China National Highways

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G030 (Jingshi Expressway section) near Beijing.
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G030 (Jingshi Expressway section) near Beijing.

The China National Highways are a series of trunk roads throughout all of mainland China. Although they are called highways (such as the Jingbao Highway), they are not necessarily expressways. However, like expressways of China, a toll is sometimes charged.

Although an accepted speed limit on China National Highways is 80 km/h, it is not uncommon to see cars zip by in excess of 100 km/h. The lack of speed detection cameras on some routes, and the lack of a signed speed limit outside of localities, means that enforcing this speed limit is rather herculean. In addition there is a notable shortage of traffic police in China.

Nationwide highways often begin with the letter G, followed by three numerals, e.g.: G107. It is said that the G stands for 国家 (guojia), or national.

The numbering of the highways is as follows:

  • Five vertical and seven horizontal main routes are labelled in the 000 series (the so called "five downs and seven acrosses").
  • Except for China National Highway 112, which originates in Tianjin, all highways in the 100 series (e.g. 102, 106) begin from Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, and spread out in all compass directions;
  • Highways in the 200 series stretch from north to south;
  • Highways in the 300 series stretch from west to east (e.g., from Lhasa in Tibet through to Dandong in Liaoning province).

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[edit] List of all China National Highways

Important Note: Chinese roads are graded into the G-Series (Guodao, or National Routes), S-Series (Shengdao, or Provincial-Level Routes) and X-Series (Xiandao, pron. Hsien-Dao, or County-Level Routes). China National Highways are in the G-Series.

[edit] 000 Series

Note: 000 Series China National Highways point to five specific vertical routes, as well as seven specific horizontal routes. Routes ending in "0" are north-south (vertical) routes; routes ending in "5" are east-west (horizontal) routes.

[edit] 100 Series

Note: 100 Series China National Highways spread out from Beijing (exception: G112).

[edit] 200 Series

Note: 200 Series China National Highways form routes from north China to south China.

[edit] 300 Series

Note: 300 Series China National Highways form routes from west China to east China.

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