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Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
's 5th Ring Road (, China Road Numbering: S50 (Beijing) is a
ring road A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
encircling the city about away from the city centre. It takes the form of an expressway and is in length. Being a ring road, it has no natural start or end point, although the "0 km" mark is found near the northeastern stretch at Laiguangying, at the intersection with the
Jingcheng Expressway Jingcheng may refer to: * Xu Jingcheng (許景澄) (1845–1900), Qing Dynasty diplomat *Jingcheng (竟成), a pseudonym of educator Kong Zhaoshou *Jingcheng, a name for Beijing's inner city * Jingcheng, Nanjing County, Zhangzhou (靖城镇), a tow ...
. The expressway ring road is a provincial-level road in Beijing municipality. All of Beijing's expressways, except for the Tongyan Expressway, are interlinked with the 5th Ring Road. Portions of the expressway have a maximum speed limit of 90 km/h, with the remainder imposing a speed limit of 100 km/h. There is a universal minimum speed limit of 50 km/h. The 5th ring road has three lanes in each direction, for a total of six lanes.


History

The route was originally called the "1st Expressway Ring Road", as it would take the form of an expressway, and therefore become the city's first expressway ring road. However, given the fact that the
2nd Ring Road The 2nd Ring Road () is the innermost ring road highway which encircles the city center of Beijing, People's Republic of China. (The first ring road had been a circular tram route.) The ring road can be divided into two parts: the original ring ...
, 3rd Ring Road and 4th Ring Road were in existence, re-ordering it as a ring road with a number value of 1, especially as it was ''outside'' the 4th Ring Road, looked odd. Therefore, it was renamed the 5th Ring Road, after some debate. Work began soon after and the first portion of the ring road opened in 2001, linking the
Badaling Expressway The Badaling Expressway (Simplified Chinese: 八达岭高速公路, Traditional Chinese: 八達嶺高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Bādálíng Gāosù Gōnglù) is an expressway in China which links urban Beijing to the Badaling stretch of the Great ...
with the Airport Expressway. Further stretches of the road were soon opened. By mid-2003, half of the ring road was open, from the western end connecting the West
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to the interchange in the southeast with the
Jingjintang Expressway Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei p ...
. The ring road was completed in its entirety on November 1, 2003, with the intersections with the
Jingshi Expressway "Beijing" is from pinyin ''Běijīng,'' which is romanized from , the Chinese name for this city. The pinyin system of transliteration was approved by the Chinese government in 1958, but little used until 1979. It was gradually adopted by various ...
and the Jingkai Expressway. Also completed on that same day was the Xiaoyue Tunnel—noticeable for being the only
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on any of the
Ring Roads of Beijing Beijing possesses multiple ring roads (or beltways). 1st Ring Road When the city of Beijing had tram lines in operation from the 1920s to the 1950s, Line No. 4's route formed a ring-shaped loop, running 17-km clockwise through Tiananmen - Xida ...
. The 5th Ring Road is home to the
Shifeng Bridge Shifeng Bridge () is a cable-stayed bridge on Beijing's western 5th Ring Road. It is near Wanping, near the Marco Polo Bridge. Nearly 1.4 kilometres in length, it is a trademark bridge of the 5th Ring Road. Under the bridge runs many railways t ...
. This bridge was built and actually had to be rotated after it was built to link the two ends of the southwestern 5th Ring Road together. Underneath the bridge ran several important rail lines that could not be interrupted while the bridge was being built, which made it impossible for the Shifeng Bridge to be built like a normal bridge. It was instead constructed in parts extending the expressway as it went along. The completion of this colossal work accelerated the completion of the entire ring road. At night, the Shifeng Bridge looks spectacular. It apparently is a trademark bridge of the expressway ring road.


Recent history

By mid-December 2004, a second exit lane was fitted for the
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exit (clockwise direction). Previously, traffic used to clog up the entire ring road (at around 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. local time every workday) near that exit, as it is very close to Wangjing. Also, a second exit liaising directly with Wangjing is under construction; it is very close to the Wangjing filling station on the ring road (clockwise direction again).


Tolls

When the 5th Ring Road was completed (and even while segments were already open to the traffic), the expressway became a toll ring road. The charge was 0.5 CNY per kilometre as a minimum for small vehicles (which would equate to just around 6 cents U.S.). The charge, although small, was exorbitant for many drivers, who shied away from the expressway. Further protests derived from the apparent fact that drivers were being charged the full CNY 5 for just ''one kilometre'' of the road, from Yizhuang to the
Jingjintang Expressway Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei p ...
. Additionally, users of the
Badaling Expressway The Badaling Expressway (Simplified Chinese: 八达岭高速公路, Traditional Chinese: 八達嶺高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Bādálíng Gāosù Gōnglù) is an expressway in China which links urban Beijing to the Badaling stretch of the Great ...
and the Jingkai Expressway, which have toll gates within the 5th Ring Road, moaned about being charged twice – once for the 5th Ring Road, and once again for the expressway connecting the ring road.
Beijinger } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
s soon learned to avoid this pricey path at all costs, preferring to sit out hours in jams on the 4th Ring Road and roads more central to Beijing. Thus, the 5th Ring Road became a virtually "wasted" ring expressway. As a result, this expressway was the subject of a heated debate in 2003. It became apparent that the 5th Ring Road was made just for those who could afford both the petrol ''and'' the tolls. Meanwhile, it became a kind of an unofficial test track for new drivers, who racked up spectacular (and, strictly speaking, illegal) speeds on the nearly empty expressway. With Shoufa, the company running the expressway, unwilling to budge, standing firm to its view that the prices were authorised by the local Price Bureau, and with enough disgruntled Beijingers posting on message boards demanding the removal of the tolls, the authorities stepped in at the end of December 2003 and decreed that the road be made free on the first day of 2004. (At the same time, all charges for expressway exits within the confines of the 5th Ring Road were also done away with.) When the tolls were removed, usage of the 5th Ring Road gradually increased. The ring road previously managed with only 10% of its total designed capacity. The expressway ring road, even without the charges, remains uncrowded today, except for any occurrence of a serious accident. The sole remaining toll is located at Shangqing Bridge.


Traffic jams

The section from Wufang Bridge to
Shangqing Bridge Shangqing Bridge () is an overpass in Beijing. It is an intersection where the northern stretch of the 5th Ring Road and the Badaling Expressway meet. Before tolls on the 5th Ring Road were abolished in early 2004, the bridge received little a ...
in both directions has a moderate to high risk of traffic jams due to its proximity to important residential districts and tourist destinations, such as Wangjing, Beiyuan, and Yayuncun. This section has, unusually, a much higher risk for congestion than the 4th Ring Road (both directions) during rush hour, despite the section past the Wuyuan Bridge (inner ring direction) having a speed limit of 100 km/h and the expressway being more distant from the city centre.


Bridges on the 5th Ring Road

Note: ↑ denotes an overpass, ↓ an underpass, and ⇆ an interchange bridge with exit.


Northern 5th Ring Road

*↑ Gongdesi Bridge *↑ Hongshan Bridge *⇆ Xiaojiayuan Bridge *⇆ Xianghongqi Bridge *↓ Jianting Bridge *↓ Shangqing West Bridge *⇆
Shangqing Bridge Shangqing Bridge () is an overpass in Beijing. It is an intersection where the northern stretch of the 5th Ring Road and the Badaling Expressway meet. Before tolls on the 5th Ring Road were abolished in early 2004, the bridge received little a ...
*↑ Lincui Bridge *↓ Tianchen Bridge *⇆ Yangshan Bridge *↓ Beiyuan Bridge *↓ Gujiazhuang Bridge *⇆
Laiguangying Laiguangying Area () is an area and township on the northern part of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It borders Tiantong Yuannan, Tiantong Yuanbei Subdistricts and Beijia Town to the north, Sunhe and Cuigezhuang Townships to the east, Donghu ...
Bridge *⇆ Guangshun Bridge *↓ Guangze Bridge *↑ Wuyuan North Bridge / Beixiaohe Bridge


Eastern 5th Ring Road

*⇆
Wuyuan Bridge Wuyuan may refer to: Locations in China * Wuyuan County, Jiangxi (婺源县) * Wuyuan County, Inner Mongolia (五原县) * Wuyuan Commandery (五原郡) of ancient China * Wuyuan, Shanxi (吾元), a town in Tunliu County, Shanxi * Wuyuan Sub ...
*↓ Huantie North Bridge *↑ Huantie Bridge *⇆ Qikeshu Bridge *⇆
Pingfang Pingfang District () is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core. The least spacious of Harbin's county-level divisions, it borde ...
Bridge *↓ Baijialou Bridge *↑ Dahuangzhuang Bridge *⇆ Yuantong Bridge *⇆ Wufang Bridge *⇆ Huagong Bridge *↑ Xizhihe Bridge *⇆ Dayangfang North Bridge *⇆ Dayangfang Bridge


Southern 5th Ring Road

*⇆ Ronghua Bridge *⇆ Yizhuang Bridge *↑ Jiuzong Bridge *↑ Demao Bridge *↑ Yinluchi Bridge *↓ Tuanhe Bridge *↑ Jingxian Bridge *↑ Jinxi Bridge *↑ Tonghua Bridge *⇆ Xihongmen South Bridge *⇆ Xinhua Bridge *↓ Liying Bridge *⇆ Langfa East Bridge *↑ Langfa West Bridge


Western 5th Ring Road

*⇆ Wanping Bridge *↑
Shifeng Bridge Shifeng Bridge () is a cable-stayed bridge on Beijing's western 5th Ring Road. It is near Wanping, near the Marco Polo Bridge. Nearly 1.4 kilometres in length, it is a trademark bridge of the 5th Ring Road. Under the bridge runs many railways t ...
*↓ Yamenkou Bridge *↑ Lugu Bridge *⇆ Bajiao Bridge *⇆
Jinyuan Bridge Jinyuan District () is one of six districts of the prefecture-level city of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, North China. See also * Jinci The Jinci or Jin Temple (晉祠) is the most prominent temple complex in Shanxi, China. ...
*↓ Gengcun Bridge *↓ Xihuangcun Bridge *⇆ Xingshikou Bridge *⇆ Minxi Bridge *⇆ Xiangquan Bridge


List of exits

Symbols: ↗ = exit (✕ = closed), ⇆ = main interchange; S = service area.


Clockwise direction


Eastern 5th Ring Road

*↗ 3:
Dongba Dongba (Nakhi: ''²dto¹mba'', ) refers to both the religion and the priests of the Nakhi people of Southwest China. Role in society ''Dongba'' is believed to have originated from the indigenous Tibetan Bon religion. According to Nakhi leg ...
, Qikeshu *↗ 4: Yaojiayuan Road *⇆ 5: ''(Interchange with
Jingtong Expressway Jingtong () is a locale in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Originally a coal mining town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry. Touri ...
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Jingtong Expressway Jingtong () is a locale in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Originally a coal mining town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry. Touri ...
*S Guanyingtang West *⇆ 6: ''(Interchange with
Jingshen Expressway Jingshen Seafood Market or Chingshen Seafood Market (JSM; ) is a marketplace in the Fengtai district of Beijing. Synopsis As with other marketplaces in China, wholesale and retail trade are both seen here, as well as restaurants. Jingshen is the ...
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Jingshen Expressway Jingshen Seafood Market or Chingshen Seafood Market (JSM; ) is a marketplace in the Fengtai district of Beijing. Synopsis As with other marketplaces in China, wholesale and retail trade are both seen here, as well as restaurants. Jingshen is the ...
*↗ 7:
Taihu Taihu (), also known as Lake Tai or Lake Taihu, is a lake in the Yangtze Delta and one of the largest freshwater lakes in China. The lake is in Jiangsu province and a significant part of its southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. Wit ...
*S Xiaoyangfang *⇆ 10: ''(Interchange with
Jingjintang Expressway Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei p ...
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Jingjintang Expressway Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei p ...


Anticlockwise direction

*⇆ 10: ''(Interchange with
Jingjintang Expressway Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei p ...
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Jingjintang Expressway Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei p ...
*↗ 9: Yizhuang *S Xiaoyangfang *↗ 8: Ciqu,
Shibalidian 220px, The Shibalidian transportational node. Shibalidian () is the name of a transportational node in Beijing, China. Flanked by several overpasses, it is where the southeastern 4th Ring Road (Beijing) links with the Jingjintang Expressway. The ...
*S Guanyingtang West *⇆ 6: ''(Interchange with
Jingshen Expressway Jingshen Seafood Market or Chingshen Seafood Market (JSM; ) is a marketplace in the Fengtai district of Beijing. Synopsis As with other marketplaces in China, wholesale and retail trade are both seen here, as well as restaurants. Jingshen is the ...
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Jingshen Expressway Jingshen Seafood Market or Chingshen Seafood Market (JSM; ) is a marketplace in the Fengtai district of Beijing. Synopsis As with other marketplaces in China, wholesale and retail trade are both seen here, as well as restaurants. Jingshen is the ...
*⇆ 5: ''(Interchange with
Jingtong Expressway Jingtong () is a locale in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Originally a coal mining town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry. Touri ...
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Jingtong Expressway Jingtong () is a locale in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Originally a coal mining town, today it is known mostly for tourism, with numerous souvenir shops and exhibits on the history of the area and the coal mining industry. Touri ...
*↗ 4: Yaojiayuan Road *↗ 3:
Dongba Dongba (Nakhi: ''²dto¹mba'', ) refers to both the religion and the priests of the Nakhi people of Southwest China. Role in society ''Dongba'' is believed to have originated from the indigenous Tibetan Bon religion. According to Nakhi leg ...
, Qikeshu


References

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