G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway

The Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway (Chinese: 二连浩特—广州高速公路), designated as G55 and commonly referred to as the Erguang Expressway (Chinese: 二广高速公路) is an expressway that connects the cities of Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, and Guangzhou, Guangdong. When fully complete, it will be 2,685 km (1,668 mi) in length.

Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway
二连浩特－广州高速公路
Erguang Expwy 二广高速
The G55 crossing the Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge in Hubei province
Route information
Part of AH3
Length	2,685 km[1] (1,668 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Erenhot, Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia
South end	G1501 Guangzhou Ring Expressway, S55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway Guangzhou Spur Line, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Location
Country	China
Highway system
National Trunk Highway System Primary Auxiliary National Highways Transport in China
← G5021 → G5511

Route

Inner Mongolia

Erenhot, the northern terminus of the expressway, is a border town with Mongolia and has a border checkpoint. The expressway is under construction from Erenhot to Baiyinchagan town in Ulanqab, and complete from Baiyinchagan to the Shanxi border.

Shanxi

The entire portion of the expressway in Shanxi is complete.

Henan

The entire portion of the expressway in Henan is complete.

Hubei

The entire portion of the expressway in Hubei is complete except for 3 km (1.9 mi) of expressway to the Hunan border.

In 2000, a cache of Warring States period artifacts was discovered in eastern Wulipu's Zuozhong village during the construction of the Xiang(yang)–Jing(zhou) Highway (襄荆高速公路).^[2][3]

Hunan

The entire portion of the expressway in Hunan is under construction. This section has been beset by delays and cost overruns.^[4]

Guangdong

The expressway is under construction from the Hunan border to mountainous Huaiji County, Zhaoqing, and complete from Huaiji County to the southern terminus, Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.

References

1. G55 二广高速. china-highway.com (in Simplified Chinese).
2. Rui, Jin (瑞金); Su, Dan (苏丹), eds. (November 2012). 沙洋县行政区划图 (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 31 March 2018. {...}G55{...}
3. 沙洋文化概况 (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 31 March 2018. {...}2000年，配合襄荆高速公路建设工程，在五里铺镇发掘了左冢，出土了一批战国时期的精美文物；{...}
4. Magnier, Mark (2016-07-27). "How a Chinese Highway Became a Boulevard of Broken Dreams". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-07-28.