the main transport artery of Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau. That for many years with constantly growing traffic was just a four-lane two-way highway and has long been congested. Slow traffic, frequent traffic jams, nervous people. The opening of a new expressway in 2015 diverted some transport to it, accelerated progress and made travel more enjoyable.

4. Chang-Shen highway (Changchun - Shenzhen)

The 3,580-kilometer highway, whose first section was opened in the 1990s and completed in 2015, is of paramount importance to both Jilin and all of China. It is a full-fledged coastal expressway. Upon completion, it opened a fast communication channel between western Jilin and eastern Inner Mongolia, shortened the land distance between them, improved travel conditions, and promoted the socio-economic development of the surrounding areas along the entire route.

The goal of the project was not only to improve the backward transport situation and the development of the regional economy in the northern part of Liaoning, but also to facilitate access to the sea west of Jilin.

The road became a fast "western gateway" for Jilin Province and the second largest canal to Beijing - 30 km shorter than the Jingha Expressway (Beijing-Harbin), also called the Jingha Expressway or G1. It is now one of seven radial expressways that leave Beijing.

3. Shen-Hai (Shenyang - Haikou)

The total length of the burnout is 3710 kilometers. It should be noted that this is one of the earliest highways built in China. It runs across the southeast coast, from Liaoning in the northeast to Haikou in Hainan. It is the only expressway connecting the southeastern coastal provinces and cities.

The completion of the project, subsequent renovations and expansion in congested areas like Shenyang Dalian helped revive Liaoning's old industrial base, strengthened the spirit of the province's residents, and spurred economic and social development.

Currently, the G15 land route is interrupted by the Bohai Bay and Qiongzhou Strait, which require a ferry or bridge, but an underwater tunnel is planned to open soon for more convenient traffic.

2. Lian-huo (Lianyungang - Khorgos)

The expressway, called Lian-huo, in China's national expressway network has a G30 number and is one of the main national highways. It connects the cities of Lianyungang in Jiangsu province and Khorgos in Xinjiang, stretches for 4,400 kilometers and passes through Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang (a total of 12 major cities).

This highway is the "fourth horizontal" transport artery of the "Five Vertical and Seven Horizontal National Highways" planned by the Chinese Ministry of Transport. Horizontals and verticals mean south to north or west to east.

The road, completed on December 31, 2014, has become an important component of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) National Plan. It is the main highway leading to China from the Kazakh border; some of its sections are included in the Asian Highway Network.

The structure, with a declared value of 43.0 billion yuan, has been under construction since 2011 with an expected completion date of 2030. By this time, the National Road Development Project for China, a comprehensive plan to create an integrated public road network, with an increased focus on western and less developed regions, should be completed.

1. China National Highway 010

G010 is China's longest road to date. Also known as the Tongsan Expressway, it runs from Tongjiang in Heilongjiang Province to Sanya in Hainan; through the Qiongzhou Strait, cars are transported by ferry.

The 5,700 km (3,542 mi) highway connects the provinces of Guangdong, Shanghai, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shandong, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Zhejiang. Until recently, it was considered the longest highway in China and the sixth longest in the world - until it was abolished, breaking into sections and becoming part of the G1011, G1, G15, G1503 and G98.

Conclusion

With the advent of the 20th century, cars in China began to gain more and more popularity. Highway plans were drawn up to facilitate long-distance transport, reduce travel times and improve business activity. Including high-speed ones, which have become a big breakthrough for the whole country. With a competent national policy with close attention to road infrastructure, poor regions become richer - both industry develops and people live better.

The first expressway (Shanghai city - Jiading county) in China was opened only in 1988, but there are currently more than 2,000 kilometers of well-maintained highways in 20 provinces, and Beijing is the starting point of 11 long national highways. They spread to all parts of the country, including such major cities as Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Jinan, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Taiyuan and Xian.

According to official statistics, in the ten years between 2009 and 2019, the length of China's main highways more than doubled. By the beginning of 2020, there were already about 150,000 kilometers of expressways here, and the total "mileage" of all roads exceeded 5 million kilometers. The Chinese do not skimp on the construction and improvement of roads, knowing full well that new infrastructure projects open up more opportunities for economic growth.