China National Expressway Network

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expressway network transport infrastructure system

The China National Expressway Network is a nationwide system of high-speed, limited-access highways that forms the backbone of long-distance road transportation across mainland China.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
National Trunk Highway System of China	7
Chinese expressway network	1
Chinese national expressway network	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	expressway network ⓘ transport infrastructure system ⓘ
accessControl	fully controlled access ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NTHS NERFINISHED ⓘ National Expressway Network of China NERFINISHED ⓘ National Trunk Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ
connects	key economic zones such as the Bohai Economic Rim ⓘ key economic zones such as the Pearl River Delta ⓘ key economic zones such as the Yangtze River Delta ⓘ major border crossings of China ⓘ major coastal ports in China ⓘ provincial capitals of mainland China ⓘ
constructionStart	late 1980s ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
designSpeedRange	80–120 km/h ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	ordinary national highways (China National Highways, prefix G without expressway standard) ⓘ provincial expressway networks of China ⓘ
function	long-distance road transportation backbone ⓘ
geographicScope	mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1990s ⓘ
laneConfiguration	dual carriageway ⓘ
majorPlan	71118 Network ⓘ 7918 Network NERFINISHED ⓘ National Expressway Network Plan (2004) NERFINISHED ⓘ National Expressway Network Plan (2013 adjustment) NERFINISHED ⓘ
networkType	high-speed road network ⓘ limited-access highway network ⓘ
notableRoute	G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	national trunk highway system of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
planningAuthority	Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ National Development and Reform Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryCorridorCount	18 east–west corridors ⓘ 7 radial corridors from Beijing ⓘ 9 north–south corridors ⓘ
purpose	facilitate freight transport across China ⓘ improve inter-regional connectivity ⓘ support national economic integration ⓘ
rapidExpansionPeriod	2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ
routeNumberingScheme	four-digit regional and city-ring expressways ⓘ one- and two-digit primary north–south and east–west corridors ⓘ
routePrefix	G ⓘ
shieldShape	national expressway shield with letter G and route number ⓘ
signageColor	green ⓘ
tollSystem	predominantly tolled ⓘ