CHINA

“7918” MOTORWAY SYSTEM

CONTENTS Highlights Comparison to the United States Map of Planned Motorways: China Map of Planned Motorways: Northeast China Map of Planned Motorways: Southeast China Urban Area Abbreviations

HIGHLIGHTS Fully access controlled (freeway standard) Principally toll roads Planned length in 2020: 85,000 kilometers (53,000 miles) Planned length in 2010: 65,000 kilometers (40,000 miles) Completed by 2005: 41,000 kilometers (25,500 miles) Does not include separately constructed urban freeways

COMPARISON TO THE UNITED STATES Original US Interstate System: Approximately 65,000 kilometers (40,000 miles) Total US Freeway Length: 2005: 90,000 kilometers (56,000 miles)

PHOTOGRAPHS 7918 Motorways in the Shenzhen Area Urban Freeways in Beijing and Shanghai

MAP OF PLANNED MOTORWAYS: CHINA

HAR

URQ

BJG

LZH

SHG LHS CDU WUH

KNM SHZ

MAP OF PLANNED MOTORWAYS: NORTHEAST CHINA

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HAR

CCN

SYG

HHT BAO BJG DAL TJN

YIN TYN JNN LZH QDG

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MAP OF PLANNED MOTORWAYS: SOUTHEAST CHINA

ZZH Æ XIA LZH

SHG NJG CDU WUH

CQG NCH

CHS

GYG FZH

TAI KNM

GZH SHZ

NNN HK

HKU

URBAN AREA ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation Urban Area Abbreviation Urban Area BAO Baotau LZH Lanzhou BJG Beijing NCH Nanchang CCN Changchun NJG Nanjing CDU Chengdu NNN Nanning CQG Chongqing QGD Quingdao CSH Changsha QQR Qiqihar DAL Dalian SHG Shanghai FZH Fuzhou SHZ Shenzhen GYG Guyang SYG Shenyang GZH Guangzhou TAI Taipei HAR Harbin TJN Tainjin HHT Hohot TYN Taiyan HK Hong Kong URQ Urumqi HKU Haikou WUH Wuhan JNN Jinan XIA Xian KNM Kunming YIN Yincheng LHS Lhasa ZZH Zhengzhou

Base map from http://www.moc.gov.cn/05gongzuo/jiaotonggh/P020050830375059689971.jpg

http://www.demographia.com Central Motorway North Central Shenzhen Shenzhen Airport Motorway Westbound

Shenzhen Airport Motorway Westbound Entry to Guangzhou Motorway

Guangzhou Motorway North Toward Guangzhou Guangzhou Motorway South Toward Shenzhen 2nd Ring Road: Beijing

URBAN FREEWAYS

(Not a part of the “7918” motorway system)

3rd Ring Road: Beijing 4th Ring Road: Beijing

5th Ring Road: Beijing Central Freeway Interchange Shanghai