China National Highway 109
China National Highway 109 connects Beijing with Lhasa. It runs westwards of Beijing via Datong, Yinchuan and Xining to Golmud before turning southwest to Lhasa. The total distance of the highway is 3,901 km.
In Beijing it is known as Fushi Road, as it begins from Fuchengmen and traverses through Shijingshan.
The majority of the Beijing section is in Mentougou District.
The section of the highway within western Qinghai and Tibet, from Golmud to Lhasa, is paralleled by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
Route and distance
| Route and distance |
| City |
Distance (km) |
Elevation(m)| |
| Beijing, Beijing |
0 |
100 |
| Yangyuan, Hebei |
292 |
900 |
| Datong, Shanxi |
375 |
1100 |
| Zuoyun, Shanxi |
432 |
1200 |
| Youyu, Shanxi |
456 |
1300 |
| Qingshuihe, Inner Mongolia |
567 |
1100 |
| Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia |
794 |
1300 |
| Shizuishan, Ningxia |
1142 |
1100 |
| Huinong, Ningxia |
1157 |
1100 |
| Pingluo, Ningxia |
1187 |
1100 |
| Helan County, Ningxia |
1235 |
1100 |
| Yinchuan, Ningxia |
1249 |
1100 |
| Yongning County, Ningxia |
1269 |
1100 |
| Qingtongxia, Ningxia |
1303 |
1100 |
| Zhongning, Ningxia |
1382 |
1100 |
| Jingyuan County, Gansu |
1597 |
1300 |
| Baiyin, Gansu |
1663 |
1700 |
| Gaolan, Gansu |
1706 |
1600 |
| Lanzhou, Gansu |
1753 |
1500 |
| Xigu District, Gansu |
1782 |
1500 |
| Minhe, Qinghai |
1873 |
1700 |
| Ledu, Qinghai |
1920 |
1900 |
| Ping'an County, Qinghai |
1948 |
2100 |
| Xining, Qinghai |
1984 |
2200 |
| Huangyuan, Qinghai |
2033 |
2600 |
| Dulan, Qinghai |
2407 |
3100 |
| Golmud, Qinghai |
2739 |
2600 |
| Amdo, Tibet |
3435 |
4600 |
| Nagqu, Tibet |
3575 |
4400 |
| Damxung, Tibet |
3739 |
4200 |
| Doilungdêqên, Tibet |
3889 |
3600 |
| Lhasa, Tibet |
3901 |
3600 |
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See also
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| Note |
China National Highway 112 runs around Beijing; China National Highway 228 in Taiwan is unilaterally planned by People's Republic of China.
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