China National Highway 110

National Highway 110
110国道
Route information
Length: 1,100 km (700 mi)
Major junctions
From: Beijing
To: Yinchuan
Highway system

Expressways

China National Highway 110 (G110) runs from Beijing to Yinchuan, via Hohhot and Baotou, in Inner Mongolia. It heads northwest from Beijing to Zhangjiakou then heads straight west, and runs to approximately 1,100 kilometres.

In October 2004 and November 2004, it was overwhelmed with traffic diverted from the Jingzhang Expressway, occurring as a result of a massive traffic jam on the expressway. In a related incident in August 2010, a 60-mile traffic jam occurred on this route (See 2010 China National Highway 110 traffic jam).[1]

Traffic jams

Slow moving traffic and recurrent traffic jams on Highway 110 between Beijing and Inner Mongolia result from an overload of coal trucks transporting coal from newly opened mines in Inner Mongolia to sea ports on the coast of China. Rail lines are under construction which would relieve the bottleneck but will not be completed until 2012 at the earliest.[2]

Route and distance

Route and distance
City Distance (km)
Beijing0
Changping District, Beijing32
Yanqing District, Beijing75
Huailai, Hebei131
Xiahuayuan, Hebei156
Xuanhua, Hebei183
Zhangjiakou, Hebei218
Wanquan, Hebei238
Huai'an County, Hebei269
Xinghe, Inner Mongolia335
Jining, Inner Mongolia410
Huhhot, Inner Mongolia564
Tumd Zuoqi, Inner Mongolia616
Tumd Youqi, Inner Mongolia675
Donghe District, Inner Mongolia721
Baotou, Inner Mongolia747
Urad Qianqi, Inner Mongolia858
Wuyuan, Inner Mongolia922
Linhe, Inner Mongolia1010
Dengkou, Inner Mongolia1077
Wuhai, Inner Mongolia1164
Hainan District, Inner Mongolia1191
Huinong District, Ningxia1216
Shizuishan, Ningxia1266
Yinchuan, Ningxia1357

See also

References

  1. ↑ MSNBC (August 23, 2010). "Worst traffic jam ever? Gridlock spans 60 miles - World news - Asia-Pacific - China - msnbc.com". Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  2. ↑ "China’s Growth Leads to Problems Down the Road" article by Michael Wines in The New York Times August 27, 2010, accessed August 28, 2010
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