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The expressway network of China, with the national-level expressway system officially known as the National Trunk Highway System (Chinese: 中国国家干线公路系统; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Gànxiàn Gōnglù Xìtǒng; abbreviated as NTHS), is an integrated system of national and provincial-level expressways in China.
In China, regional expressways are a part of the country’s national highway system. Numbered: All expressways are ordered by number. Unnumbered: All expressways are ordered by direction, starting from north or east.
The Primary routes (主线) of National Trunk Highway System Expressways of China are numbered with one- or two-digit designations. Generally, one-digit routes radiate from Beijing, for two-digit routes, odd-numbered routes under 90 run north–south, with lower numbers in the east and higher numbers in the west; even-numbered routes under 90 run east–west, with lower numbers in the north ...
China National Highway 318 between Yajiang and Kangding, Sichuan. The building of highways is seen as key to accelerating infrastructure construction. In 2003, completed investment in highway construction was 350 billion yuan and 219 key highway projects progressed, focusing mainly on the five north–south and seven east–west national arterial highways as well as highways in western China ...
In Chinese, these expressways are literally termed city high-speed roadways (Chinese: 城市快速道路), and their maximum speed is typically 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). These are still considered expressways or controlled-access highways because of the presence of ramps, grade-separated junctions, and the absence of traffic lights. Most ...
This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.
China contains large groups of areas that are sparsely populated; expressways in these areas are therefore usually not designated principals, except when connecting provincial capitals with Beijing (G6, G7) or part of the Eurasian Land Bridge (G30, also the more practical route for Xinjiang to connect with Central and Southern China).
Pages in category "Chinese national-level expressways" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 232 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .