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.
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.Chinese laws does not allow a single driver drive continuously for more than 4 hours without rest.
Route
The expressway passes the following major cities: Beijing Langfang, Hebei Tianjin Cangzhou, Hebei Dezhou, Shandong Jinan, Shandong Laiwu, Shandong Linyi, Shandong Huaian, Jiangsu Yangzhou, Jiangsu Taizhou, Jiangsu Wuxi, Jiangsu Suzhou, Jiangsu Shanghai
Interchanges
From Beijing 0 East 3rd Ring Road Shilihe StationSouth 3rd Ring Road 1 A-B East 4th Ring RoadSouth 4th Ring Road3 A-B East S50 5th Ring Road South S50 5th Ring Road Beijing Metropolitan Area Dayangfang Toll Station Majuqiao Service Area 13 A-B G45-East G4501 6th Ring Road G45-South G4501 6th Ring Road X004 Road X301 Road Beijing Yingsi Inspection Station Beijing City Hebei Province Langfang Metropolitan Area Beihuan RoadChuangye RoadLangfang-Centre Langfang Metropolitan Area Hebei Province Tianjin City S40 Jingjintang ExpresswayTowards S30 Jingjin Expressway Sicundian Service Area G104 Road G105 Road G3 Jingtai Expressway G2501 Binbao Expressway Concurrent with G3 Jingtai Expressway S112 Road Wanqingtuo Service Area G18 Rongwu Expressway S7 Jinbao Expressway Concurrent with G18 Rongwu Expressway Tianjin Metropolitan Area Concurrent with G18 Rongwu Expressway G18 Rongwu Expressway Tianjin Metropolitan Area S310 RoadTowards G104 Road S116 Road S311 RoadTowards Jinghai Jinghai Service Area S380 RoadTowards G104 Road S313 RoadTowards G104 Road S60 Binshi Expressway(To be renamed G0211 Jinshi Expressway) S6 Jincang Expressway Tangguantun Service Area Tangguantun Toll Station Tianjin City Hebei Province Qingxian Service Area S021 RoadTowards Qingxian Concurrent with G3 Jingtai Expressway G3 Jingtai Expressway S3 Langcang Expressway Cangzhou Metropolitan Area Towards S331 Road Cangzhou Metropolitan Area G104 Road G105 Road G307 Road G1811 Huangshi Expressway Under Construction Hebei Province Shandong Province S12 Binde Expressway S316 Road S249 RoadLinyi-Duoshi G2516 Donglu Expressway After Assignment, will be concurrent with G2516 Donglu Expressway X201 Road X207 Road Service Area Under Construction After Assignment, will be concurrent with G2516 Donglu Expressway G20-G2001 Jinan Ring Expressway(After assignment, G2516 Donglu Expressway will be concurrent) Concurrent with G2001 Jinan Ring Expressway concurrent with G20 Qingyin Expressway G220 Road Third Jinan Bridge X054 Road Concurrent with G20 Qingyin Expressway G20 Qingyin Expressway G35 Jiguang Expressway S102 Road Service Area G309 Road Concurrent with G2001 Jinan Ring Expressway G2001 Jinan Ring ExpresswayGangjiu Road X051 X004 Zhangqiu Service Area S243 Road S244 RoadTowards Zhangqiu S327 RoadTowards Boshan Xueyehu Service Area S242 RoadTowards Laiwu Laiwu Service Area Towards G205 Road G22 Qinglan Expressway S29 Binlai Expressway Laiwu Service Area S329 RoadTowards Laiwu S29 Laitai Expressway G205 RoadGangcheng Xintai Service Area S31 Taixin Expressway G205 RoadMengyin X014 RoadTowards G205 RoadDongzhuang Yinan Service Area G205 Road S229 Road G1511 Rilan Expressway Linyi Metropolitan Area Linyi Service Area 625 G327 RoadLinyi G206 Road Linyi Metropolitan Area S38 Lancao Expressway G206 Road S232 RoadTowards Tancheng Tancheng Service Area G205 RoadTowards Xinyi Lusushengjie Toll Station Shandong Province Jiangsu Province S49 Xinyang Expressway 719 S323 RoadTowards Tancheng G30 Lianhuo Epressway Xinyi Service Area X565 Road S245 RoadTowards Shuyang Shuyang Service Area S324 Road S326 Road 781 G205 Road Huai'an-Chuanxing Service Area S236 RoadTowards Huai'an 819 G25 Changshen Expressway S237 RoadHuai'an X101 Road S237 RoadHuai'an G2513 Huaixu Expressway S18 Yanhuai Expressway Huai'an-Liudong Service Area X301 RoadTowards Caodian S331 RoadBaoying Fanshui Service Area S332 Roadtowards Jinhu S333 RoadGaoyou Longben Service Area X023 Road X308 RoadTowards Baqiao-Cheluo X205 RoadTowards Shaobo-Zhenwu S28 Qiyang Expressway G328 RoadTowards Jiangdu G40 Hushan Expressway Concurrent with G40 Hushan Expressway Zhengyi Service Area S231 RoadTowards Taizhou-Gaogang S35 Taizhen Expressway Xuanbao Service Area S232 RoadTowards Taixing X209 Road S232 RoadTowards Taixing-Huangqiao Concurrent with G40 Hushan Expressway G40 Hushan Expressway S29 Yanjing Expressway Guangling Service Area S229 Road S336 RoadJingjiang S336 RoadJingjiang Jiangyin Bridge Toll Station Jiangyin Bridge Benjiang Middle Road X301 RoadJiangyin S338 Road S340 RoadJiangyin S38 Changhe Expressway X305 Road Yanqiao Service Area G42 Hurong ExpresswayTongjiang AvenueWuxi Concurrent with G42 Hurong Expressway Taihu Avenue Wuxi Metropolitan Area Meicun Service Area G312 Road X204 Road Sunan Shuofang International Airport (115 A-B) S19 Tongxi Expressway Wuxi Metropolitan Area Suzhou Metropolitan Area (122 A-B) S9 Sushao Expressway (133) Xihuang HighwaySuzhou New District G312 Road Suzhou Metropolitan Area (140 A-B-C) S338 RoadSuzhou G15W Changtai Expressway Suzhou Metropolitan Area Yangchenghu Service Area Xindai Avenue Suzhou Metropolitan Area (164 A-B) S5 Changjia Expressway (172) S224 RoadTowards Kunshan-Zhangpu X202 RoadHuaqiao Huaqiao Railway Station Jiangqiao Toll Station X020 Road Huaqiao Toll Station (196 A-B-C) G1501 Shanghai Ring Expressway X191 Road Anting Station Jiangsu Province Shanghai City (203) S224 Jiasong Highway (206) G15 Shenhai Expressway Shanghai Metropolitan Area Jiangqiao Toll Station (217 A-B) S20 Outer Expressway Cao'an Highway Middle Ring Road Continues as:Wuning Road Towards Beijing
See also Jiangyin Suspension Bridge over the Yangtze River
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