Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway | ||||
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二连浩特-广州高速公路 | ||||
Erguang Expwy 二广高速 | ||||
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The G55 crossing the
Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge in
Hubei province | ||||
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Length | 2,685 km [1] (1,668 mi) | |||
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North end | Erenhot, Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia | |||
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Country | China | |||
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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, 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.
The entire portion of the expressway in Shanxi is complete.
The entire portion of the expressway in Henan is complete.
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]
The entire portion of the expressway in Hunan is under construction. This section has been beset by delays and cost overruns. [4]
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.
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