G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway
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| 上海－西安高速公路 | ||||
| Hushaan Expressway 沪陕高速公路 | ||||
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 The Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge carries 6 lanes of the Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway. | ||||
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Part of  AH5 | ||||
| Length | 1,526 km[1] (948 mi) | |||
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| East end |  G1503 in Shanghai | |||
| West end |   G70 / G3001 in Xi'an, Shaanxi | |||
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| Country | China | |||
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The Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway (Chinese: 上海—西安高速公路), designated as G40 and commonly referred to as the Hushaan Expressway (Chinese: 沪陕高速公路) is an expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai and Xi'an, Shaanxi. It is 1,490 km (930 mi) in length.
The expressway was completed after Chongqi Bridge opened to commercial traffic on December 24, 2011.
The expressway uses the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge and the Chongqi Bridge, to cross the Yangtze River north of Shanghai.
The expressway passes through the following cities:[1]
- Shanghai
- Nantong, Jiangsu
- Yangzhou, Jiangsu
- Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Hefei, Anhui
- Lu'an, Anhui
- Xinyang, Henan
- Nanyang, Henan
- Shangzhou District, Shangluo, Shaanxi
- Xi'an, Shaanxi
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