Number 640 is per Netherland roads.
This is for Chinese roads, close to 90.000 deaths:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6378731.html
Wow... I thought the death toll would be lower for the Netherlands.

It may be surprising those 640 deaths per year but in fact the roads of the Netherlands are the safest in the EU. You can never prevent all accidents, I am sure a large part of these deaths are the result of driver errors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_deaths#Statistics_in_the_European_Union

640 deaths per year? That's impossible, that's almost 2 dead every day. Am I missing something?
Well, when you figure that the USA state of Wisconsin (population about 5.6M) had 563 fatalities in traffic crashes in 2010....

(source - http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/drivers/traffic/crash/fatality.htm - note that the numbers are trending downward)

Mike

Such a new expressway with tiny shoulders. I mean, in traffic jams drivers will abuse the shoulders all the time, but still.

I think Chinese traffic is getting a little better in the major cities. At large intersections you still see rampant wrong-way drivers, and lane discipline in general is still not quite there. One thing they seem to do better than southern California is using their turn signals.

They opened today. Pics by XYF123
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looks like Japan :D

Whats with the lack of solid barrier in some of the pictures? It looks like they used a crowd control barrier , thats not safe for Traffic use.....

Whats with the lack of solid barrier in some of the pictures? It looks like they used a crowd control barrier , thats not safe for Traffic use.....

Have you ever been to the Golden Gate bridge?

I doubt that the traffic will be going very fast, and I'm sure that they're screwed to the ground.

thats hardly the point, in case of an accident the individual rods will act like swords penetrating the vehicles

Have you ever been to the Golden Gate bridge?

Thats an older highway , this is a new Highway. Newer Highways and Roads don't have any excuses not to have proper barrier.

Thats an older highway , this is a new Highway. Newer Highways and Roads don't have any excuses not to have proper barrier.

Barrier can be added easily, just haul in the concrete modules and line them up. I agree that solid barriers are necessary to prevent cars from crashing into the oncoming traffic, even though the speed of cars on those city streets aren't fast at all.

Is the Chinese Govt working on improving Chinese Driving Habits and licenses?

Natural selection and more severe/strict prosecutions (for DUI for example).

4S_weEJwGNA

I remembered at least ten years ago it's more difficult to get a license in China than in the US. You have to be able to drive manual transmission and perform that turn and back into garage test. It's all changed now and everybody is driving.

You have to be able to drive manual transmission and perform that turn and back into garage test.

You still have to do all that stuff in, I think, all European countries...

beijing-chengdu highway
http://pic.itiexue.net/pics/2010_10_13_18820_11918820.jpg

an normal morning of shanghai traffic viedeo:
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/Tw5XTJ38ecM/
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/WIExr8Ss1tI/

amazing highquality viedo ! crazy driver show you around shanghai at midnight:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM1NjM0MzEy.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM2MTM1ODY4.html

^^
This is really cool!

You still have to do all that stuff in, I think, all European countries...

I'm always amazed you don't have to in the US.

If you can't drive a manual, you can't really drive, imo.

amazing highquality viedo ! crazy driver show you around shanghai at midnight:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM1NjM0MzEy.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM2MTM1ODY4.html
This made me think: how many km of elevated expressways are there in Shanghai?

I like the G7 plans... It appears that now instead of joining G6 just after enter Hebei it continues to Datong in Shanxi province. Then I don't know the routing... Maybe it will go to Hohhot for join G6.
But the interesting part is the one from Bayannur to Hami. They will build a motorway through the middle of nothing! Only the towns of Ejinaqi and Mazongshan are in the route. I think there will be sections of 100+ km without any exit.

thats hardly the point, in case of an accident the individual rods will act like swords penetrating the vehicles

barriers like that are used in the UK aswell. None on full size motorways but just larger urban boulevards instead. The cars don't get over 30-40Mph anyway on roads like that...

Sheffield...
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x48/poshbakerloo/Untitled-4.jpg

This made me think: how many km of elevated expressways are there in Shanghai?

Quite a bit. There are numbered expressways around Shanghai, two ring roads and a number of elevated roads;

* South-North Elevated Road: 22 km
* Yan'An Elevated Road: 14 km
* Yixian Elevated Road: 10 km
* Humin Elevated Road: 8 km
* Huaxia Elevated Road: 14 km

Besides these, portions of the Middle and Inner Ring Roads are also elevated.

Shanghai looks amazing.

Shanghai looks amazing.

That's a bit of an understatement if you ask me. I would say it looks more like in-fucking-credible!

i'll continue amazing shanghai driving series.
driving on west nanjing road video:http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM1ODQzNzY4.html
xintiandi :http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM3MjU1MDY4.html

good morning shanghai:http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTQyMzkzNzI0.html
shanghai-nanjing express way:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjU2NTI1MzA0.html

Again a road collapse under possibly overweight truck. I wonder are there statistics on such things? E.g. comparison, EU, USA, China, etc...

web:
http://dyxwsyb.blog.163.com/blog/static/175121234201143184249906/

http://img238.ph.126.net/hQ8hd-a6byi3HW4qWJilfw==/1416382082809583500.jpg

http://img.ph.126.net/lDXc9Z_FVpnpZBXUM8rl7A==/3202059335061092773.jpg

Google translate says the weight limit for this particular bridges was 15 tonnes. That seems extremely low for a multi-lane highway, but it looks like the truck was loaded with steel, hence the total weight was likely above 40 tonnes.

Google translate says the weight limit for this particular bridges was 15 tonnes. That seems extremely low for a multi-lane highway, but it looks like the truck was loaded with steel, hence the total weight was likely above 40 tonnes.
There's not a lot of rebar in that concrete, either.

:ohno:

And I don't know when the last 'under traffic' bridge collapse was in the USA, likely when the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis failed a few years ago. Weak bridges are usually closed by authorities before that happens.

Mike

^^not just 40 tons. total weight of the truck is 88.92 tons. It carried 73 tons of steel. In such cases, bridge/road quality and design are meaningless.

overloading is a cancer. remember the collapse of the ramp in February? We'll be seeing such collapses if overloading is not stopped, no matter how they improve the road quality.

How old was that bridge? 15 tonnes doesn't sound like anything that would be built these days.

amazing highquality viedo ! crazy driver show you around shanghai at midnight:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM1NjM0MzEy.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM2MTM1ODY4.html

this is badass. the view is great.

How old was that bridge? 15 tonnes doesn't sound like anything that would be built these days.

built in 1989, and expanded in 1995. design limit is 20 tons and 15 ton is the actual limit.

built in 1989, and expanded in 1995. design limit is 20 tons and 15 ton is the actual limit.

That may explain why the limit was so low. I guess things back then were very different from now.

^^not just 40 tons. total weight of the truck is 88.92 tons. It carried 73 tons of steel. In such cases, bridge/road quality and design are meaningless.

overloading is a cancer. remember the collapse of the ramp in February? We'll be seeing such collapses if overloading is not stopped, no matter how they improve the road quality.

There was no rebar on that bridge either , it seems China's shortcuts are catching up with it....

There was no rebar on that bridge either , it seems China's shortcuts are catching up with it....

I'm fairly certain construction methods and materials have improved since 1989 ;)

However you are right, many earlier infrastructure projects like this one will probably need rebuilt in the next 20 years.

I'm fairly certain construction methods and materials have improved since 1989 ;)

However you are right, many earlier infrastructure projects like this one will probably need rebuilt in the next 20 years.

Things have changed a lot in the 22 years since 1989.

Back then, China literally literally didn't have any trucks over 20tonnes, and no private cars either.

There's not a lot of rebar in that concrete, either.

:ohno:

And I don't know when the last 'under traffic' bridge collapse was in the USA, likely when the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis failed a few years ago. Weak bridges are usually closed by authorities before that happens.

Mike

There aren't a lot of rebar probably because it's only designed to hold 15t of load. Also the fact that it was built in 1989 so bridge construction technology was not as advanced. However I don't believe people were as greedy and corrupt back then so shady constrcution practice was actually not as common as today. In this case, the bridge actually held for 22 years, and god knows how many overloaded trucks have passed over it, so it probably has exceeded its designed lifespan long time ago. Compare to some construction today I'd say it did surprisingly well.

Also measuring bridge strength by looking for rebars along is inadquate, in a lot of Chinese constructions the problem the root cause is shady contractors stretch the rebar before use to get the extra length while weakening it. It's something that visual inspection cannot detect, only can be done by crack open the girder.

amazing highquality viedo ! crazy driver show you around shanghai at midnight:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM1NjM0MzEy.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjM2MTM1ODY4.html

Those videos are amazing, Thanks!

Yeah I've seen videos of the driving done in China they may have really impressive roads, but no way would I dare driving in that country. People cross the center line at will, completely ignoring traffic light, etc

Many European countries, like Italy, the traffic is way more chaotic.

Many European countries, like Italy, the traffic is way more chaotic.

Italy is getting a little better now, as they combat speeding and dangerous driving. France used to be chaotic, but strict regulations enforcement turned France in to an old age pensioners paradise...

There aren't a lot of rebar probably because it's only designed to hold 15t of load. Also the fact that it was built in 1989 so bridge construction technology was not as advanced. However I don't believe people were as greedy and corrupt back then so shady constrcution practice was actually not as common as today. In this case, the bridge actually held for 22 years, and god knows how many overloaded trucks have passed over it, so it probably has exceeded its designed lifespan long time ago. Compare to some construction today I'd say it did surprisingly well.

Also measuring bridge strength by looking for rebars along is inadquate, in a lot of Chinese constructions the problem the root cause is shady contractors stretch the rebar before use to get the extra length while weakening it. It's something that visual inspection cannot detect, only can be done by crack open the girder.

I see the Chinese Govt. didn't waste any time removing the pics.

There's LOADS of short cutting that goes on in this country thanks to the endemic corruption at all levels. The sad fact is, is that there's no way to independently confirm what, if anything, is being done to combat it, given that there is only State Media, which is fully controlled by the Govt.

Rather than build a completely new structure between the two bridges (which was done in Burnaby and Vancouver, Canada during construction of the HOV lanes for example), then adding a deck to join the pre-existing bridges, they just did the deck part.

The world's longest cross-sea bridge spanning Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao City, Shandong Province, opened on Thursday.

The opening ceremony of the 36.48-km eight-lane Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge was held Thursday morning.

The bridge, connecting the urban district of the city to its Huangdao district, cost 14.8 billion yuan (2.3 billion U.S. dollars). Construction of the bridge began in May 2007.

The bridge will shorten the route between the two centers by 30 km, cutting travel time down from over 40 minutes to around 20 minutes, said Han Shouxin, deputy director of the city's traffic management committee.

Previously, the longest cross-sea bridge in the world was the 36-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge that connects the cities of Jiaxing and Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang Province.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-06/30/13958695_121n.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01337/brmain_1337229a.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01337/br3_1337251a.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01337/br1_1337210a.jpg

I see the Chinese Govt. didn't waste any time removing the pics.

there is only State Media, which is fully controlled by the Govt.



that's far far far way from truth.

China Tibet's first express highway — the Lhasa-Gongga airport-exclusive expressway — will be officially open to traffic in the coming days.

The construction of the Lhasa-Gongga airport-exclusive highway was officially launched on April 2009. Investments in the highway totaled more than 1.5 billion yuan.

The highway will curtail the time spent from downtown Lhasa to the Gongga airport from one hour to half an hour. There would be no tolls on the highway.

By People's Daily Online

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7441838.html


Now if someone could find some pictures of the expressway and post it here, it would be greatly appreciated.

^^

http://en.tibet328.cn/01/05/201106/W020110630366576646020.jpg

http://en.tibet328.cn/01/05/201106/W020110630366576499925.jpg

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http://en.tibet328.cn/01/05/201106/W020110630366576640168.jpg

From: http://en.tibet328.cn/01/05/201106/t945776.htm
Author of the photos unknown

This expressway is at approximately 3600 meters above sea level. I suspect this may be the highest motorway-standard road in the world, though La Paz has a substandard motorway at 4000 m altitude.

And I believe they will build an expressway (As they call the motorways) that will climb up to 5130 meters above sea level! (At Tangula pass).

BTW, where is the transcription to latin alphabet?

Highway = any (major) public road, usually one lane per direction.

Expressway = substandard freeway in Europe / United States, but a full freeway-standard road (see below) in Asia and eastern U.S.

Freeway = full freeway: 100 - 130 km/h, at least 2x2 lanes, median, shoulders, grade-separation.

Thus, freeway equals Asian expressways. (Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, etc)

So we can consider Iran being more European than Asian! :banana:
In Iran Freeways called Azadrah (Free Road) and are part of a seperate network and Expressways are called Bozorgrar (Great Road) which are part of national highway system and municipal roads :cheers:

some China expressway opening pics

Chaoyang-Heishui expressway, liaoning province

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/chaohei_liaoning_1.jpg

source (http://www.cngaosu.com/)

Shou_guang expressway, Shandong province

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/shou_guang.jpg

Huang-yan expressway, shaanxi province

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/Huangyan_shaanxi.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/Huangyan2_shaanxi.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/Huangyan3_shaanxi.jpg

www.cngaosu.com

Nice pictures. Thanks for posting.

Taken from posts by Nakata on the bridges sub-forum.

These are expressway bridges from Xinjiang, western China.

http://www.hongshannet.cn/News/attachement/jpg/site2/20110927/4437e62915670feb8b6720.jpg

http://www.hongshannet.cn/News/attachement/jpg/site2/20110927/4437e62915670feb8b6721.jpg

http://a4.att.hudong.com/07/60/19300001219201131141600905927_950.jpg

http://a1.att.hudong.com/88/59/19300001219201131141597625227_950.jpg

http://a3.att.hudong.com/28/59/19300001219201131141596142302_950.jpg

^^:applause:

The environment looks like something from Austria/Switzerland/Bavaria...

Yes, it looks like a Brenner Autobahn 2.0

That's just totally insane. :D

Location looks like to be here - expressway G312
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=sl&ll=44.432064,81.090775&spn=0.25325,0.528374&t=h&z=12&vpsrc=6

I would say it's G30 Lianyungang-Really far away expressway*. The Westernmost part of the expressway is already open.

* I know, it's the Lianhuo expressway, Lianyungang-Horgos, Kazakhstan border.

I wonder what the traffic volumes are on G030 in Xinjiang. Apart from the Ürümqi region, it wouldn't surprise me if it's barely 1,000 vehicles per day. That area is extremely remote.

Actually I mean the same road, but there seems to be some confusion between Google Maps and Google Earth road data.

It's the closest China motorway from Europe (about 8000 km from Ljubljana) and looks like pretty spectacular, Chris, any plans for a video or two? :D

EDIT: funny, in Google maps I can plan trip to Chinese Border, but not over it - also not over Russian border. All other borders seems to be "passable".

If there weren't any bad roads, corrupt police officers or border controls, you could drive to China in about 9 - 10 days from Europe. Doesn't sound that far actually. It would be epic to do that some day.

Xinjiang expressway look awesome!!! Well done

I wonder what the traffic volumes are on G030 in Xinjiang. Apart from the Ürümqi region, it wouldn't surprise me if it's barely 1,000 vehicles per day. That area is extremely remote.

Then try G7 when it gets built. It will run from Linhe-Bayan Mod (marked in Google Maps as Wuliji Sumu)-Ejina banner-Gongpoquan (At the very end of Gansu S216 road, some 80 km North of Mazongshan which appears in Google Maps)-G30 Southeast of Hami. It will run 1000 kilometers through nothing! (Well, almost nothing)

If there weren't any bad roads, corrupt police officers or border controls, you could drive to China in about 9 - 10 days from Europe. Doesn't sound that far actually.
The part of Western China where they are building this road is about as close to Moscow as it is to Beijing and China's east coast. The Ürumqi area is the place on Earth that is most distant from any sea. Such is the vastness of China (and all in one time zone, mind you).

In terms of your epic journey, there are relatively straightforward railway connections from Western Europe to Moscow (1.5 days), then on to Almaty (4.5 days) and from Almaty to Ürumqi (2.5 days). So on the road, 9-10 days sounds about feasible provided that the roads are in a good state. Until Moscow is just about doable. Just how bad is the trip from Moscow to Almaty? Or would it be easier to take a more southerly approach via Kyiv and Volgograd?

There aren't a lot of good east-west routes in western Kazakhstan. I think an entrance into Kazakhstan in the north may be better, driving via Astana to Almaty and then into China.

Any idea when the G42 Hurong Expressway (Shanghai-Chengdu) will be completed? At some point I would like to travel it end to end, since it will be the longest existing 42 in the world at 1960 km (at least until Asian Highway 42 becomes "real," presumably awaiting the completion of G6 to Lhasa).

If there weren't any bad roads, corrupt police officers or border controls, you could drive to China in about 9 - 10 days from Europe. Doesn't sound that far actually. It would be epic to do that some day.
Govt. in general sadly Chris. :ohno: :( Otherwise, yeah, I think it would be a hoot to cruise some of those highways.

That said, Some of these routes, especially the last pics are pretty damn impressive. Pic #3 in Derekf1974's post looks a lot like the Park Bridge in Yoho Natl. Park, here in Canada.

I'm curious as to why these motorways are being built in such remote areas. The population levels don't seem to warrant them there. Connections to bordering countries? I can kinda see that, but still...

What is the driving standard, compared to other countries? Is it as chaotic as India, where most driving "rules" are either made up as you go along, or is it better than that.

I'm curious as to why these motorways are being built in such remote areas. The population levels don't seem to warrant them there. Connections to bordering countries? I can kinda see that, but still...
I've got a feeling that strengthening central government control in remote areas is an important rationale. Western China is frontier country and making it accessible quickly also means that they can be controlled. And that it is slowly but surely converted to Han standards (large groups of Han have already been moved to the area).

I've got a feeling that strengthening central government control in remote areas is an important rationale. Western China is frontier country and making it accessible quickly also means that they can be controlled. And that it is slowly but surely converted to Han standards (large groups of Han have already been moved to the area).

It well depends on how you look at it. Living standards in China are rising and so are costs of manufacturing and other economic activities. Coastal regions (including such manufacturing powerhouses like Shenzhen) are under fast de-industrialization process. Some of those industries will probably move inland where costs are much cheaper. For that they will need good transport links to transport goods cheaply and efficiently. That perhaps sounds like a more logical reason rather than just being able to control it.

I've just found pics of an expressway that doesn't appear on Google Maps yet! It's the G45 in Hebei, from Beijing border to just South of Bazhou.

That's the Daguang Expressway. It will form a continuous link from Daqing to Guangzhou, but not all sections are completed yet (most notably in northern China).

^^
That's freakin' 3500km! Totally badass. :eek:

There are a number of 3000+ km north-south links in eastern China. Most of them have numbers like G015, G025, G035, G045, G055, G065, etcetera. Much like the American Interstate numbering, or the Korean Expressway numbering, increases of 10 indicate long-distance routes, except for G001 - G009 which are radial roads from Beijing.

^^ I believe they are numbered without the trailing zeroes, so it's only G3, G65, etc. Of course, there are exceptions: the Changsha ringroad is G0401, and the Hohhot one is G0601.

The beltway numbering is confusing me: They always end in 01, so there will be up to 8 G1501s! And two of them in Fujian province! :nuts:

^^ I believe they are numbered without the trailing zeroes, so it's only G3, G65, etc. Of course, there are exceptions: the Changsha ringroad is G0401, and the Hohhot one is G0601.

The beltway numbering is confusing me: They always end in 01, so there will be up to 8 G1501s! And two of them in Fujian province! :nuts:
Well, the USA has multiple duplicate three-digit interstate route numbers (beltlines/ringroads and spurs) and they don't seem to be confusing. There are no duplications of those numbers within states, though.

Mike

Traditionally U.S. Interstate numbering was as follows:

5-95 (W-E, increasing in increments of 5): N-S highways
10-90 (S-N, likewise increasing): E-W highways

The following prefixes would be appended to the ruling road(s) of a given metro, normally in the same travel direction. I-95 thus gets plenty.

100s-400s prefixes: spur roads
600s prefix: beltways (ringroads and bypasses in EuroSpeak)
800s prefix: alternative routings (rare).

Even numbers are always E-W and odd N-S*. Interstates which don't conform to the base-5 grid do not go cross-country. Sometimes two distinct instances of the same bi-numbered Interstate occur, e.g. I-76 (turnpike routing from Philadelphia to Ohio + Rockies routing somewhere out in Colorado), but these are rare.
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*With very occasional exceptions. I-476 in PA is a N-S routing from Philadelphia to Scranton.

Traditionally U.S. Interstate numbering was as follows:

5-95 (W-E, increasing in increments of 5): N-S highways
10-90 (S-N, likewise increasing): E-W highways

The following prefixes would be appended to the ruling road(s) of a given metro, normally in the same travel direction. I-95 thus gets plenty.

100s-400s prefixes: spur roads
600s prefix: beltways (ringroads and bypasses in EuroSpeak)
800s prefix: alternative routings (rare).

Even numbers are always E-W and odd N-S*. Interstates which don't conform to the base-5 grid do not go cross-country. Sometimes two distinct instances of the same bi-numbered Interstate occur, e.g. I-76 (turnpike routing from Philadelphia to Ohio + Rockies routing somewhere out in Colorado), but these are rare.
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*With very occasional exceptions. I-476 in PA is a N-S routing from Philadelphia to Scranton.
^^
Actually, odd first digits in three-digit interstate route numbers are for spurs and even first digits are for beltlines and alternate routes.

Mike

Well, the USA has multiple duplicate three-digit interstate route numbers (beltlines/ringroads and spurs) and they don't seem to be confusing. There are no duplications of those numbers within states, though.

Mike

Well, the US is other thing. And why you always sign your posts? I know your name, it's Mike. But you don't know mine.

I cross-post from Chinese forum. This is part of G5 Beijing-Kunming expressway:
The new Guangyuan(广元）- Shaanxi (陕西）highway was opened in May, 2011. It is one of the most important expressways of Sichuan to the northern part of China.

I don't know how to upload pictures here, so I only put the links.

http://images.ccoo.cn/bbs/2011526/20115269054510.jpg

http://images.ccoo.cn/bbs/2011526/2011526912126.jpg

http://images.ccoo.cn/bbs/2011526/20115269300819.jpg

http://images.ccoo.cn/bbs/2011526/201152610030733.jpg

Looks amaing. I wonder though why didn't they straighten it up a little bit? Of course that would have been some additional work but roads like that are typically meant to be as straight as possible. Is it to save money or to preserve the natural landscape?

Looks amaing. I wonder though why didn't they straighten it up a little bit? Of course that would have been some additional work but roads like that are typically meant to be as straight as possible. Is it to save money or to preserve the natural landscape?

One reason may be that a curvy road blends in better with the landscape.

If only I have a BMW and live nearby.

I wonder though why didn't they straighten it up a little bit?
1. Pillars are better not to be in the riverbed
2. It is cheaper as such than having numerous tunnels and/or bridges over river
3. I believe there is probably a demanding geology of the surrounding hills, making slope tunnels very expensive.
3. And last, expressway is actually pretty straight:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=sl&ll=32.494778,105.847521&spn=0.037391,0.066047&t=h&z=15&vpsrc=6
(from March '10; follow dots of the pillars)

some motorway turns are also needed because of height difference, because the road can't be too steep.

True, but obliviously not in this case, if you look at alignment.

Interesting note is that according to very short Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangyuan) surrounding district of Lizhou city (subcity?) Guangyuan has 460,000 people and only one junction to this new motorway (and not very big). Also interesting to note is that it looks like parallel two-laned road is access controled with toll stations and marked on GM as expressway (toll road). Other roads in vicinity are mostly dirt roads.

1. Pillars are better not to be in the riverbed
2. It is cheaper as such than having numerous tunnels and/or bridges over river
3. I believe there is probably a demanding geology of the surrounding hills, making slope tunnels very expensive.
3. And last, expressway is actually pretty straight:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=sl&ll=32.494778,105.847521&spn=0.037391,0.066047&t=h&z=15&vpsrc=6
(from March '10; follow dots of the pillars)
Tracing that highway the entire distance between Chengdu and Xi'an, all that I can say is "WOW!". I can't even begin to imagine how much that road cost to build

:eek:

Mike

China expressways opening map (Purple: 2010, Blue: 2011): http://www.china-highway.com/mapabc.html

^^
That looks impressive.

Is there any info on the total length of expressway network by the end of 2011? And how many km of new expressways are opening in 2011?

Is there any info on the total length of expressway network by the end of 2011? And how many km of new expressways are opening in 2011?

There's no specific info for that but by 2011-2015 China Transportation Planning, the expressway length for 2015 is targeted at 108,000km. So by average, the construction projection would be like this,

YEAR LENGTH
2010 74,000km (current length)
2011 80,800km
2012 87,600km
2013 94,400km
2014 101,200km
2015 108,000km

Hope it can keep this speed :)

Thanks, big-dog. 30 000+km of expressways in 5 years is a little insane if you ask me. It's good that China is not delaying with the expressway network though.

speaking for their billion+ population and enourmously large territory, these 30 000 km are so little. If you make the calculation km per capita or km per km2 of territory, you will see that it is probably less than the kilometers built in any European country.

speaking for their billion+ population and enourmously large territory, these 30 000 km are so little. If you make the calculation km per capita or km per km2 of territory, you will see that it is probably less than the kilometers built in any European country.

You can't calculate it just by per capita. You need to consider residential density and area as well. But generally you are right. Considering China's size this is normal. On the other hand, some other developing countries (such as another large country in Asia which is supposedly developing fast as well) are not building or planning to build nearly as much new expressways or roads and struggle with inadequate systems.

I wonder where they want to construct another 30,000 kilometers. The network in the east is considerably completed, maybe rack up a few thousand kilometers in missing links, but 30,000 kilometers? The western half of China, such as Xinjiang, Tibet and Qinghai is extremely sparsely populated. The eastern half is already well-served by numerous expressways. They do have a large number of missing links, but not 30,000 kilometers.

I wonder where they want to construct another 30,000 kilometers. The network in the east is considerably completed, maybe rack up a few thousand kilometers in missing links, but 30,000 kilometers? The western half of China, such as Xinjiang, Tibet and Qinghai is extremely sparsely populated. The eastern half is already well-served by numerous expressways. They do have a large number of missing links, but not 30,000 kilometers.

Is the 108 000 km even final? I thought it would not stop in 2015 at that.

Tons of beltways, city bypasses and urban expressways are to be built in the near future. Many cities have none of these yet, and soon each city will be building its system, usually hundreds of kilometers each. Also, there's huge gaps in the network, especially in Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and southwest China (Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan). Frankly, another 30k is nothing.

Tons of beltways, city bypasses and urban expressways are to be built in the near future. Many cities have none of these yet, and soon each city will be building its system, usually hundreds of kilometers each. Also, there's huge gaps in the network, especially in Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and southwest China (Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan). Frankly, another 30k is nothing.

good point barbaric

Looks amaing. I wonder though why didn't they straighten it up a little bit? Of course that would have been some additional work but roads like that are typically meant to be as straight as possible. Is it to save money or to preserve the natural landscape?

It's cheaper not to cross the rivers.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/China_Expwy_G1_sign_with_name.png/100px-China_Expwy_G1_sign_with_name.png

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/40970177.jpg

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/40970185.jpg

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/26968989.jpg

Random
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57804994.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57805235.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57804923.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57808082.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57809659.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57836520.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/45171069.jpg

http://blog.9811.com.cn/attachments/2008/07/63579_200807110958191.jpg
http://www.tranbbs.com/news/UploadFiles_9209/200804/20080430082820565.jpg
http://www.51gps.com/news/UploadFiles_7895/200911/20091123105346776.jpg
http://www.phxazx.cn/d/file/tupianpindao/guoneixinwen/2009-11-21/b6bdfa1e5888eea43de02e6097019d8c.jpg
http://img.ycwb.com/news/attachement/jpg/site2/20110126/0021974080ad0ea9b3cb06.jpg
http://hot.chinagb.org/Article/UploadFiles/201009/2010092709055237.jpg

http://news.iyaxin.com/attachement/jpg/site2/20100706/00138f97aba60d9d8c161a.jpg
http://news.iyaxin.com/attachement/jpg/site2/20100706/00138f97aba60d9d8c1017.jpg
http://news.iyaxin.com/attachement/jpg/site2/20100706/00138f97aba60d9d8c201d.jpg
An example of a sign in Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang)

Uyghur Region:
http://www.xjlax.com/back/upload/2009512128160.jpg
http://www.xjlax.com/back/upload/20095122127410.jpg

Are there any road signs in Kazakh, Kyrgyz?

I don't think so. They are in Uyghur language only.

http://www.china-highway.com/hiwiki/index.php?doc-view-199

puts the 2011 expressway length in China at 77 517 kilometers.

The amount of expressway completed in recent months is simply stunning. Major gaps filled in Western China, tons of expressways in Northeast China, and many important bridges completed.

http://ditu.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=zh-CN&msa=0&msid=100107433478716901192.000468841edf57845e1a3&ll=33.906896,117.070313&spn=24.117582,46.538086&z=5&brcurrent=3,0x35f05296e7142cb9:0xc07795bb38ddcfa7,1%3B5,0,1

Wow, they log all expressway openings there? Great tool.

Usually near the new year, there are a ton of openings. Tons of high speed rail, metro, and expressways opened in the last few days, really exciting times!

I wonder in a few years, will it be possible to drive on Motorway all the way from Europe to Russia then Kazakhstan and then hit the Chinese motorway network near Almaty and then drive all the way to inner china on a 5.000 KM motorway to Shanghai ?

When i retire it will be my dream to do that trip, its fascinating!

I wonder in a few years, will it be possible to drive on Motorway all the way from Europe to Russia then Kazakhstan and then hit the Chinese motorway network near Almaty and then drive all the way to inner china on a 5.000 KM motorway to Shanghai ?

When i retire it will be my dream to do that trip, its fascinating!

Don't you prefer driving through China to Singapore for instance ? :D ;)

P.S.: I'd gladly join such a trip, and not necessarily when I retire :lol:

China adds 11,000 km of expressway in 2011. Total expressway mileage hits 85,000km

我国高速公路总里程达8.5万公里新增1.1万2011年12月31日 08:06人民日报【大 中 小】 【打印】 共有评论0条今年新增公路逾7万公里

我国高速公路总里程达8.5万公里 　

记者从12月30日召开的2012年全国交通运输工作会议上获悉：2011年我国新增公路通车里程7.14万公里，其中高速公路1.10万公里，新改建农村公路19万公里。截至2011年底我国高速公路总里程达8.5万公里。

News translated by Google, not very accurate.

China's expressway mileage of 85,000 km 11,000 newAt 08:06 on December 31, 2011 People's Daily [ big in small】 【Print】Total Comments 0 ofThis year more than 70,000 km of newly built highways

China's expressway mileage of 85,000 km

Reporters from the meeting of December 30, 2012, the National Transportation Working Conference was informed: 2011 China's new highway mileage 71,400 km, 11,000 km of expressways, a new reconstruction of rural roads 190,000 km. As of the end of 2011 China's highway mileage of 85,000 km.

85,000km of expressways already. At this rate, China will surpass the USA in just a few more years.

11,000 km of new expressway added in one year, that's one crazy year. If we only count the US Interstate system then China's equivalent National Trunk Highway System is already the longest in the world (85,000km vs ~76,000km). The original target for China was to hit 85,000km by 2020, well I guess they were being conservative.

85,000km of expressways already. At this rate, China will surpass the USA in just a few more years.

I think the current length of the Interstate is < 85,000 km (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System)

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch3en/conc3en/img/interstatemileage.gif
Source:http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch3en/conc3en/interstatemileage.html

The Interstate is just a (big) part of the US expressway system.

I think the current length of the Interstate is < 85,000 km (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System)

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch3en/conc3en/img/interstatemileage.gif
Source:http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch3en/conc3en/interstatemileage.html

Yep, the total U.S. freeway network is just short of 100 000 kilometers.

Thus just few more years and it will happen. As well as just few more years and it will be have biggest GDP (PPP) as well. I hope they would start to work on new types of transports in the cities as well soon, merging private and public transport systems.

Street View has arrived to Tibet & Shenzhen:

http://map.soso.com/

(Click the WebCam symbol, then place it on the blue regions)

Unfortunately, it's a local Chinese company and not Google, so the speed is quite limited from my location, probably the Great Firewall has something to do with it.

Great! Thanks.

The Chinese numbers are from the Ministry of Transport of China? Because ...

... the China expressway mileage does not include the expressways administered by provincial level governments, such as in Beijing (with its five expressway ring roads), the extensive system of Shanghai and the expressways of Hong Kong. No data is readily available for the lengths of these roads.

- China Expressway System to Exceed US Interstates (http://www.newgeography.com/content/002003-china-expressway-system-exceed-us-interstates) (by Wendell Cox 01/22/2011, www.newgeography.com)

The Chinese numbers are from the Ministry of Transport of China? Because ...

... the China expressway mileage does not include the expressways administered by provincial level governments, such as in Beijing (with its five expressway ring roads), the extensive system of Shanghai and the expressways of Hong Kong. No data is readily available for the lengths of these roads.

- China Expressway System to Exceed US Interstates (http://www.newgeography.com/content/002003-china-expressway-system-exceed-us-interstates) (by Wendell Cox 01/22/2011, www.newgeography.com)

That would be 1500km extra at best. If we mean Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong that is.

but what about Guangzhou? And some other cities? Are the expressways in those cities included in the total China expressway figure?

The provincial expressway network is extensive in eastern provinces.

The provincial expressway network is extensive in eastern provinces.

Are they included in the total that we know? If not then how many km we're talking about?

It appears a bit unrealistic to me if the 80 000 km value would include only national expressways. There are maybe 10 or 12 of them that exceed 3000 kilometers each.

I wonder in a few years, will it be possible to drive on Motorway all the way from Europe to Russia then Kazakhstan and then hit the Chinese motorway network near Almaty and then drive all the way to inner china on a 5.000 KM motorway to Shanghai ?

When i retire it will be my dream to do that trip, its fascinating!

Russia is cold. Don't you prefer the road in the south. BG-TR-IR-TUR-UZ-Kazakhstan instead?

That route would be closer for me since i live in Greece but i have read that some places in Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan are very dangerous and the road network is not very good compared to Russia.

Plus the Iranian regime and legal system are not exactly something most people want to be in a position to confront themselves with.

And you have also to cross many difficult borders, while only few on the route Russia-Kazakhstan-China.
Other options are Russia-Mongolia-China or Russia-China directly.

EDIT:

China:
9,700,000km2
1,337 millions of people
85,000km of motorways
1km of motorway for every 114 km2 of land.
1km of motorway for every 16k people.

Italy:
300,000km2
60 millions people
7000km of motorways
1km of motorway for every 43km2 of land
1km of motorway for every 9k people

So, Chinese motorway network is less huge than it seems.

It appears a bit unrealistic to me if the 80 000 km value would include only national expressways. There are maybe 10 or 12 of them that exceed 3000 kilometers each.

If they mean expressway with G number, then it's possible because there are a lot of expressways built within a certain province that's part of the national highway system and administrated on a national level. The exclusion is mostly aimed at city ring roads and one off provincial projects that's not really connected to any national network, which is rare.

...China:
9,700,000km2
1,337 millions of people
85,000km of motorways
1km of motorway for every 114 km2 of land.
1km of motorway for every 16k people.

Italy:
300,000km2
60 millions people
7000km of motorways
1km of motorway for every 43km2 of land
1km of motorway for every 9k people

So, Chinese motorway network is less huge than it seems.

That's true, although a calculation like this is too simplistic. Area-wise, you need to mainly consider just eastern China, whereas population-wise you have to look at density (again, in the main populated areas).

Historical Development of Expressway Length in China

Year Distance(km)
01-01-1988 0
01-01-1989 147
01-01-1990 271
01-01-1991 522
01-01-1992 574
01-01-1993 652
01-01-1994 1145
01-01-1995 1603
01-01-1996 2141
01-01-1997 3422
01-01-1998 4771
01-01-1999 8733
01-01-2000 11605
01-01-2001 16314
01-01-2002 19453
01-01-2003 25200
01-01-2004 29800
01-01-2005 34300
01-01-2006 41005
01-01-2007 45339
01-01-2008 53913
01-01-2009 60346
01-01-2010 65065
01-01-2011 74000
01-01-2012 85000

So, Chinese motorway network is less huge than it seems.
It is exactly as huge as it seems. It's like saying that Russia's land area isn't as huge as it seems because the population density isn't as high as, for example, England or the Netherlands.

Considering China's small GDP per capita and the fact that the western half of the country is essentially uninhabitable, the motorway network is still pretty impressive.

I made this chart
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/6629/chinaexpwy.jpg

Historical Development of Expressway Length in China

Year Distance(km)
01-01-1988 0
01-01-1989 147
01-01-1990 271
01-01-1991 522
01-01-1992 574
01-01-1993 652
01-01-1994 1145
01-01-1995 1603
01-01-1996 2141
01-01-1997 3422
01-01-1998 4771
01-01-1999 8733
01-01-2000 11605
01-01-2001 16314
01-01-2002 19453
01-01-2003 25200
01-01-2004 29800
01-01-2005 34300
01-01-2006 41005
01-01-2007 45339
01-01-2008 53913
01-01-2009 60346
01-01-2010 65065
01-01-2011 74000
01-01-2012 85000

^^Impressive

Animation of the Yaxi Expressway (part of the Beijing-Kunming Expressway), pics of it is in posts a few pages back. An engineering project of epic proportion.

http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMzI4MzQzMjQ4/v.swf

That route would be closer for me since i live in Greece but i have read that some places in Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan are very dangerous and the road network is not very good compared to Russia.
Not exactly. Iran roads in the area near Turkmenistan is good since there is Mashhad there. Lots of tourists go there every year.

Looked through the posts - and this absolutely crazy... The amount of expressways the Chinese are building in a month is I guess the same Russia is doing in a decade..
They should stop in several years though, otherwise they will have "white elephant roads". Really, this thread is also a good example that the Chinese economy urgently needs rebalancing towards consumption

Looked through the posts - and this absolutely crazy... The amount of expressways the Chinese are building in a month is I guess the same Russia is doing in a decade..
They should stop in several years though, otherwise they will have "white elephant roads". Really, this thread is also a good example that the Chinese economy urgently needs rebalancing towards consumption

How easy is it to consume when you have no decent roads? China is doing the right thing: building infrastructure which will then serve for consumption, export and all other economic activities. You can't consume if you don't have necessary infrastructure to do that.

It's happen everywhere in the world, some expressaway is built for reduce traffic jam, some built for cut short travel time, some built for develop some city or region. Its mainly depend on its economy power and capability, they growing fast, if not build now, when??

Where I can find an updated map of Chinese expressways?

Beacause here in Europe i haven't find yet a complete and updated map, probably beacuse the network is expanding very rapidly.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_NTHS_Expressways_of_China.png


I think this map on Wikipedia should be really updated.

In my experience Google Maps has the most up-to-date mapping of China. They usually only lack the expressways that opened within the past 6 - 8 months.

I don't know about Chinese mapping services. Yahoo maps is severely outdated and Bing Maps is entirely useless.

xinjiang expressway west China 8:20 amazing bridge
LpzOSYe6GcI

75,440 km is the size of the USA's interstate highway system, but are China's expressways well-distributed?

xinjiang expressway west China 8:20 amazing bridge
LpzOSYe6GcI

The bridge @ 1:40 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LpzOSYe6GcI#t=102s)is more impressive.

The bridge @ 1:40 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LpzOSYe6GcI#t=102s)is more impressive.
Is there a Google maps link to the location of this highway 'loop' available?

Mike

I think it's here, but the road isn't on Google Maps yet.

http://maps.google.com/?ll=44.46065,81.17365&spn=0.037614,0.104628&t=h&z=14

This section opened on September 30th, 2011.

I think it's here, but the road isn't on Google Maps yet.

http://maps.google.com/?ll=44.46065,81.17365&spn=0.037614,0.104628&t=h&z=14

This section opened on September 30th, 2011.
Thanx!

Mike

In my experience Google Maps has the most up-to-date mapping of China. They usually only lack the expressways that opened within the past 6 - 8 months.

I don't know about Chinese mapping services. Yahoo maps is severely outdated and Bing Maps is entirely useless.

Yeah Bing is not showing updated road map not only in China but other Asian country.

xinjiang expressway west China 8:20 amazing bridge
LpzOSYe6GcI

The bridge @ 1:40 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LpzOSYe6GcI#t=102s)is more impressive.

:eek2:

As it could be seen Chinese do not have any MW work zone safety protocol. They don’t obey based traffic rules, not to stop on emergency lane. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have very high risk on MW network.

Saw that video from beginning to end. It is amazing how the construction/maintenance crew and drivers lack the most basic safety precautions.

sorry, accidentally posted...

Shanxi to build 18 expressways

( www.chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2012-03-12

Shanxi province plans to build 18 expressways by the end of 2012, according to the Transportation Department, so it will add 1,008 kilometers of expressways in all, with 10 fully operational, and eight in partial service.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/shanxi/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20120314/0013729c033710ca524537.jpg

When the project is completed, the province will have 5,000 kilometers of highways in service, putting it among the top 10 of China’s provinces, in serviceable highways.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/shanxi/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20120312/0013729c033710c7e6d506.jpg

In recent years, Shanxi has been active in expressway construction, having built 43 since 2009.

The 10 that will open this year are: the Linfen north ring section of the Qixian-Linfen Expressway; the Linfen connection of the Beijing-Kunming and Qingdao-Lanzhou expressways; and the Taiyuan-Gujiao, Yuci-Qixian, Datong-Hunyuan, Hejin-Yuncheng, Taiyuan-Yangquan, Lingqiu-Shanyin, Xinzhou-Baode, and Gaoping-Lingchuan expressways, for a total of 577.4 kilometers.

The other eight in partial service are: the Linfen-Jixian Expressway, Yellow River Bridge approach to the Taiyuan-Jiaxian Expressway, the southwestern section of the Shuozhou Ring Rd, and the Tianzhen-Datong, Changzhi-Pingshun, Heshun-Yushe, Guangling-Hunyuan, and Yushe-Pingyao expressways, for a total of 430.6 kilometers.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/shanxi/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20120314/0013729c033710ca525139.jpg

In addition, Shanxi province plans to begin work on nine other expressways and do preparatory work on six others in 2012, so it will have 58 expressways under construction, at a total cost of 298.36 billion yuan.

2011 China Province Expressway Ranking

Rank Provinces Mileage (km)
1 河南 Henan 5196
2 广东 Guangdong 5049
3 河北 Hebei 4700
4 山东 Shandong 4244
5 江苏 Jiangsu 4059
6 山西 Shanxi 4010
7 湖北 Hubei 4009
8 黑龙江 Heilongjiang 3811
9 陕西 Shaanxi 3800
10 江西 Jiangxi 3642
11 浙江 Zhejiang 3382
12 四川 Sichuan 3300
13 辽宁 Liaoning 3300
14 安徽 Anhui 3000
15 福建 Fujian 2700
16 湖南 Hunan 2666
17 云南 Yunnan 2500
18 广西 Guangxi 2416
19 内蒙 Inner Mongolia 2183
20 贵州 Guizhou 2023
21 甘肃 Gansu 2000
22 重庆 Chongqing 1835
23 吉林 Jilin 1795
24 青海 Qinghai 1400
25 宁夏 Ningxia 1300
26 天津 Tianjin 1100
27 新疆 Xinjiang 785
28 北京 Beijing 770
29 海南 Hainan 659
30 上海 Shanghai 637
31 香港 Hong Kong 216
32 西藏 Tibet 38
Total 82,525 km

Figures provided by china-highway forum (http://www.china-highway.com/html/62/66/66426/1.htm), not official data

big-dog, please, can you post more information and photos about the design of the second road?

I really liked how they have marked and secured the road side.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/shanxi/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20120312/0013729c033710c7e6d506.jpg

^^ sorry i don't have further information about this road but here's a large version (http://huahjl.com/uploadfiles/201051894344.jpg) (9.3mb) of the picture showing more details.

By 2015 the backbone of national expressway and HSR network will be completed.


China eyes building comprehensive transport network

(Xinhua)

08:41, March 22, 2012

BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Wednesday announced a plan to further improve nationwide transportation between now and 2015.

The State Council, China's cabinet, said ten massive transportation routes crisscrossing the country will take form by 2015, as well as a high-speed railway network and a state-level expressway network.

Railways will reach all bulk commodity distribution centers and cities with a population of more than 200,000 by 2015, according to a statement released after a regular meeting of the State Council.

Meanwhile, roads will extend to nearly all towns and large villages in rural regions, the statement said.

Authorities also plan to expand shipping services to all corners of the world and construct 42 comprehensive traffic hubs across the country by 2015, the statement said.

The statement said China will stress safety, quality and good planning in its drive to build a comprehensive transportation network.

Private investors will be encouraged to invest in the construction of transportation infrastructure and facilities, the statement said.

source (http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/7765347.html)

China is going to have world's largest expressway and highway system. She will surpass USA in expressway in about 5 years, if not short. Unlike USA's flat terrain, China has much more alpine tough terrain. So there are many more ultra-long tunnels, or super-high bridges (see world's highest bridge list (http://highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_500_Highest_International_Bridges)), or clusters of tunnels and bridges.

There are so many ultra-long tunnels in China that many people, including most of Chinese don't even know them. Here is a list of Chinese Ultra-Long Expressway and Highway Tunnels that completed or under-constructed in 2008 in Chinese

http://www.highwaytunnel.cn/Books/gonggaolan/nation-longest-tunnel.pdf

The list is not complete and expanding fast, given the expressway construction speed like this


http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/6629/chinaexpwy.jpg

Historical Development of Expressway Length in China

Year Distance(km)
01-01-1988 0
01-01-1989 147
01-01-1990 271
01-01-1991 522
01-01-1992 574
01-01-1993 652
01-01-1994 1145
01-01-1995 1603
01-01-1996 2141
01-01-1997 3422
01-01-1998 4771
01-01-1999 8733
01-01-2000 11605
01-01-2001 16314
01-01-2002 19453
01-01-2003 25200
01-01-2004 29800
01-01-2005 34300
01-01-2006 41005
01-01-2007 45339
01-01-2008 53913
01-01-2009 60346
01-01-2010 65065
01-01-2011 74000
01-01-2012 85000

This thread is to list some Ultra-Long Expressway and Highway Tunnels in China. A similar list of Ultra-Long Railroad Tunnels in China will be in railroad sub forum. I am going to open a similar wiki in future too,

Here are top 10 Ultra-Long Expressway and Highway Tunnels in China.
# Name (Chinese name) Province metres(mi) Year_open Lanes x Tubes Road

1 Zhongnanshan Tunnel（秦岭终南山隧道） Shaanxi 18.02 km (11.2 mi) 2007 2x2 Xi'an-Zhashui Expressway

2 Micangshan Tunnel（米仓山隧道） Sichuan 13.8 km (8.6 mi) u/c 2x2 Bazhong-Shaanxi Expressway

3 Hsuehshan（雪山隧道） Taiwan 12.942 km (8.0 mi) 2006 2x2 5

4 New Erlangshan Tunnel（新二郎山隧道） Sichuan 13.433 km (8.3 mi) u/c 2x2 Yaan-Kangding Expressway

5 Maijishan Tunnel （麦积山隧道） Gansu 12.288 km (7.6 mi) 2009 2x2 Baoji-Tianshui Expressway

6 Baojiashan Tunnel （包家山隧道） Shaanxi 11.185 km (7.0 mi) 2009 2x2 Xiaohe-Ankang Expressway

7 Baotashan Tunnel （宝塔山隧道） Shanxi 10.480 km (6.5 mi) 2012 2x2 Pingyao-Yushe Expressway

8 Nibashan Tunnel （泥巴山隧道） Sichuan 10.007 km (6.2 mi) 2012 2x2 National Expressway G108, Yaan-Xichang Expressway

9 Zhongtiaoshan Tunnel（中条山隧道） Shanxi 9.67 km (6.01 mi) 2013 2x2 Yuncheng-Lingbao Expressway

10 Mayazi Tunnel（麻崖子隧道） Gansu 9km (5.6 mi) 2012 2x2 Wudu, Longnan-Guanzigou, Wenxian Expressway

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11. Longtan Tunnel （龙潭隧道）Hubei 8.657 km (5.4 mi) 2010 2x2 Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway

12. Zhegushan Tunnel （鹧鸪山隧道）Sichuan 8.55 km (5.3 mi) u/c 2x2 Wenchuan-Maerkang Expressway

13. Xueshanliang Tunnel（雪山梁隧道）Sichuan 7.957 km (4.944 mi) u/c 2x1 Chuanzhusi-Huanglong Highway

14. Balangshan Tunnel（巴朗山隧道）Sichuan 7.945 km (4.937 mi) u/c 2x1 Chuanzhusi-Huanglong Highway

15. Mixiliang Tunnel（米溪梁隧道）Shaanxi 7.938 km (4.932 mi) 2010 2x2 Ankang-Maoba Expressway

16. Kuocangshan Tunnel（括苍山隧道）Zhejiang 7.929 km (4.927 mi) 2008 2x2 Zhuji-Yongjia Expressway 2 tubes, 7.93km + 7.87km

17. Fangdoushan (Jinzhaishan) Tunnel（方斗山隧道）Chongqing 7.605 km (4.726 mi) 2007 2x2 Zhongxian-Shizhu Expressway 2 tubes, 7.605km + 7.567km

18. Cangling Tunnel（苍岭隧道）Zhejiang 7.605 km (4.726 mi) 2008 2x2 Taizhou-Jinhua Expressway 2 tubes, 7.605km + 7.536km

19. Shimenya Tunnel（石门垭隧道）Hubei 7.52 km (4.67 mi) 2012 2x2 Yichang-Badong Expressway 2 tubes, 7.524km+7.493km

20. Motianling Tunnel（摩天岭隧道）Chongqing 7.353 km (4.569 mi) 2010 2x2 Yichang-Chongqing Expressway 2 tubes, 7.353km + 7.280km

21. Baiyun Tunnel（白云隧道）Chongqing 7.16 km (4.45 mi) 2009 2x2 Chongqing-Changsha Expressway

22. Xishan Tunnel （西山隧道）Shanxi 7.11 km (4.4 mi) 2011 2x2 Taiyuan-Gujiao Expressway 2 tubes 7.11km+7.03 km

23. Taining Tunnel（泰宁隧道）Fujian 7.039 km (4.374 mi) u/c 2x2 Jianning-Taining Expressway 2 tubes, 7.039km + 7.007km

24. Xuefengshan Tunnel（雪峰山隧道）Hunan 6.956 km (4.322 mi) 2007 2x2 Shaoyang-Huaihua Expressway 2 tubes, 6.956km + 6.946km

25. Tongsheng Tunnel（通省隧道）Hubei 6.887 km (4.279 mi) u/c 2x2 Shiyan-Fangxian Expressway

26. Queershan Tunnel（雀儿山隧道）Sichuan 6.887 km (4.279 mi) u/c 2x2 National Highway # 317

27. Wuchiba Tunnel（乌池坝隧道）Huibei 6.713 km (4.171 mi) 2008 2x2 Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway 2 tubes, 6.713km + 6.708km

28. Yangjiao Tunnel（羊角隧道）Chongqing 6.682 km (4.152 mi) 2008 2x2 Chongqing-Changsha Expressway

29. Lüjialiang Tunnel（吕家梁隧道）Chongqing 6.664 km (4.141 mi) 2008 2x2 Zhongxian-Shizhu Expressway

30. Mingyueshan Tunnel（明月山隧道）Chongqing, Sichuan 6.557 km (4.074 mi) 2008 2x2 Dianjiang-Lingshui Expressway 2 tubes, 6.557km + 6.555km

31. Xinglingjing Tunnel（西凌井隧道）Shanxi 6.555 km (4.073 mi) 2011 2x2 Taiyuan-Jianxian Expressway

32. Donggongshan Tunnel（洞宫山隧道）Fujian 6.537 km (4.062 mi) 2012 2x2 Ningde-Wuyishan Expressway

33. Xiakou Tunnel（峡口隧道）Hubei 6.487 km (4.031 mi) 2012 2x2 Yichang-Badong Expressway

34. Putaoshan Tunnel（葡萄山隧道）Chongqing 6.308 km (3.920 mi) 2008 2x2 Chongqing-Changsha Expressway

35. Shuangfeng Tunnel（双峰隧道）Zhejiang 6.184 km (3.843 mi) 2008 2x2 Zhuji-Yongjia Expressway

36. Qinling I Tunnel（秦岭一号隧道）Shaanxi 6.144 km (3.818 mi) 2007 2x2 Xi'an-Hanzhong Expressway

37. Qinling II Tunnel（秦岭二号隧道）Shaanxi 6.125 km (3.806 mi) 2007 2x2 Xi'an-Hanzhong Expressway

38. Dabashan Tunnel（大巴山隧道）Sichuan 6.123 km (3.805 mi) 2011 2x2 Dazhou-Shaanxi Expressway 2 tubes, 6.123km+6.115km

39. Zhongxing Tunnel（中兴隧道）Chongqing 6.105 km (3.793 mi) 2009 2x2 Wulong-Pengshui Expressway 2 tubes, 6.105km+6.082 km

40. Fengshuiguan Tunnel（分水关隧道）Fujian 6.043 km (3.755 mi) 2012 2x2 Ningde-Wuyishan Expressway 2 tubes, 6.043km + 5.947km

41. Tiefengshan #2 Tunnel（铁峰山2号隧道）Chongqing 6.025 km (3.744 mi) 2007 2x2 Wanzhou-Kaixian Expressway

42. Jieling Tunnel（界岭隧道）Hubei 5.681 km (3.530 mi) 2012 2x2 Yichang-Badong Expressway

43. Jiangjunshi Tunnel（将军石隧道）Sichuan-Gansu 5.585 km (3.470 mi) 2013 2x2 Guangyuan-Gansu Expressway

44. Meiguling Tunnel（美菰林隧道）Fujian 5.580 km (3.467 mi) 2003 2x2 Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway 2 tubes, 5.580km + 5.568km

45. Yunzhongshan Tunnel（云中山隧道）Shanxi 5.575 km (3.464 mi) 2011 2x2 Xinzhou-Baode County Expressway 2 tubes, 5.575km + 5.565km

46. Lajishan Tunnel（拉脊山隧道）Qinghai 5.53 km (3.44 mi) 2012 2x2 Xi-jiu highway

47. Huoshao'an Tunnel（火烧庵隧道）Hubei 5.5 km (3.4 mi) 2012 2x2 Yichang-Badong Expressway

48. Bayuan Tunnel（灞源隧道）Shaanxi 5.450 km (3.386 mi) 2012 2x2 Xi'an-Shangzhou Expressway 2 tubes, 5.450km+5.445km

49. Jiulingshan Tunnel（九岭山隧道）Jiangxi 5.44 km (3.38 mi) 2008 2x2 Wuning-Jian Expressway

50. Qipanguan Tunnel（棋盘关隧道）Shaanxi 5.347 km (3.322 mi) 2009 2x2 Ningqiang-Qipanguan Expressway

To be continued

^^ sorry i don't have further information about this road but here's a large version (http://huahjl.com/uploadfiles/201051894344.jpg) (9.3mb) of the picture showing more details.

Thanks !!

Got pictures?

There is already a thread for Chinese expressways and I don't think a second one is warranted, but that is up to the mods...

. Unlike USA's flat terrain, China has much more alpine tough terrain.

Blatant wrong statement about US terrain... 1/3 of the Lower 48 are freaking mountains like the Rockies and the Appalachians... And we're just starting with the two major ridges.... Half of Alaska is mountainous. So is California.

That most American cities are on plain areas says nothing about what is between them.

Interesting informations, thank you General Huo. I'm curious to see the railway tunnel list.

That most American cities are on plain areas says nothing about what is between them.

That's maybe why, together with larger and less sharp mountains, there aren't many road tunnels in North America, the longest one through a mountain being only around 3 km in length.

However there are many tunnels in Europe: Laerdal 25 km, Gotthard 17 km, Arlberg 14 km, Fréjus 13 km, Mont Blanc 11 km (and 2.5 km deep!), and many around 8 to 10 km in length.

However there are many tunnels in Europe: Laerdal 25 km, Gotthard 17 km, Arlberg 14 km, Fréjus 13 km, Mont Blanc 11 km (and 2.5 km deep!), and many around 8 to 10 km in length.

but not with double tube. only 2 of them have double tube and are hardly long over 10 km (second tube of Plabutsch is even under 10 km). and only 10 of them are over 5 km (if both tubes of Kalimash tunnel in Albania are operational, then there are 11 of them)

Interesting informations, thank you General Huo. I'm curious to see the railway tunnel list.



That's maybe why, together with larger and less sharp mountains, there aren't many road tunnels in North America, the longest one through a mountain being only around 3 km in length.

However there are many tunnels in Europe: Laerdal 25 km, Gotthard 17 km, Arlberg 14 km, Fréjus 13 km, Mont Blanc 11 km (and 2.5 km deep!), and many around 8 to 10 km in length.

Blame it on geology... The terrain in North America has "larger scale smoothness" to say so. Just compare the Alps and the Urals with Appalachians and Rockies...

On top of that, because of continentality, high areas around sharp ridges are not really suitable for permanent settlement in North America because of very harsh weather. If Central Colorado were as populated as Switzerland, we'd see much more tunnels.

The terrain in Alaska is also suitable for long tunnels but there is no population lingering around.

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Can a mode please consider merging this thread on PRC highways' thread?

That list of highway tunnels in China is impressive:eek:

50 tunnels with length over 3.3 miles that's pretty darn impressive, and probably most of them built in the last five to ten years.

New version, adding subaqueous tunnels and some missing ones
# Name (Chinese name) Province metres(mi) Year_open Lanes x Tubes Road

1 Zhongnanshan Tunnel（秦岭终南山隧道） Shaanxi 18.02 km (11.2 mi) 2007 2x2 Xi'an-Zhashui Expressway

2 Micangshan Tunnel（米仓山隧道） Sichuan 13.8 km (8.6 mi) u/c 2x2 Bazhong-Shaanxi Expressway

3 Hsuehshan（雪山隧道） Taiwan 12.942 km (8.0 mi) 2006 2x2 5

4 New Erlangshan Tunnel（新二郎山隧道） Sichuan 13.433 km (8.3 mi) u/c 2x2 Yaan-Kangding Expressway

5 Maijishan Tunnel （麦积山隧道） Gansu 12.288 km (7.6 mi) 2009 2x2 Baoji-Tianshui Expressway

6 Baojiashan Tunnel （包家山隧道） Shaanxi 11.185 km (7.0 mi) 2009 2x2 Xiaohe-Ankang Expressway

7 Baotashan Tunnel （宝塔山隧道） Shanxi 10.480 km (6.5 mi) 2012 2x2 Pingyao-Yushe Expressway

8 Nibashan Tunnel （泥巴山隧道） Sichuan 10.007 km (6.2 mi) 2012 2x2 National Expressway G108, Yaan-Xichang Expressway

9 Zhongtiaoshan Tunnel（中条山隧道） Shanxi 9.67 km (6.01 mi) 2013 2x2 Yuncheng-Lingbao Expressway

10 Mayazi Tunnel（麻崖子隧道） Gansu 9km (5.6 mi) 2012 2x2 Wudu, Longnan-Guanzigou, Wenxian Expressway

11. Shanghai Yangtse River Tunnel （上海长江隧道）Shanghai 8.95 km (5.6 mi) 2009 2x3 Shanghai-Chongming Corridor 2 tubes, world's widest tunnel

12. Longtan Tunnel （龙潭隧道）Hubei 8.657 km (5.4 mi) 2010 2x2 Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway

13. Zhegushan Tunnel （鹧鸪山隧道）Sichuan 8.55 km (5.3 mi) u/c 2x2 Wenchuan-Maerkang Expressway

14. Xueshanliang Tunnel（雪山梁隧道）Sichuan 7.957 km (4.944 mi) u/c 2x1 Chuanzhusi-Huanglong Highway

15. Balangshan Tunnel（巴朗山隧道）Sichuan 7.945 km (4.937 mi) u/c 2x1 Chuanzhusi-Huanglong Highway

16. Mixiliang Tunnel（米溪梁隧道）Shaanxi 7.938 km (4.932 mi) 2010 2x2 Ankang-Maoba Expressway

17. Kuocangshan Tunnel（括苍山隧道）Zhejiang 7.929 km (4.927 mi) 2008 2x2 Zhuji-Yongjia Expressway 2 tubes, 7.93km + 7.87km

18. Jiaozhou Bay Tunnel （胶州湾海底隧道）Shandong 7.8 km (4.8 mi) 2011 2x3 2 tubes

19. Fangdoushan (Jinzhaishan) Tunnel（方斗山隧道）Chongqing 7.605 km (4.726 mi) 2007 2x2 Zhongxian-Shizhu Expressway 2 tubes, 7.605km + 7.567km

20. Cangling Tunnel（苍岭隧道）Zhejiang 7.605 km (4.726 mi) 2008 2x2 Taizhou-Jinhua Expressway 2 tubes, 7.605km + 7.536km

21. Shimenya Tunnel（石门垭隧道）Hubei 7.52 km (4.67 mi) 2012 2x2 Yichang-Badong Expressway 2 tubes, 7.524km+7.493km

22. Motianling Tunnel（摩天岭隧道）Chongqing 7.353 km (4.569 mi) 2010 2x2 Yichang-Chongqing Expressway 2 tubes, 7.353km + 7.280km

23. Baiyun Tunnel（白云隧道）Chongqing 7.16 km (4.45 mi) 2009 2x2 Chongqing-Changsha Expressway

24. Xishan Tunnel （西山隧道）Shanxi 7.11 km (4.4 mi) 2011 2x2 Taiyuan-Gujiao Expressway 2 tubes 7.11km+7.03 km

25. Taining Tunnel（泰宁隧道）Fujian 7.039 km (4.374 mi) u/c 2x2 Jianning-Taining Expressway 2 tubes, 7.039km + 7.007km

26. Xuefengshan Tunnel（雪峰山隧道）Hunan 6.956 km (4.322 mi) 2007 2x2 Shaoyang-Huaihua Expressway 2 tubes, 6.956km + 6.946km

27. Tongsheng Tunnel（通省隧道）Hubei 6.887 km (4.279 mi) u/c 2x2 Shiyan-Fangxian Expressway

28. Queershan Tunnel（雀儿山隧道）Sichuan 6.887 km (4.279 mi) u/c 2x2 National Highway # 317

29. Wuchiba Tunnel（乌池坝隧道）Huibei 6.713 km (4.171 mi) 2008 2x2 Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway 2 tubes, 6.713km + 6.708km

30. Yangjiao Tunnel（羊角隧道）Chongqing 6.682 km (4.152 mi) 2008 2x2 Chongqing-Changsha Expressway

31. Lüjialiang Tunnel（吕家梁隧道）Chongqing 6.664 km (4.141 mi) 2008 2x2 Zhongxian-Shizhu Expressway

32. Mingyueshan Tunnel（明月山隧道）Chongqing, Sichuan 6.557 km (4.074 mi) 2008 2x2 Dianjiang-Lingshui Expressway 2 tubes, 6.557km + 6.555km

33. Xinglingjing Tunnel（西凌井隧道）Shanxi 6.555 km (4.073 mi) 2011 2x2 Taiyuan-Jianxian Expressway

34. Donggongshan Tunnel（洞宫山隧道）Fujian 6.537 km (4.062 mi) 2012 2x2 Ningde-Wuyishan Expressway

35. Xiakou Tunnel（峡口隧道）Hubei 6.487 km (4.031 mi) 2012 2x2 Yichang-Badong Expressway

36. Putaoshan Tunnel（葡萄山隧道）Chongqing 6.308 km (3.920 mi) 2008 2x2 Chongqing-Changsha Expressway

37. Shuangfeng Tunnel（双峰隧道）Zhejiang 6.184 km (3.843 mi) 2008 2x2 Zhuji-Yongjia Expressway

38. Qinling I Tunnel（秦岭一号隧道）Shaanxi 6.144 km (3.818 mi) 2007 2x2 Xi'an-Hanzhong Expressway

39. Qinling II Tunnel（秦岭二号隧道）Shaanxi 6.125 km (3.806 mi) 2007 2x2 Xi'an-Hanzhong Expressway

40. Dabashan Tunnel（大巴山隧道）Sichuan 6.123 km (3.805 mi) 2011 2x2 Dazhou-Shaanxi Expressway 2 tubes, 6.123km+6.115km

41. Zhongxing Tunnel（中兴隧道）Chongqing 6.105 km (3.793 mi) 2009 2x2 Wulong-Pengshui Expressway 2 tubes, 6.105km+6.082 km

42. Fengshuiguan Tunnel（分水关隧道）Fujian 6.043 km (3.755 mi) 2012 2x2 Ningde-Wuyishan Expressway 2 tubes, 6.043km + 5.947km

43. Tiefengshan #2 Tunnel（铁峰山2号隧道）Chongqing 6.025 km (3.744 mi) 2007 2x2 Wanzhou-Kaixian Expressway

44. Xiang'an Undersea Tunnel （翔安海底隧道）Fujian 5.96 km (3.7 mi) 2010 2x3 2 tubes

45. Jieling Tunnel（界岭隧道）Hubei 5.681 km (3.530 mi) 2012 2x2 Yichang-Badong Expressway

46. Jiangjunshi Tunnel（将军石隧道）Sichuan-Gansu 5.585 km (3.470 mi) 2013 2x2 Guangyuan-Gansu Expressway

47. Meiguling Tunnel（美菰林隧道）Fujian 5.580 km (3.467 mi) 2003 2x2 Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway 2 tubes, 5.580km + 5.568km

48. Yunzhongshan Tunnel（云中山隧道）Shanxi 5.575 km (3.464 mi) 2011 2x2 Xinzhou-Baode County Expressway 2 tubes, 5.575km + 5.565km

49. Qiangfengling Tunnel（抢风岭隧道）Shanxi 5.570 km (3.461 mi) 2011 2x2 Lingqiu-Shanyin Expressway 2 tubes

50. Lajishan Tunnel（拉脊山隧道）Qinghai 5.53 km (3.44 mi) 2012 2x2 Xi-jiu highway

51. Huoshao'an Tunnel（火烧庵隧道）Hubei 5.5 km (3.4 mi) 2012 2x2 Yichang-Badong Expressway

52. Bayuan Tunnel（灞源隧道）Shaanxi 5.450 km (3.386 mi) 2012 2x2 Xi'an-Shangzhou Expressway 2 tubes, 5.450km+5.445km

53. Jiulingshan Tunnel（九岭山隧道）Jiangxi 5.44 km (3.38 mi) 2008 2x2 Wuning-Jian Expressway

54. Sanhuashi Tunnel（三花石隧道）Shaanxi 5.434 km (3.377 mi) 2012 2x2 Shiyan-Tianshui Expressway 2 tubes, 5.434km+5.431km

55. Qipanguan Tunnel（棋盘关隧道）Shaanxi 5.347 km (3.322 mi) 2009 2x2 Ningqiang-Qipanguan Expressway

56. Guling Tunnel（鹘岭隧道）Shaanxi 5.333 km (3.314 mi) 2008 2x2 Hanzhong-Manchuanguan Expressway 2 tubes, 5.333km+5.273km

57. Yanmengshan Tunnel（雁门关隧道）Shanxi 5.230 km (3.250 mi) 2003 2x2 Datong-[Yuncheng]] Expressway 2 tubes, 5.230km+5.135km [40]

58. Tongluoshan Tunnel（铜锣山隧道） Sichuan 5.197 km (3.229 mi) 2009 2x2 Lingshui-Dianjiang Expressway 2 tubes

59. Jiahuoyan Tunnel（夹活岩隧道） Hubei 5.224 km (3.246 mi) 2010 2x2 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway 2 tubes, 5.224km+5.146km

60. Fengjieliang Tunnel（分界梁隧道） Chongqing 5.085 km (3.160 mi) 2010 2x2 Chongqing-Yichang Expressway 2 tubes, 5.085km+5.080km

61. Caihongling Tunnel（彩虹岭隧道） Guangdong 5.068 km (3.149 mi) 2007 1x2 Shuanghe Highway

62. Dafengkou Tunnel（大风口隧道） Chongqing 5.003 km (3.109 mi) 2011 2x2 Wushan-Fengjie Expressway 2 tubes

Google map of
1 Zhongnanshan Tunnel（秦岭终南山隧道） Shaanxi 18.02 km (11.2 mi) 2007 2x2 Xi'an-Zhashui Expressway

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G65%E5%8C%85%E8%8C%82%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G65%E5%8C%85%E8%8C%82%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=33.885522,109.021797&spn=0.200077,0.396194&sll=33.951975,108.929551&sspn=0.012495,0.024762&geocode=FfrwAwIdFqB_Bg%3BFYoTBgIdhh9-Bg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=m&z=12

Micangshan tunnel and New Erlangshan tunnel just started construction recently. There is no Google map yet.

There is some news images
Micangshan tunnel construction
http://ln.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2012/03/22/012417252.shtml
http://pic.gansudaily.com.cn/0/11/01/46/11014614_090036.jpg

5 Maijishan Tunnel （麦积山隧道） Gansu 12.288 km (7.6 mi) 2009 2x2 Baoji-Tianshui Expressway

Google map of Maijishan Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G30%E8%BF%9E%E9%9C%8D%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G30%E8%BF%9E%E9%9C%8D%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.319621,106.462841&spn=0.099527,0.198097&sll=34.331884,106.519961&sspn=0.012439,0.024762&geocode=FWpRCwIdAHVXBg%3BFcjjCwId_FhZBg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=m&z=13)

6 Baojiashan Tunnel （包家山隧道） Shaanxi 11.185 km (7.0 mi) 2009 2x2 Xiaohe-Ankang Expressway

Baojiashan Tunnel is located on the same expressway segment of world's longest tunnel Zhongnanshan tunnel.

Google map of Baojiashan Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G65%E5%8C%85%E8%8C%82%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G65%E5%8C%85%E8%8C%82%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=33.019315,109.064198&spn=0.101043,0.198097&sll=32.972056,109.011154&sspn=0.012637,0.024762&geocode=FUpm-AEdKmOABg%3BFdkb9wEdlmN_Bg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=m&z=13)

Google map hasn't put newly built Pingyao-Yushe Expressway on its map. So Baotashan Tunnel is not there yet.

Here is news report in Chinese
http://www.moc.gov.cn/xinxilb/xxlb_fabu/fbpd_shan1xi/201112/t20111223_1176411.html

http://www.sxjt.gov.cn/sxjt_www2/web/attach/12232/down

11. Shanghai Yangtse River Tunnel （上海长江隧道）Shanghai 8.95 km (5.6 mi) 2009 2x3 Shanghai-Chongming Corridor 2 tubes, world's widest tunnel

Google map of Shanghai Yangtse River Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G40%E6%B2%AA%E9%99%95%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G40%E6%B2%AA%E9%99%95%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=31.334724,121.715126&spn=0.10293,0.198097&sll=31.309227,121.684356&sspn=0.01287,0.024762&geocode=FUjI3gEd_jZBBw%3BFRS83QEdKrpABw&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=m&z=13)

12. Longtan Tunnel （龙潭隧道）Hubei 8.657 km (5.4 mi) 2010 2x2 Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway

Longtan Tunnel is also called Jinlong Tunnel (金龙隧道）。

Google map of Longtan Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G50%E6%B2%AA%E6%B8%9D%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G50%E6%B2%AA%E6%B8%9D%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=30.611766,110.733261&spn=0.103712,0.198097&sll=30.626317,110.680797&sspn=0.012962,0.024762&geocode=FRkh0wEdzSKaBg%3BFUNS0wEdW9SYBg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=m&z=13)

17. Kuocangshan Tunnel（括苍山隧道）Zhejiang 7.929 km (4.927 mi) 2008 2x2 Zhuji-Yongjia Expressway 2 tubes, 7.93km + 7.87km

Kuocangshan Tunnel is just the longest segment of a cluster tunnels

Google map of Kuocangshan Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=S26%E8%AF%B8%E6%B0%B8%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=S26%E8%AF%B8%E6%B0%B8%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=28.591908,120.662327&spn=0.105811,0.198097&sll=28.557536,120.664902&sspn=0.026461,0.049524&geocode=FTTetAEdFGMxBw%3BFUDSswEdqUkxBw&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&t=m&z=13)

19. Fangdoushan (Jinzhaishan) Tunnel（方斗山隧道）Chongqing 7.605 km (4.726 mi) 2007 2x2 Zhongxian-Shizhu Expressway 2 tubes, 7.605km + 7.567km

Google map of Fangdoushan Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G50%E6%B2%AA%E6%B8%9D%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G50%E6%B2%AA%E6%B8%9D%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=30.122264,108.137054&spn=0.104233,0.198097&sll=30.149395,108.099976&sspn=0.026051,0.049524&geocode=FfJFywEdXhpyBg%3BFdcVzAEd52BxBg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&t=m&z=13)

20. Cangling Tunnel（苍岭隧道）Zhejiang 7.605 km (4.726 mi) 2008 2x2 Taizhou-Jinhua Expressway 2 tubes, 7.605km + 7.536km

Google map of Cangling Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=S28%E5%8F%B0%E9%87%91%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=S28%E5%8F%B0%E9%87%91%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=28.757276,120.363722&spn=0.052822,0.099049&sll=28.750297,120.411615&sspn=0.013206,0.024762&geocode=FTjTtgEdnBcsBw%3BFT24tgEd_DktBw&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=m&z=14)

22. Motianling Tunnel（摩天岭隧道）Chongqing 7.353 km (4.569 mi) 2010 2x2 Yichang-Chongqing Expressway 2 tubes, 7.353km + 7.280km

Google map of Motianling Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G42%E6%B2%AA%E8%93%89%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G42%E6%B2%AA%E8%93%89%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=31.104685,109.745607&spn=0.05159,0.099049&sll=31.088576,109.780599&sspn=0.003225,0.006191&geocode=FTrV2gEdnA-KBg%3BFRJh2gEd8haLBg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=18&t=m&z=14)

23. Baiyun Tunnel（白云隧道）Chongqing 7.16 km (4.45 mi) 2009 2x2 Chongqing-Changsha Expressway

Google map of Baiyun Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G65%E5%8C%85%E8%8C%82%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G65%E5%8C%85%E8%8C%82%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=29.327788,107.405863&spn=0.052531,0.099049&sll=29.329715,107.449422&sspn=0.013132,0.024762&geocode=FcykvwEddmNmBg%3BFaqIvwEdUoBnBg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=m&z=14)

26. Xuefengshan Tunnel（雪峰山隧道）Hunan 6.956 km (4.322 mi) 2007 2x2 Shaoyang-Huaihua Expressway 2 tubes, 6.956km + 6.946km

Google map of Xuefengshan Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G60%E6%B2%AA%E6%98%86%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G60%E6%B2%AA%E6%98%86%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=27.218915,110.384531&spn=0.053581,0.099049&sll=27.23685,110.349383&sspn=0.013393,0.024762&geocode=FZYynwEdHMuUBg%3BFYKanwEditaTBg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&t=m&z=14)

29. Wuchiba Tunnel（乌池坝隧道）Huibei 6.713 km (4.171 mi) 2008 2x2 Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway 2 tubes, 6.713km + 6.708km

Wuchiba tunnel is also called Xuewan Tunnel

Google map of Xuewan Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G50%E6%B2%AA%E6%B8%9D%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G50%E6%B2%AA%E6%B8%9D%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=30.224217,109.187107&spn=0.052062,0.099049&sll=30.238715,109.17273&sspn=0.026027,0.049524&geocode=FRDRzAEdAGiCBg%3BFQBnzQEdnJaBBg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&t=m&z=14)

30. Yangjiao Tunnel（羊角隧道）Chongqing 6.682 km (4.152 mi) 2008 2x2 Chongqing-Changsha Expressway

Yangjiao Tunnel is one of cluster of super-long tunnels

Google map of Yangjiao Tunnel (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=G65%E5%8C%85%E8%8C%82%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&daddr=G65%E5%8C%85%E8%8C%82%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=29.376266,107.601042&spn=0.052506,0.099049&sll=29.374976,107.571162&sspn=0.006563,0.012381&geocode=FUxCwAEd2nNqBg%3BFRk6wAEddWtpBg&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=17&t=m&z=14)

^^ You can compress everything in one post. Use the http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/buttons/edit.gif button :)

Interesting informations, thank you General Huo. I'm curious to see the railway tunnel list.

I just made a first version of railway tunnel list in Chinese railway thread. It's still imcomplete.

# Name (Chinese) Province Length km (mi) Tubextrack Year Completed Line(Chinese)

1. New Guanjiao Tunnel (新关角隧道) Qinghai 32.645 km (20.3 mi) 2x1 u/c Xining-Golmud Railway （青藏铁路）

2. West Qinling Tunnel (西秦岭隧道) Gansu 28.24 km (17.5 mi) 2x1 2013 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway（兰渝铁路）

3. Taihang Tunnel (太行山隧道) Shanxi 27.9 km (17.3 mi) 2x1 2007 Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan High-Speed Railway（石太客专）

4. South Lüliangshan Tunnel (南吕梁山隧道) Shanxi 23.4647 km (14.6 mi) 2x1 2014 Shanxi Central-South Railway (山西中南部铁路) 2tubes, 23.4647 km (14.6 mi) & 23.441 km (14.6 mi)

5. Middle Tianshan Tunnel (中天山隧道) Xinjiang 22.452 km (14.0 mi) 2x1 2012 Turpan-Kuqa 2nd Line Railway（南疆铁路土库二线）

6. Qingyunshan Tunnel （青云山隧道）Fujian 22.175 km (13.8 mi) 2x1 2012 Xiangtang-Putian Railway（向莆铁路）

7.Wushaoling Tunnel (乌鞘岭隧道) Gansu 21.1 km (13.1 mi) 2x1 2006 Lanzhou - Ürümqi Railway（兰新铁路）

8. Lüliangshan Tunnel (吕梁山隧道) Shanxi 20.800 km (12.925 mi) 2x1 2010 Taiyuan - Zhongwei - Yinchuan Railway（太中银铁路）

9. Muzhailing Tunnel (木寨岭隧道) Gansu 19.08 km (11.86 mi) 2x1 2013 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway（兰渝铁路）

10. Qinling Tunnel （秦岭隧道）Shaanxi 18.460 km (11.5 mi) 2x1 2002 Xi'an - Ankang Railway（西康铁路）

11. Shilin Tunnel （石林隧道） Yunnan 18.218 km (11.3 mi) 1x2 u/c Kunming - Nanning Railway（云桂铁路）

12. Taihangshan Tunnel (太行山隧道) Shanxi,Henan 18.125 km (11.3 mi) 2x1 2014 Shanxi Central-South Railway (山西中南部通道)

13. Xuefengshan Tunnel （雪峰山隧道）Fujian 17.892 km (11.1 mi) 2x1 2012 Xiangtang-Putian Railway（向莆铁路）

14. Xiuling Tunnel （秀岭隧道）Yunnan 17.623 km (11.0 mi) 2x1 2013 Dali-Ruili Railway (大瑞铁路）

15. Gaoganshan Tunnel （高盖山隧道）Fujian 17,612 km (10,943.6 mi) 2x1 2012 Xiangtang-Putian Railway（向莆铁路）

16. Zhongtiaoshan Tunnel (中条山隧道) Shanxi 17.35 km (10.8 mi) 2x1 u/c Yuncheng-Sanmengxia Railway (运三铁路)

17. Yongshouliang Tunnel （永寿梁隧道）Shaanxi 17.16 km (10.7 mi) 1x1 2012 Xi'an-Pingliang Railway (西平铁路)

18. Liupanshan Tunnel (六盘山隧道) Gansu 16.719 km (10.4 mi) 1x1 2012 Tianshui-Pingliang Railway (天平铁路)

19. Hadapu Tunnel (哈达铺隧道) Gansu 16.6 km (10.3 mi) 2x1 2013 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway（兰渝铁路）

20. Taiyueshan Tunnel (太岳山隧道) Shanxi 16.194 km (10.1 mi) 2x1 2014 Shanxi Central-South Railway (山西中南部通道)

21. Fajiushan Tunnel (发鸠山隧道) Shanxi 16.007 km (9.9 mi) 2x1 2014 Shanxi Central-South Railway (山西中南部通道)

22. Xiangshan Tunnel (象山隧道) Fujian 15.901 km (9.880 mi) 2x1 2011 Longyan-Xiamen Railway (龙厦铁路)

23. Erqingshan Tunnel (二青山隧道) Shanxi 15.851 km (9.8 mi) 2x1 2013 Taiyuan-Xingxian Railway (太兴铁路)

24. Heishan Tunnel (黑山隧道) Gansu 15.764 km (9.795 mi) 2x1 2013 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway（兰渝铁路）

25. Daiyunshan Tunnel （戴云山隧道）Fujian 15.623 km (9.7 mi) 2x1 2012 Xiangtang-Putian Railway（向莆铁路）

26. Guanshan Tunnel (关山隧道) Gansu 15.55 km (9.7 mi) 1x1 2012 Tianshui-Pingliang Railway (天平铁路)

27. Liulangshan Tunnel (六狼山隧道) Shanxi 15.175 km (9.4 mi) 1x2 2012 Zhungeer-Shuozhou Railway (准朔铁路)

28. Maotianshan Tunnel (冒天山隧道) Shaanxi 14.915 km (9.3 mi) 1x1 2011 Baotou-Xi'an Railway (包西铁路)

29. Dapoling Tunnel （大坡岭隧道）Yunnan 14.728 km (9.2 mi) 2x1 2013 Dali-Ruili Railway (大瑞铁路)

30. Bibanpo Tunnel （壁板坡隧道）Yunnan 14.7 km (9.1 mi) 2x1 2015 Shanghai-Kunming HSR （沪昆高铁）

31. Yanshan Tunnel （岩山隧道）Guizhou 14.695 km (9.1 mi) 2x1 Guiyang-Guangzhou HSR（贵广高铁)

32. Wuyishan Tunnel （武夷山隧道）Fujian 14.659 km (9.1 mi) 1x2 2012 Xiangtang-Putian Railway（向莆铁路

33. Dazhushan Tunnel （大柱山隧道）Yunnan 14.625 km (9.1 mi) 2x1 2013 Dali-Ruili Railway (大瑞铁路)

34. Sandu Tunnel （三都隧道）Guizhou 14.598 km (9.1 mi) 2x1 u/c Guiyang-Guangzhou HSR (贵广高铁)

35. Tianchiping Tunnel （天池坪隧道）Gansu 14.528 km (9.0 mi) 2x1 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway （兰渝铁路）

36. Dayaoshan Tunnel (大瑶山隧道) Guangdong 14.295 km (8.883 mi) 1x2 1987 Beijing - Guangzhou Railroad（京广铁路）

37. Jinguashan Tunnel（金瓜山隧道）Fujian 14.097 km (8.8 mi) 2x1 2012 Xiangtang-Putian)（向莆铁路）

38. YanmengguanTunnel（雁门关隧道）Shanxi 14.085 km (8.8 mi) 1x2 u/c North Datong-Puzhouzhen（北同蒲铁路）

39. Tianpingshan Tunnel （天平山隧道）Guangxi 14.012 km (8.7 mi) 1x2 u/cGuiyang-Guangzhou HSR (贵广高铁)

40. Tongmashan Tunnel （同马山隧道）Guizhou 13.929 km (8.7 mi) 1x2 u/c Guiyang-Guangzhou Railway (贵广高铁)

41. Yesanguan Tunnel （野三关隧道）Hubei 13.838 km (8.6 mi) 2x1 2009Yichang-Wanzhou Railway (宜万铁路)

42. Baofengshan Tunnel （宝峰山隧道）Guangxi 13.708 km (8.5 mi) 2x1 u/c Guiyang-Guangzhou HSR (贵广高铁)

43. Humaling Tunnel （胡麻岭隧道）Gansu 13.611 km (8.5 mi) 2x1 2013 Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway （兰渝铁路）

44. North Tianshan Tunnel （北天山隧道）Xinjiang 13.610 km (8.5 mi) 2x1 2009 Jinghe-Yining-Huo Erguosi Railway (精伊霍铁路)

45. Wanshoushan Tunnel （万寿山隧道）Chongqing 13.468 km (8.4 mi) 2x1 2012 Chongqing-Lichuan Railway (渝利铁路)

46. Shanyang Tunnel （杉阳隧道）Yunnan 13.465 km (8.4 mi) 2x1 2013 Dali-Ruili Railway (大瑞铁路)

47. Changhongling Tunnel （长洪岭隧道）Yunnan 13.294 km (8.3 mi) 2012 Chongqing-Lichuan Railway (渝利铁路)

48. Dabieshan Tunnel （大别山隧道）Hubei 13.256 km (8.2 mi) 1x2 2008 Hefei-Wuhan High Speed Railway (合武铁路)

49. Anlu Tunnel （安禄隧道）Yunnan 13.187 km (8.2 mi) 2008 Guanglu-Kunming Railway (广昆铁路)

50. Xiapu Tunnel （霞浦隧道）Fujian 13.099 km (8.1 mi) 1x2 2009 Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway (温福铁路)

Tomorrow Aizhai bridge, 1,146 metres long and with a deck height of 350 metres, will open:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9175337/China-opens-record-breaking-bridge-over-canyon.html

That's the G56 Hangrui Expressway.

location:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=28.328976,109.598486&num=1&t=h&z=15

I've heard it is not the G56, but the Baomao expressway or G65, with the digits reversed. Or am I wrong?

Is it higher than the Mexico's Baluarte Bridge?

i think this should be the widest highway in mainland china so far..5+5 lanes..
Shuiguan Expressway in Shenzhen City (Guangdong Province S28)

http://img.ycwb.com/news_special/attachement/jpg/site2/20110713/90fba60187190f8735940a.jpg

http://photocdn.sohu.com/20110524/Img308336394.jpg

http://www.wegenwiki.nl/images/thumb/Guangdong_S28.png/622px-Guangdong_S28.png

I've heard it is not the G56, but the Baomao expressway or G65, with the digits reversed. Or am I wrong?

Probably both

G56 is an east-west route, as its name indicates, it runs from Hangzhou to Ruili. G65 is a north-south route, connecting Baotou with Maoming. However, G65 has some significant missing mileage in this area.

http://photocdn.sohu.com/20110524/Img308336394.jpg

Why is this road divided 2+3+2+3, with just a double line between lanes 2 and 3?

^^Maybe first two lanes are for the local trafiic and three lines are for transit :)

Or maybe something to do with speed limits and weight of the vehicles (fast lanes/truck lanes)?

Is it higher than the Mexico's Baluarte Bridge?

No, Baluarte is the second highest in the world, while this one is 6th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_bridges_in_the_world

The bridge is now open:
topographic map of the area
http://www.cnbridge.cn/uploadfile/2010/0818/20100818052301486.jpg
Map of the areahttp://www.chinahighway.com/imgs/2012-03/7873.jpg
http://photocdn.sohu.com/20120330/Img339410737.jpg
http://www.chinahighway.com/imgs/2012-03/7872.jpg
http://www.lqgcs.com/uploads/allimg/201111/16135H557-0.jpg

^^ more pics from sina.com

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/2841_155704_167911.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/2841_155705_978625.jpg

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http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/2841_155709_272070.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/2841_155708_372880.jpg

Random Road signs:
Hangzhou
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/45038253.jpg
Zhanjiang:
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Haikou:
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Guangzhou
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Nanchang
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Cont.
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Hefei
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Zhezhiang (Hangzhou)
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48544547.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48544604.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48544630.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48544735.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48545271.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48965427.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48965449.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49801445.jpg

Cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242184.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49801793.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802020.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802152.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802215.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802243.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802262.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802418.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802423.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802439.jpg

Hefei
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48543859.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/48543870.jpg


The blacked-out provincial expressway on the signs is for the future S42 黄浮高速 Huangfu Expressway. Anyone have information on when this will be completed?

i think this should be the widest highway in mainland china so far..5+5 lanes..

Yet, its central reservation is ridiculously narrow. And the visual cover there shortens the sight lines for drivers on the left most lane in left-hand bend significantly. A rather bad design in my eyes.

Jiangsu (Capital: Nanjing)
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802687.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802702.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802777.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802785.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802799.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49802804.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49803140.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49803155.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49803179.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49803185.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49803574.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49803579.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49803713.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49805203.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49805905.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49805917.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49805921.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806023.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806035.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806052.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806161.jpg

Cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806188.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806192.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806199.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806523.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806666.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806677.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806685.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806699.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49806872.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49989972.jpg
Hangzhou Again:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49991429.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49991592.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49991611.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50011318.jpg

Peking
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50036654.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50036659.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037060.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037097.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037244.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037279.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037286.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037584.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037801.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037809.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037990.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038002.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038021.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038075.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038206.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038261.jpg

Hangzhou Again:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038629.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038646.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038656.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038661.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038727.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50038808.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039155.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039231.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039280.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039290.jpg

Cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039295.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039305.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039483.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039627.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039635.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039653.jpg

Peking Again:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50039936.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50040727.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50041050.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50042642.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50042660.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50042867.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50043078.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50043229.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50043269.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50200625.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50200996.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50202772.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50203157.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50203173.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50203403.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50203422.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50225780.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50225784.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50225888.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50226068.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50226073.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50226439.jpg

Cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50226659.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50226745.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50226822.jpg
Hangzhou-again
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50227066.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50455244.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50455418.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50455643.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50455911.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50456023.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50456797.jpg

Hefei
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50696581.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50696594.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50696598.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50697246.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50697263.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50697271.jpg
Hangzhou
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/51693232.jpg
Anhui(Hefei)
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/51897725.jpg
Hangzhou
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242184.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242191.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242207.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242211.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242215.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242243.jpg

Cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242253.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242258.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242274.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242279.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242353.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242358.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242361.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242390.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242410.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242414.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242452.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242456.jpg
Suzhou
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242457.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242462.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242469.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53242480.jpg

Cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53438584.jpg
Suzhou
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53602389.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53602409.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53602427.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53602611.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53807017.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53807224.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53833432.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/53833451.jpg

Hefei
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55746821.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55746895.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55746922.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55747004.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55747296.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55747407.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55747466.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55747469.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55747552.jpg

Jiangxi
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55747617.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55747796.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748002.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748080.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748105.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748156.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748175.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748527.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748562.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748610.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748676.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748721.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748811.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748954.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55748972.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55766721.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55766776.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55766813.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55766830.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55766891.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55766946.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55766950.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55766984.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767244.jpg

Cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767276.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767355.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767361.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767364.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767490.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767609.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767645.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767671.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767759.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767773.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767845.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55767879.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55768055.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55768126.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55791524.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55791630.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55791773.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55791820.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55791993.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55792090.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55792112.jpg

100th Page
:banana:
:cheers:
:cheers1:
:dance:

BTW
cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55792159.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55792186.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55793121.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55793226.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786160.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786168.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786210.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786227.jpg

I've seen this building before on Beijing ring road. Thanks for posting.

Peking
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50037244.jpg

Guongdao
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786423.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786469.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786671.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786677.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/56786707.jpg
Inner Mongolia
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57207838.jpg
Hubei (Wuhan)
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57208238.jpg
Nangxia
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57210106.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/57210135.jpg
Guangxi
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61075870.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61075886.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61075897.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61075954.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61076183.jpg
Yunnan
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61076453.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61077338.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61395548.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61395824.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61395929.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61395941.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61396223.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61396276.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61396852.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61396924.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61397065.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61397440.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61397471.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61397480.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61397498.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61399079.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61399160.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61399404.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61400030.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61400078.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61401524.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61419261.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61419062.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61419243.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61457275.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55205202.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61457418.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61480801.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61480863.jpg
Tibet (Xizang)
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61480925.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61481144.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61517820.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61517829.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61535906.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61536120.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/61613036.jpg

Qinghai
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62015597.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62015804.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62064057.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62064805.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62064829.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62064878.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62064879.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065033.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065422.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065483.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065564.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065579.jpg

Guangsu
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065631.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065640.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065836.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065839.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62065891.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62066118.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62066151.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62066217.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62066981.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62066981.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62067195.jpg

Sichuan
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62124628.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62124788.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62180794.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62180823.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62180852.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62180860.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62180867.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62180949.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62180984.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62181183.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62181466.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62181490.jpg

A unique type of sign
http://v2.cache6.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/62226638.jpg?redirect_counter=2

Hubei
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62226043.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62226069.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62226297.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62227609.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62227619.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62227620.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62227637.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62227644.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62227675.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62227864.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62228642.jpg

Hunan
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62228875.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62228931.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62228960.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62228978.jpg
Jianxi
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62229485.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62271286.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62271333.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62271358.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62271497.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62271913.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62271913.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62271934.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62271959.jpg
(vers S81)
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62272012.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62272180.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62316674.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62316593.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62316597.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62316612.jpg
Zhejiang
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62365125.jpg
Guangdong
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62316203.jpg

That's the biggest photo report about Chinese road signs that I have ever seen. Many thanks for looking them all up on the web and sharing them !

The signage is not bad at all, in my view. Route numbers signposted very clearly, which is something that often lacks in other countries with a developing road network. Fairly consistent approach to exit signage too. The use of bilingual signs always adds a bit of blur to the signs, where unilingual would have rendered clearer signs. But as a someone from the West, I should be glad that the roman characters are there and that many messages are also in English. What I don't like, however, are the gantry signs with focal points to the left and to the right of the route. A sign with all exiting focal points placed below one another would be much easier to read.

One final point that struck me: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressways_of_China#Expressway_nomenclature) suggests that exit numbers above 999 should not exist as the Chinese exit numbers situated near km-post beyond km 1,000 are based on the last three digits of the km. But the photos suggest that that policy is quite heavily departed from, or am I missing something?

I believe Guangdong doesn't follow the three digit policy. That explains the really really high exit numbers, up to 3500! And I thought the highest exit number ever was 1168, found on Spanish A-7 east-northeast of Tarragona.

@ Nima Farid: You misspelled Guangdong (The first time), Ningxia, and Gansu.

oh ok thanks for the correction
Yeah but in some areas like xinjiang uyghur it is only chinese and local alphabet (In that case arabic alphabet)
Jiangxi
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63574061.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63574094.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63574208.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63574386.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63574663.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63575925.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63576086.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63576099.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63576169.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63576180.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63576635.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63576682.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63576846.jpg

cont.
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63577021.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63577039.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63577042.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63577092.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63577167.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/44904259.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/63577683.jpg

Jiangsu
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558634.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558643.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558645.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558660.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558668.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558673.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558681.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558696.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558706.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558722.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65558738.jpg

Tianjin
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66461553.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66461560.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66461597.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66461642.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66461710.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66461771.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66552481.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66552659.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66553296.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66553318.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/66555901.jpg