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The 6th Ring Road () is an expressway
ring road
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Beijing
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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 ...
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which runs around the city approximately from the center of the city. The 6th Ring Road is approximately long.
The road is numbered G45
01 and as such is strictly speaking considered a peripheral segment of the
G45 Daqing-Guangzhou Expressway. Thin full circle of the Sixth Ring Road was opened for regular traffic on 12 September 2009.
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Route
The 6th Ring Road runs within the confines of the municipality of Beijing
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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 ...
. It is one of the most circular routes but still remarkably rectangular.
Basic Route: Liuyuan Bridge - Liqiaozhen - Sanhui Bridge - Zhangjiawan - Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 re ...
- Huangcun - Liangxiang
Liangxiang () is a township and an area of Beijing, Fangshan District, located 25km southwest of the city center. It borders Gongchen Subdistrict to its north, Changyang Town to its east, Doudian Town to its south, and Yancun Town to its west. ...
- Mentougou
Mentougou District () is a district in western Beijing. Spanning , with 266,591 inhabitants (2000 Census), it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing and 9 towns (1 of which is a suburb of the city proper of Beijing). It bor ...
- Zhaikou/Wenquan - Xishatun - Gaoliying - Huosiying - Liuyuan Bridge
It is on the outer fringes of Beijing, and even beyond Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing Capital International Airport is one of two international airports serving Beijing, the other one being Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX). It is located northeast of Beijing's city center, in an exclave of Chaoyang District ...
. The expressway ring road is the only one to link with the equally remote Tongyan Expressway.
History
As early as 2000 or 2001, the southeastern stretch from Sanhui Bridge (interchange with the Jingha Expressway Jingha may refer to:
* Jingha Expressway, expressway in China that links Beijing to Harbin
*Jingha railway Jingha may refer to:
* Jingha Expressway, expressway in China that links Beijing to Harbin
* Jingha railway, railway in China that connects ...
) through to Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 re ...
(interchange 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 ...
) was put into operation. The route was first referred to as the projected 2nd Expressway Ring Road, much like the 5th Ring Road
Beijing's 5th Ring Road (, China Road Numbering: S50 (Beijing) is a ring road 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, ...
was once referred to as the 1st Expressway Ring Road; however, that name was abandoned in favour of the present-day 6th Ring Road.
By 2002, a road section starting in Xishatun (interchange with 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 W ...
) through to Sanhui Bridge, as well as a stretch from Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 re ...
through to Huangcun/Shuangyuan Bridge (interchange with the Jingkai Expressway), were complete and opened to the general public.
Another 43 km of the expressway ring road opened behind schedule (the portion linking it up 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 ultimately ending in Liangxiang
Liangxiang () is a township and an area of Beijing, Fangshan District, located 25km southwest of the city center. It borders Gongchen Subdistrict to its north, Changyang Town to its east, Doudian Town to its south, and Yancun Town to its west. ...
in December 2004 and the section from 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 W ...
to Wenquan/Zhaikou in Mentougou
Mentougou District () is a district in western Beijing. Spanning , with 266,591 inhabitants (2000 Census), it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing and 9 towns (1 of which is a suburb of the city proper of Beijing). It bor ...
in early January 2005). They were slated for a November 2004 opening. In the first case, the expressway was opened on December 20, 2004, at 14:00 local time, with over a month's delay. The entire road was opened in 2010.
Road conditions
Speed limit
The minimum speed limit of 50 km/h, maximum 100 km/h, throughout. Potential speed checks at Zhangjiawan and 500 metres to the east of Yongdingmen/Langfang exit; otherwise, none. It is not rare for passenger cars to zip well in excess of that speed limit, while to see lorries underperform in speed.
Southwestern 6th Ring Road: carriageway-separated; note: there are no "overtaking lanes" on this part of the ring road; left lane, maximum speed limit 100 km/h, minimum 80 km/h, designated "car only"; right lane, maximum speed limit 100 km/h, minimum 60 km/h, designated "carriageway".
Tolls
CNY 0.5/km, minimum charge of CNY 5, based on price for a small passenger vehicle. There have been (a few) calls to eradicate ''all'' toll gates within the confines of, and including, the 6th Ring Road. However, little to no action has been taken on this matter.
The 6th Ring Road is linked with Jingshi, Jingcheng, and Jingkai Expressways toll systems.
Lanes
4 lanes (2 in each direction) throughout.
Surface conditions
Generally excellent.
Traffic conditions
The traffic is usually very smooth; however, on weekends, tourists flock to suburban districts causing occasional traffic jams. The exit at Baige Bridge is also usually jammed due to heavy police presence at the exit. Car crashes also cause rare traffic jams.
Major exits
Xishatun, Gaoliying, Sanhui Bridge, Zhangjiawan, Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 re ...
, Huangcun/Shuanghui Bridge, Liuyuan Bridge
Service areas
None; Beihuofa Service Area is projected (E. 6th Ring Road), as is a gas station on the Southwestern 6th Ring Road
Connections
* S32 Jingping Expressway
S32 Jingping Expressway () is an Expressways of China, expressway in Beijing, China.
Construction stages
Construction started in early 2005, with a stretch opened by 2006. By 2007, the entire expressway was completed in full. The expressway is h ...
: Liqiaozhen.
* China National Highway 102
China National Highway 102 is a major trunk route connecting Beijing to Fuyuan, Heilongjiang. In Beijing it is known as Jingfu Road (), after the two cities' names, for connecting Beijing to Fuyuan.
It leaves Beijing as the Jingtong Expresswa ...
(Tongyan Expressway): Sanhui Bridge.
* G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway
The Beijing–Harbin Expressway (), designated as G1 and commonly abbreviated as Jingha Expressway () is an expressway linking the cities of Beijing and Harbin, Heilongjiang.
The Beijing–Harbin Expressway is commonly referred to as the ...
: Zhangjiawan.
* 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 ...
: Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 re ...
.
* G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway
The Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway (), designated as G45 and commonly referred to as the Daguang Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Daqing, Heilongjiang, and Guangzhou, Guangdong. When fully complete, it will be in length.
...
: Huangcun, Shuangyuan Bridge, Gaoliying.
* G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway
The Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway (), designated as G4 and commonly referred to as the Jinggang'ao Expressway () is a -long expressway that connects the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, at the border wit ...
: Liyuan Bridge.
* 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 W ...
: Xishatun.
Vast distances
At a distance of 20 kilometres from the centre of town, the expressway covers a much larger distance than the inner ring roads. Equally large is the distance between two points.
For example, the distance between 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.
Tourist ...
to 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 ...
is approximately 2 kilometres on the 4th Ring Road
The 4th Ring Road () is a controlled-access expressway ring road in Beijing, China which runs around the city, with a radius of approximately from city centre. The total length of the road is . There are 147 bridges and viaducts that run the ...
. It expands to nearly 4 kilometres on the 5th Ring Road
Beijing's 5th Ring Road (, China Road Numbering: S50 (Beijing) is a ring road 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, ...
. On the 6th Ring Road, 10 kilometres elapse from one expressway to the other—and the Jingtong to Jingshen Expressway (on the 6th Ring Road, the Jingha to Jingshen Expressway) is one of the shortest distances between expressways in Beijing.
Anything up to 30 - 35 kilometres can lapse between 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 town ...
and the Jingha Expressway.
For most people, travel on the 6th Ring Road is extremely rare. Although, strictly speaking, it is still on the perimeters of city limits, this is one massive ring road for a motorist to travel around.
List of exits
Symbols: ↗ = exit (↩ = exit present only heading clockwise, ↪ = anticlockwise); ✕ = closed exit; ⇆ = main interchange; ¥ = central toll gate; S = service area;
Listed are exits heading clockwise from northwestern starting point at Xishatuan
Northern 6th Ring Road
* ✕ ''Road further west (NW) blocked by portion under construction''
* ⇆ 46: ''(Interchange with 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 W ...
)'' Qinghe, Changping Changping or Chang Ping, may refer to:
Transportation
*Changping station (Beijing Subway) (昌平), a subway station on Changping line of Beijing Subway. Located in Beijing.
*Changping line (昌平线), a subway line of Beijing Subway
*Changping r ...
* ✕ 47: Beijing Higher Education Park
* ↗ 49: Baishan
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, Shahe
* ↗ 51: Beiyuan, Xiaotangshan, Mafang
* ⇆ 52: ''(Interchange with 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 town ...
)'' Miyun
Miyun District () is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 460,800 (2010 Census). Miyun District government seat is located in Gulou Subdistrict.
History
Miyun was one of the places where Warlord Feng Yuxiang s ...
, Laiguangying
* ↗ 53: Huoshenying, Sishang
Eastern 6th Ring Road
* ⇆ 1: ''(Interchange with China National Highway 101
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)'' Jingmi Road
* ↗ 3: Nanfaxin, Shunyi
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* ↗ 4: Shunyi
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South Ring Road
* ↗ 6: Liqiaozhen
* ↗ 7: (↪)
* ↗ 8: Tuanli
* ⇆ 9: ''(Interchange with Jingha Expressway Jingha may refer to:
* Jingha Expressway, expressway in China that links Beijing to Harbin
*Jingha railway Jingha may refer to:
* Jingha Expressway, expressway in China that links Beijing to Harbin
* Jingha railway, railway in China that connects ...
)'' Harbin
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, Beijing
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* ↗ 10:
* ↗ 11: Tianjin
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, Tongzhou
* ↗ 12: (↪) Tianjin
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* ⇆ 13: ''(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 ...
)'' Shenyang
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, Beijing
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* ↗ 14: 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 ...
* ⇆ 15: ''(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 ...
)'' 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 ...
, Majuqiao
Majuqiao Town () is a town in Tongzhou District in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing, located barely inside the 6th Ring Road and near that highway's interchange with G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway. As of 2020, the town was home to 175,794 re ...
Southern 6th Ring Road
* ↗ 18: Langfang
Langfang () is a prefecture-level city of Hebei Province, which was known as Tianjin Prefecture until 1973. It was renamed Langfang Prefecture after Tianjin became a municipality and finally upgraded into a prefecture-level city in 1988. Lang ...
, Yongdingmen
Yongdingmen (), literally meaning “Gate of Perpetual Peace”, was the former front gate of the outer city of Beijing's old city wall. Originally built in 1553 during Ming Dynasty, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road syst ...
* ↗ 19: (↩) Weishanzhuang
* ⇆ 20: ''(Interchange with Jingkai Expressway)'' Jingkai Expressway
* ↗ 23: Huangcun
* ↗ 24: Beizangcun, Lucheng
* ✕ ''Gas station—under projection''
* ↗ 26: Yaoshang, Changyang
* ↗ 27: Liangxiang
Liangxiang () is a township and an area of Beijing, Fangshan District, located 25km southwest of the city center. It borders Gongchen Subdistrict to its north, Changyang Town to its east, Doudian Town to its south, and Yancun Town to its west. ...
, Guandao
* ⇆ 29: ''(Interchange with 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 ...
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Western 6th Ring Road
* ↗ 31: Yanshan, Liangxiang
Liangxiang () is a township and an area of Beijing, Fangshan District, located 25km southwest of the city center. It borders Gongchen Subdistrict to its north, Changyang Town to its east, Doudian Town to its south, and Yancun Town to its west. ...
* ✕ ''Remainder of Western 6th Ring Road is under projection''
References
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