North–South Elevated Road (Shanghai)

North-South Elevated Road
南北高架路
The North-South Elevated Road runs above South Chongqing Road in this photo, with a northbound entrance ramp shown.
Route information
Length:	18.1 km (11.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Jiyang Road in Pudong New Area
	Inner Ring Road in Huangpu District Yan'an Elevated Road in Huangpu District Inner Ring Road in Zhabei District Middle Ring Road in Zhabei District
North end:	Shanghai S20 / Shanghai S127 (Wenchuan Highway) in Baoshan District
Highway system
Expressways of Shanghai

North–South Elevated Road (Chinese: 南北高架路; pinyin: Nánběi Gāojiàlù; literally: "South–North Elevated Road") is an elevated expressway in the city of Shanghai, China. It begins to the south at Jiyang Road in Pudong New Area, crosses the Huangpu River into Puxi using the Lupu Bridge, and then traverses through Puxi to the Outer Ring Expressway in Baoshan District.

Construction on the first phase of the expressway, from the Lupu Bridge to Liuying Road started on 25 October 1993 and was completed on 10 December 1995.^[1]

The North-South Elevated Road at West Changjiang Road. Shanghai Metro Line 1 runs on the first level above the street, and the expressway runs on the second level above the street.

Construction of the second phase, from Liuying Road to Outer Ring Expressway coincided with the northern extension of Shanghai Metro Line 1. The metro line is the first level above street level, while the expressway is the second level above street level. This phase was completed on 4 December 2002.

References

Roads and expressways of Shanghai Elevated roads Primary Inner Ring Yan'an North-South Yixian Middle Ring Humin Auxiliary Huaxia Beidi Songze Jianhong Hongdi Hongyu Jiamin Shenjiang Expressways National G2 G40 G42 G15 G50 G60 G92 G1501 Provincial S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S19 S20 S26 S32 S36 National highways G312 G318 G320 G204