China Expressways, Highways: News & Discussions

[AndrewJin]

Enjoy this video.

Drive through Ganhaizi bridge and tunnel 车行干海子大桥及隧道
Published on 29 May 2016
Drive along Yaxi expressway through Ganhaizi circle tunnel and bridge from the bottom to the top.
沿雅西高速行驶，通过干海子螺旋隧道和大桥，从低海拔端到高海拔端，原地上升200米。

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Ganhaizi Bridge and Tunnel

Two full versions
The map navigation (seems 2-3 Apps at the same time) is driving me crazy

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G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway

Dual Spiral tunnels as to elevate 200m in a short distance

Last summer in Sichuan
On Chengdu-Xichang coach

 

[CorporateAffairs]

Lot of similarities between Chinese and Indian highways.
China

 

[AndrewJin]

Proudly come from Hubei Province，Central China
@AndrewJin @Chinese Bamboo @hexagonsnow (i'm not sure if there is anybody else from Hubei in PDF)

The then highest bridge in the world
(held the title from 2009 to 2015)
Siduhe Bridge

G50 Shanghai-Chongqing National Expressway

Siduhe Bridge

Due to the remote, inaccessible river canyon, the engineers decided to experiment and instead of using a blimp or helicopter to drag the first pilot line across the gorge, they used a rocket. Over 3,281 feet (1000 meter) of tether was attached to the back end of a 4 foot (1.5 mtr) long rocket and blasted across the deep river gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

Rocket!
There is no unconquerable difficulty

Have a heart attack?!
@Gibbs @Götterdämmerung @Bussard Ramjet @ahojunk @Srinivas @Malik Alashter

@GS Zhou U got to use your DJI drone for this bridge!

Lot of similarities between Chinese and Indian highways.
China

This is not the typical highway we mention in China, but controlled-access expressway.
They are similar to German autobahn and American interstate highway.
In China, it is normally referred to expressway, when highways are referred to non-controlled-access national/provincial/county-level highways.

The first of such expressways in China was inaugurated in 1988.

National expressway network
(provincial expressway excluded)

National highway network
(provincial/county-level highway excluded)

 

[hexagonsnow]

Proudly come from Hubei Province，Central China
@AndrewJin @Chinese Bamboo @hexagonsnow (i'm not sure if there is anybody else from Hubei in PDF)

The then highest bridge in the world
(held the title from 2009 to 2015)
Siduhe Bridge

G50 Shanghai-Chongqing National Expressway

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Siduhe Bridge
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Due to the remote, inaccessible river canyon, the engineers decided to experiment and instead of using a blimp or helicopter to drag the first pilot line across the gorge, they used a rocket. Over 3,281 feet (1000 meter) of tether was attached to the back end of a 4 foot (1.5 mtr) long rocket and blasted across the deep river gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Rocket!
There is no unconquerable difficulty

Have a heart attack?!
@Gibbs @Götterdämmerung @Bussard Ramjet @ahojunk @Srinivas @Malik Alashter

@GS Zhou U got to use your DJI drone for this bridge!


This is not the typical highway we mention in China, but controlled-access expressway.
They are similar to German autobahn and American interstate highway.
In China, it is normally referred to expressway, when highways are referred to non-controlled-access national/provincial/county-level highways.

The first of such expressways in China was inaugurated in 1988.

National expressway network
(provincial expressway excluded)
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National highway network
(provincial/county-level highway excluded)
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Thank you for taging me!I have seen the great infrastruceture built in every corner in china!Great proud heart for Great China!Give me a another great reason for traveling in my home!

 

[AndrewJin]

China has scored 8 out of 10 in this Top 10 World highest Bridges list, not bad for China.

This seems an old ranking.
The first one was Siduhe, then should be the ranking before 2016.
Because 2015 was the last year when Siduhe was still the highest one!

 

[Daniel808]

The total length of 129km Longling-Ruili Expresssway, in Yunnan Province,Southwest China.

a fantastic view as cruising along such a amazing elevated highway !
Amazing China

Thanks for made this Good thread, brother @ahojunk

 

[TaiShang]

The total length of 129km Longling-Ruili Expresssway, in Yunnan Province,Southwest China.

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a fantastic view as cruising along such a amazing elevated highway !
Amazing China

Thanks for made this Good thread, brother @ahojunk

Beautiful images, brother!

So many reasons to travel across China. Each corner is heart-capturing.

 

[AndrewJin]

Thank you for taging me!I have seen the great infrastruceture built in every corner in china!Great proud heart for Great China!Give me a another great reason for traveling in my home!

Hubei has one the best natural scenery, from Taoist mountains, Three Gorges, to Enshi Grand Canyan and Shenlongjia Forest! We have ancient city like Jingzhou dating back to Three Kingdom Era and modern metropolis Wuhan which has higher per capita GDP compared to Shanghai.

Concerning infra, the theme of this thread, our expressways rank top5 in terms of length （6200km by 2015) and we ONCE had the highest bridge in the world. We are also at the centre of China's HSR network, Hubei rocks!

Hubei Province

Shenlongjia Forest

Enshi Grand Canyon

Provincial capital city Wuhan

Wuhan High-speed Railway Station

The total length of 129km Longling-Ruili Expresssway, in Yunnan Province,Southwest China.

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a fantastic view as cruising along such a amazing elevated highway !
Amazing China

Thanks for made this Good thread, brother @ahojunk

This expressway is the final section to be completed of
the legendary 3000km-long G56 Hangzhou-Ruili National Expressway.

 

[Daniel808]

Beautiful images, brother!

So many reasons to travel across China. Each corner is heart-capturing.

This expressway is the final section to be completed of the legendary 3000km-long G56 Hangzhou-Ruili National Expressway.
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It's Amazing to see, How Yunnan Province Develop today

Yunnan Province is a very Strategic Province. One of the Main Gates from China to South-East Asia.

 

[powastick]

It's Amazing to see, How Yunnan Province Develop today

Yunnan Province is a very Strategic Province. One of the Main Gates from China to South-East Asia.

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Still waiting for the railway!

 

[ahojunk]

Proudly come from Hubei Province，Central China
@AndrewJin @Chinese Bamboo @hexagonsnow (i'm not sure if there is anybody else from Hubei in PDF)

The then highest bridge in the world
(held the title from 2009 to 2015)
Siduhe Bridge

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This bridge is beautiful. The surrounding area of the bridge looks so serene and peaceful. This is place I think I can retire and enjoy the scenery everyday.

But my wife is a city folk! Damn!

The total length of 129km Longling-Ruili Expresssway, in Yunnan Province,Southwest China.
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a fantastic view as cruising along such a amazing elevated highway !
Amazing China

Thanks for made this Good thread, brother @ahojunk

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You are welcome. However, it's you, AndrewJin, GS Zhou and others that make this thread interesting.

Hubei has one the best natural scenery, from Taoist mountains, Three Gorges, to Enshi Grand Canyan and Shenlongjia Forest! We have ancient city like Jingzhou dating back to Three Kingdom Era and modern metropolis Wuhan which has higher per capita GDP compared to Shanghai.

Concerning infra, the theme of this thread, our expressways rank top5 in terms of length （6200km by 2015) and we ONCE had the highest bridge in the world. We are also at the centre of China's HSR network, Hubei rocks!

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The scenery in your province Hubei, Hunan (Zhangjiajie), Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan is just simply gorgeous! So is Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia!

So much to see but not enough time and money!

It's Amazing to see, How Yunnan Province Develop today

Yunnan Province is a very Strategic Province. One of the Main Gates from China to South-East Asia.

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Yes, the capital Kunming is going to be connected to South East Asia via HSR and highways/expressways.

Still waiting for the railway!

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The railway that passes through Thailand is unfortunately not going to be 350 kph. To reduce costs, the Thais are only looking at 250 kph. I hope the rail that traverses peninsula Malaysia (to/from Singapore) is 350 kph.

 

[AndrewJin]

5 years' hard work
Finally, Baoshan-Tengchong Expressway opens!
Longjiang Bridge, dubbed as "the bridge in the cloud"

Baoshan-Tengchong Expressway & Longjiang Expressway Bridge

Features
63.8km, province-level expressway
Standardised 4-lanes controlled-access
designed speed: 80km/h
Investment: 6.3 billion yuan
Difficulty: It transverses 4km high Gaoligong Mountains
Extensive use of drones

Purpose
It forms one section of the China-Burma-India international corridor.
It connects Tengchong County to the G56 National Expressway (Hangzhou-Ruili)
Key project of poverty-reduction initiatives in the minorities-dominated Western Yunnan Province.

Longjiang Bridge
Span: 1196m
Length: 2471m
Height: 280m

13th 5-year plan
150km long pronvicial expressway linking Tengchong County and Ruili City's 3 counties
Estimated to start construction within 1-2 years

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Implication on local tourism
Get ready for people mountain people sea
Ancients towns, springs, volcanos, snowy mountains, minority culture

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[AndrewJin]

Yes, the capital Kunming is going to be connected to South East Asia via HSR and highways/expressways.

We have done or are doing our own part, no matter roads, railways or communication and power connection.
The question is if the people at the other side of the border are willing to enjoy inclusive growth and prioritise people's own interests than politicians' sh*ts and populist agenda.

 

[AndrewJin]

This bridge is beautiful. The surrounding area of the bridge looks so serene and peaceful. This is place I think I can retire and enjoy the scenery everyday.

But my wife is a city folk! Damn!

No worries mate.
Our Hubei Province provides natural beauty as well as big city and shopping malls!
In fact, during 2016-2016, more shopping malls are opened more than any city in the world.
We can enjoy life of modernity and those lakes and forests in the downtown at the same time!

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"By last year Wuhan had so many brand-packed shopping malls that it topped the world rankings with almost 1m square metres of malls.

Wuhan, Chengdu and Beijing, China’s top three cities contributed half the country’s new completions last year, and most Wuhan malls are more than 80 per cent occupied, unlike their more struggling peers elsewhere in the country, CBRE says."

Don't go shopping at weekends here, restaurants and cinemas all full!


The other side of downtown Wuhan!

 

[ahojunk]

We have done or are doing our own part, no matter roads, railways or communication and power connection.
The question is if the people at the other side of the border are willing to enjoy inclusive growth and prioritise people's own interests then politicians' sh*ts and populist agenda.

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Yes, China has done its part to enhance connectivity. China has the money, technology and infrastructure capability.

But spare a thought for Thailand and Malaysia. They are short of money due to mismanagement and corruption by their respective governments.

No money no talk, or
Money talks, bullsh*t walks.

The HSR is being built in Laos. For Myanmar, I am not sure of what is going on there.