City Expressways
Most city expressways are found in the inner districts of Shanghai, including several elevated highways which run directly above surface-level roadways. In Chinese, these expressways are literally termed City High-speed Roadways (Chinese: 城市快速道路), but the maximum speed is usually 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). These are still considered expressways or controlled-access highways because of the presence of ramps, grade-separated junctions, and the absence of traffic lights. Most of these expressways are elevated and run above a lower-speed roadway. Two city expressways, the Inner Ring Road and Middle Ring Road, are, or will be ring roads or beltways.
| English name | Hanzi name | Termini | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Ring Road Also known as Inner Ring Elevated Road |
上海内环线 内环高架路 |
Ring road | 47.7 kilometres (29.6 mi) long. Crosses the Huangpu River using the Yangpu Bridge and Nanpu Bridge. |
| Yan'an Elevated Road | 延安高架路 | Hongqiao International Airport The Bund, Bund Tunnel, East Zhongshan No. 1 Road |
15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long. |
| South-North Elevated Road | 南北高架路 | Jiyang Road and Yaohua Road, Lupu Bridge S20 Outer Ring Expressway |
18.1 kilometres (11.2 mi) long. |
| Yixian Elevated Road | 逸仙高架路 | Inner Ring Road S20 Outer Ring Expressway and G1501 Shanghai Ring Expressway |
9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) long. |
| Middle Ring Road | 中环路 | Jinqiao Road and Pudong Avenue, Pudong Middle Huaxia Road, Shenjiang Road, and Huaxia Elevated Road, Pudong |
Sections of Middle Ring Road are still under construction. Its length so far is 59.25 kilometres (36.82 mi). When complete, it will become a ring road. Crosses the Huangpu River using the Jungong Road Tunnel and Shangzhong Road Tunnel. |
| Humin Elevated Road | 沪闵高架路 | Inner Ring Road G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway, G92 Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway, S20 Outer Ring Expressway, and S4 Shanghai–Jinshan Expressway |
13.32 kilometres (8.28 mi) long. |
| Jiamin Elevated Road | 嘉闵高架路 | Beidi Elevated Road S124 Husong Highway |
Part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub. |
| Huaxia Elevated Road | 华夏高架路 | Middle Ring Road at Shenjiang Road S1 Yingbin Expressway near Pudong International Airport |
15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi) long. |
| Beidi Elevated Road | 北翟高架路 | Jiamin Elevated Road Middle Ring Road |
7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) long. Part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub. |
| Songze Elevated Road | 崧泽高架路 | G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Terminal 2 |
Part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub. |
| Jianhong Elevated Road | 建虹高架路 | Part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub. | |
| Hongdi Elevated Road | 虹翟高架路 | Part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub. | |
| Hongyu Elevated Road | 虹渝高架路 | Part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub. | |
| Caobao Elevated Road | 漕宝高架路 | Part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub. |
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