Sichuan–Tibet Highway

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The Sichuan–Tibet Highway is a high-altitude, long-distance road linking China’s Sichuan Province with Tibet, renowned for its dramatic mountain scenery, challenging driving conditions, and strategic importance.

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Sichuan–Tibet Highway canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
road
transport infrastructure
alsoKnownAs Chuan–Zang Highway NERFINISHED
Sichuan–Tibet Road NERFINISHED
approximateLength over 2000 kilometers
connects Sichuan Province NERFINISHED
Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
constructionStarted 1950
country China
crosses Sichuan Basin edge
multiple high mountain passes
easternTerminus Chengdu NERFINISHED
endPoint Lhasa NERFINISHED
hazard altitude sickness risk
rockfalls
snow and ice in winter
knownFor challenging driving conditions
dramatic mountain scenery
high altitude
landslides
long distance
sharp curves
steep gradients
strategic importance
locatedIn China
surface form: People's Republic of China
maintainedBy Chinese government NERFINISHED
Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
maxElevation over 4000 meters above sea level
opened 1954
parallelTo Qinghai–Tibet Highway (as alternative route to Tibet) NERFINISHED
partOf China National Highway 318 NERFINISHED
road network to Tibet
passesThrough Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kangding NERFINISHED
Nyingchi NERFINISHED
Qamdo NERFINISHED
Ya'an NERFINISHED
region eastern Tibetan Plateau
southwest China
startPoint Chengdu NERFINISHED
strategicFor civilian transportation
economic development of Tibet
military transport
terrain deep river valleys
high mountains
plateau
usedFor freight transport
local travel
tourism
westernTerminus Lhasa NERFINISHED

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eastern Tibet hasTransportationRoute Sichuan–Tibet Highway
subject surface form: Eastern Tibet