China National Highway

   

The China National Highways are a series of trunk roads throughout all of China. Although they are called highways (such as the Jingbao Highway), they are not expressways. However, like expressways across China, a toll is sometimes charged.

Although an accepted speed limit on China National Highways is 80 km/h, it is not uncommon to see cars zip by in excess of 100 km/h. The lack of speed detection cameras on some routes, and the lack of a signed speed limit outside of localities, means that enforcing this speed limit is rather Herculean.

Nationwide highways often begin with the letter G, followed by three numerals, e.g.: G107.

The numbering of the highways are as follows:

  • Except for China National Highway 112, which originates in Tianjin, all highways in the 100 series (e.g. 102, 106) begin from Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, and spread out in all compass directions;
  • Highways in the 200 series stretch from north to south;
  • Highways in the 300 series stretch from west to east (e.g., from Lhasa in Tibet through to Dandong in Liaoning province).

Some expressways in China are numbered in the 000 series; however, it remains to see if this is actually official. The Jingshi Expressway, for example, is labelled both G107 (for China National Highway 107) and G030 (for the expressway). However, while the 4th Ring Road in Beijing labels the Jingshi Expressway as G030, the 5th Ring Road insists on labelling it G107 on all signs.

List of all China National Highways

Important Note: Chinese roads are graded into the G-Series (Guodao, or National Routes), S-Series (Shengdao, or Provincial-Level Routes) and X-Series (Xiandao, pron. Hsien-Dao, or County-Level Routes). China National Highways are in the G-Series.

100 Series

Note: 100 Series China National Highways spread out from Beijing (exception: G112).

200 Series

Note: 200 Series China National Highways form routes from north China to south China.

300 Series

Note: 300 Series China National Highways form routes from west China to east China.


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